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Analytical Lab Deemed Ready to Operate

January
19
,
2021
| 14:34 PM America/Los_Angeles
The Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection (ORP) and Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) recently declared the Hanford Vit Plant’s Analytical Laboratory “Ready to Operate” for transforming low-activity waste into an immobilized form safe for …
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DOE announces DFLAW facility construction complete

January
06
,
2021
| 16:56 PM America/Los_Angeles
Department of Energy Deputy Energy Secretary Mark W. Menezes and Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar visited the Hanford Site on January 6 to mark the completion of construction on facilities at the Hanford Vit Plant needed to start treating …
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Vit Plant Team Finishes LAW Facility Construction

December
16
,
2020
| 17:08 PM America/Los_Angeles
The Department of Energy and contractor Bechtel National, Inc. have completed construction of the last of 94 systems in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility at the Hanford Vit Plant, known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.“Workers …
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Major Vit Plant facility first to finish start-up testing

June
30
,
2020
| 12:40 PM America/Los_Angeles
Workers have finished start-up testing at the Analytical Laboratory in Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, or Vit Plant, marking its first nuclear facility to reach that point prior to moving into the commissioning phase for …
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Vit Plant adds custom-built handwashing stations

May
27
,
2020
| 14:39 PM America/Los_Angeles
When faced with a challenge, the Vit Plant team finds creative ways of getting the job done. Long lead times for and shortages in commercial portable handwashing stations prompted the Distribs team to design and build its own – modeled after the RV …
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Sneeze guards installed at jobsite, Richland offices

May
22
,
2020
| 13:33 PM America/Los_Angeles
The Vit Plant team continues to guard employees from the spread of COVID-19 by making several engineered, administrative and behavior changes in the workplace. 'Sneeze guards' have been installed at more than 10 locations throughout the …
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