Richland, WA. The Department of Energy is at risk of missing deadlines to have the Hanford vitrification plant fully operating by a federal court deadline of 2036.

After more than 18 years, construction is finished on the key parts of the $17 billion Hanford vitrification plant that will be needed for initial treatment of radioactive waste.. Building the ...

Crews have completed installing the transmission line to improve the reliability of electrical service used to power waste ...

Richland, WA. The Hanford site vitrification plant has filled a first container with test glass in a step toward glassifying radioactive waste to allow the permanent disposal of waste — some ...

Four Hanford melters planned. The vit plant’s Low Activity Waste Facility, which will glassify the least radioactive waste, will have two 300-ton melters.

A two-month study at Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant is testing emission controls on a new stack, using chemical simulants to ensure safety and compliance before treating radioactive waste. The ...

Hanford Vitrification Plant Start-up Deadlines Moved Back By Federal Judge. By Tim Newcomb. A federal judge has approved a 2025 deadline for the startup of operations at the Hanford Waste ...

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.

The Hanford vitrification plant project plans to hire nearly 300 workers in the next several months, says contractor Bechtel National. The hiring comes as the plant continues to shift from mostly ...

The vitrification plant at the Hanford site has hit a new milestone — pouring glass for the first time since construction began 21 years ago. “This marks another important step in ...

Richland, WA. The Hanford site vitrification plant has filled a first container with test glass in a step toward glassifying radioactive waste to allow the permanent disposal of waste — some ...

Richland, WA. The Hanford site vitrification plant has filled a first container with test glass in a step toward glassifying radioactive waste to allow the permanent disposal of waste — some ...