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Vit Plant Shift Operations Managers Reach Full Qualification

April
04
,
2023
| 11:11 AM America/Los_Angeles
The Vit Plant recognized a significant team achievement recently, when the last of its eight shift operations managers finished a rigorous qualifications process.“As we close in on operations for the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program, …
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Vit Plant Shares Passing of Project Director Valerie McCain

March
27
,
2023
| 16:14 PM America/Los_Angeles
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Valerie McCain, project director of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and a Bechtel Senior Vice President, died Sunday evening after a short illness. The entire Vit Plant team mourns …
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Vit Plant Donates $22,000 to Toys for Tots and Bikes for Tikes

December
14
,
2022
| 16:17 PM America/Los_Angeles
The Hanford Vit Plant team donated $22,000 in toys and cash to local the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots and Local 598’s Bikes for Tikes campaign. Local Toys for Tots coordinator and former Marine Glen Carter was at the Vit Plant today to …
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A Team With a Touch for Equipment at Hanford Site

December
12
,
2022
| 10:41 AM America/Los_Angeles
Whether by barge, truck or train, when large pieces of equipment arrive at the Vit Plant, the crane and rigging team is trusted to plan and perform delivery and installation.“We’ve been involved with the installation of just about every piece of …
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Vit Plant Team Builds Melter Operations Muscle

August
16
,
2022
| 12:00 PM America/Los_Angeles
Operations and commissioning team members from the Vit Plant enhanced their knowledge of melters during a recent visit to the Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL) at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.The visit provided tangible …
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Vit Plant Prepares for Melter Heatup, Begins Installing Startup Heaters

August
03
,
2022
| 09:52 AM America/Los_Angeles
The weather isn’t the only thing heating up at the Hanford Site this summer, as staff at the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility at the Vit Plant are preparing to install 18 temporary heaters to start up the first of the facility’s two 300-ton glass …
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