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DOE Office of Environmental Management sent this bulletin at 03/02/2022 10:40 AM EST

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Dec What's Happening

State officials and Hanford Site leadership celebrate the startup of the Tank-Side Cesium-Removal system, crews demonstrate the safe transfer of liquids necessary to support upcoming vitrification processes at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, and workers begin pouring a concrete foundation in preparation for cocooning the seventh of nine former reactors. Check out what happened across the Hanford Site in February by reading the stories below.
Department of Energy and Washington River Protection Solutions representatives celebrate Tank-Side Cesium-Removal Startup at virtual press conference.

Hanford Starts New Era In Tank Waste Treatment

The tank waste contractor Washington River Protection Solutions and Washington State officials recently celebrated the startup of the new Tank-Side Cesium-Removal System. Read More.
Process system vessel at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant where glass-forming materials will be mixed with low-activity tank waste.

Hanford Tank Waste Treatment Plant Running Water Tests

Crews at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant have completed the first test to demonstrate that liquids can safely run through and between facilities that will support vitrification, a process that will transform radiological and chemical tank waste into a safe form for disposal. Read More.
Workers with contractor CPCCo pour concrete for foundation to support cocooning structure for former K East Reactor building.

Seventh Hanford Reactor Building "Cocoon" Foundation Taking Shape

Contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company is off to a strong start on key construction priorities for 2022, with workers preparing to safely enclose, or "cocoon," the seventh of nine former reactors on the Hanford Site. Read More.
A crane lifts the first of three old ventilation stacks after workers cut through it during removal of the 50-foot-tall towers.

Hanford Stack Removal Highlights Visible Progress Near Columbia River

Workers with contractors Central Plateau Cleanup Company and Hanford Mission Integration Solutions recently teamed to remove three 50-foot-tall exhaust stacks near the Columbia River, further transforming the skyline. Read More. 
Hanford Mission Integration Solutions field worker installs cables and antennas on Hanford's 405-foot meteorological tower.

Hanford Crews Safely Upgrade Infrastructure In Icy Conditions

Contractor Hanford Mission Integration Solutions attached emergency alerting system equipment to the Hanford meteorological tower, a 405-foot structure rising high above the site. Read More. 

Comments and input on the What's Happening @HanfordSite newsletter can be sent to: Amber Peters, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, at Amber_D_Peters@rl.gov.    

 

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