Hanford Waste Treatment Plant reaching new heights on largest facility
Tue, September 7, 2010Richland, Wash. — Last week, crews at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) finished installing the Pretreatment (PT) Facility’s fourth elevation of concrete walls. Completing the fourth elevation, which reaches 77 feet at the top, is a significant step towards completing civil construction activities for the facility.
Once we finish concrete and steel construction, we can fully transition …
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Hanford Waste Treatment Plant completes critical system design for High-Level Waste Facility
Wed, August 25, 2010Richland, Wash. — Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) engineers recently completed the design for the High-Level Waste (HLW) Vitrification Facility’s heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system. Critical to facility operations, the HVAC system will ensure contamination boundaries are maintained by directing the flow of contaminated air through the appropriate channels. It will also regulate the temperature of the facility, which will …
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Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Project’s Analytical Laboratory mechanical systems design completed
Wed, August 18, 2010Richland, Wash. — Engineers working on the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant (WTP), also known as the "Vit Plant," recently completed the mechanical systems design for the Analytical Laboratory (Lab), one of the five major nuclear facilities that compose the Vit Plant, bringing the facility another step closer to startup activities in 2013.
When operational, the Lab will be …
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Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Project finishes setting series of massive shield doors
Wed, August 4, 2010Richland, Wash. — Last week, the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Project, the “Vit Plant,” finished setting the last of four massive shield doors in its High-Level Waste (HLW) Vitrification Facility. The first was set this spring. These four doors are located in a key area of the facility and are crucial to advancing construction.
“By successfully completing these …
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Hanford Vitrification Plant Project begins complicated cooling panel installations
Wed, July 28, 2010 Richland, Wash. — Earlier this month, crews at the Hanford Vitrification Plant began a series of complicated cooling panel installations in the Low-Activity Waste Vitrification (LAW) Facility. The panels are being installed in the area of the facility where the 2,100-degree-Fahrenheit waste-glass mixture, the final product of the vitrification process, will be poured into stainless steel containers for permanent …
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