Hanford Waste Treatment Plant piping protection system put into service
Thu, April 2, 2009 Richland, Wash. — The Hanford Waste Treatment Plant (WTP), also known as the vit plant, reached a major milestone when most of its cathodic protection system was placed into service last month. The cathodic protection system, which protects miles of underground piping from corrosion, is the last of three such WTP systems selected for early turnover from construction to …
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Tests completed at Hanford’s Pretreatment Engineering Platform
Mon, February 9, 2009Richland, Wash. — Installed and fully operational, the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pretreatment Engineering Platform (PEP) is fulfilling its intended function – confirming the effectiveness and throughput of essential waste pretreatment processes for Hanford’s vitrification plant, also known as the vit plant. Advanced testing, known as phase one testing, began January 31, 2009, following completion of startup testing.
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Pretreatment Facility shield doors installed at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant
Wed, January 28, 2009 Richland, Wash. — Two massive shield doors were recently installed in the Pretreatment (PT) Facility at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), or vit plant, demonstrating steady construction progress. The 22-ton steel doors are each 10 feet high, 11 feet wide and approximately eight inches thick. Installed late last week and early this week, they are the …
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Construction progresses on Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Pretreatment Facility
Tue, December 16, 2008 Richland, Wash. — The third elevation of concrete walls was recently completed on the Pretreatment (PT) Facility at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), demonstrating the continued progress on the WTP since full construction resumed in 2007. Construction was curtailed on the PT Facility and the High-Level Waste Facility in 2005 to address and finalize seismic design …
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Melter assembly completed for the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant
Tue, December 9, 2008Richland, Wash. — The Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) Project reached a major milestone when the first melter assembly was recently completed by Petersen Inc., a custom-steel fabricator, in Ogden, Utah. The melters are at the heart of the vitrification process, which turns radioactive and chemical wastes into a sturdy glass form that is impervious to the environment. …
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