Complex crane installations completed in Low-Activity Waste Facility

Richland, Wash. — Recently, crews working at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the "Vit Plant," completed four complex jib crane installations in the Low- Activity Waste (LAW) Facility. The 3-ton-capacity cranes will be used to place lids on filled LAW containers at the end of the vitrification process. This lidding procedure will take place in the …

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Bechtel donates $30,000 to CBC welding

Issued by Columbia Basin College

Pasco, Wash. — Bechtel National, Inc., which is designing and constructing the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also know as the Vit Plant, has donated $30,000 to the Columbia Basin College Welding department for the purchase of needed equipment. Bechtel National has been a major partner with CBC with over $500,000 in donations for …

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Construction completed on water treatment building for Hanford Waste Treatment Plant

Richland, Wash. — Recently, crews at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the "Vit Plant," completed construction of an essential support building. The building houses equipment that will filter and treat water that will be used throughout Vit Plant facilities during operations.

"The Vit Plant will require an estimated 400 gallons of water per minute during …

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Vit Plant crews finish complex cooling panel installations for Low-Activity Waste Facility

Richland, Wash. — Recently, crews at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the "Vit Plant," finished installing a series of cooling panels that are essential to maintaining a safe temperature in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility. The panels were installed in the area of the facility where the 2,100-degree-Fahrenheit waste-glass mixture, the final product of the vitrification …

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Vit Plant engineers complete civil design of High-Level Waste Facility

Richland, Wash. — Engineers at the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the "Vit Plant," recently completed the civil, structural and architectural design for the High-Level Waste Facility. When complete, the building will consist of more than 87,000 cubic yards of concrete and more than 10,000 tons of structural steel.

"The High-Level Waste Facility is the most structurally complex …

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