The testing process, called “hot commissioning,” will introduce radioactive waste to the plant for the first time and verify ...

New Hanford site contractor That will be 23 years after ground was broken to build the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, commonly called the vitrification plant. Progress to start treating ...

23 years later. Eastern WA plant set to treat WWII, Cold War radioactive waste Annette Cary Tue, May 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM UTC 5 min read ...

Technical issues at the Hanford vitrification plant could have been resolved earlier if there had been more attention to feedback from employees and others, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Tuesday.

Piping has been installed in recent years to connect the tank farms to the vitrification plant, including installing a 3,500-foot underground transfer line between the vitrification plant and Tank ...

The increase would be used for treatment at the Hanford vitrification plant of some of the least radioactive waste held in underground tanks, which could begin as early as this summer to create a ...

Environmental cleanup is underway at the 580-square-mile Hanford nuclear reservation. The underground radioactive waste storage tanks and the vitrification plant are in the center of the site.

That said, if the Hanford vitrification plant continues to move forward and be successful, it is almost certain that PESI will be valued much higher than $7.50/share. Conclusion ...

The audit was highly critical of the design change process at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation’s $12.2 billion vitrification plant, considered the cornerstone of cleanup at the site.

Hanford plant begins final testing phase using chemical simulants for waste. Low Activity Waste Facility aims to start treating radioactive waste by July. DOE contractor H2C set to assume ...

New Hanford site contractor That will be 23 years after ground was broken to build the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, commonly called the vitrification plant. Progress to start treating ...