The Vit Plant team poured the first batches of glass-forming beads, called frit, into a melter heated to 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit. At that temperature, the beads melted and created the first molten pool inside the melter.

Vit Plant staff recently conducted a drill simulating the response to an abnormality in the plant’s power system. The drill was designed to ensure Vit Plant personnel are prepared to respond to events that could compromise the plant’s operability.

This video showcases our Vit Plant test engineers continuing to program swabbing patterns of a low-activity waste container in the Low-Activity Waste Facility finishing lines.

The melter heatup process marks the culmination of many years of challenging work. Learn about the melter heatup process in this animation.

Bechtel named Senior Vice President Brian Hartman as project director for the Hanford Vit Plant at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site in Washington state.