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Vit Plant awarded top certification for worker safety

June
19
,
2019
| 06:47 PM America/Los_Angeles
RICHLAND, Wash. — For the third consecutive time, Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), or Vit Plant, has earned the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) highest certification for excellence in occupational and health …
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Vit Plant safely installs 111-ton electrical powerhouse

June
04
,
2019
| 11:30 PM America/Los_Angeles
Workers recently performed a series of precision crane lifts to safely place and assemble a 111-ton electrical powerhouse for the Effluent Management Facility (EMF) at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). With the powerhouse in place, …
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Key equipment reaches Vit Plant

May
22
,
2019
| 07:20 PM America/Los_Angeles
What weighs 160 tons, stands 40 feet tall, needs a barge and massive crane to transport, and will play a role in treating nuclear waste? A pair of vessels delivered recently to the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, or Vit Plant. These two …
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Technicians in training for deployment to Hanford Vit Plant

May
07
,
2019
| 11:18 PM America/Los_Angeles
During the World War II and Cold War plutonium production mission at Hanford, plants operated around the clock. It’s been more than 20 years since the Hanford Site was in a 24-hour production mode, but that’s changing. Today, commissioning …
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High-quality, dedicated workforce move Vit Plant forward

April
18
,
2019
| 11:01 PM America/Los_Angeles
Hanford Vit Plant Project Director Valerie McCain shared a project update earlier this year with the Tri-Cities community in the Tri-City Herald. Below is that Progress update. The original article can be viewed on the TCH website …
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Bechtel donates $23,500 to Second Harvest to combat childhood hunger

April
11
,
2019
| 09:55 PM America/Los_Angeles
Bechtel National, Inc. has donated $23,500 to Second Harvest to fund childhood hunger-relief efforts in the Tri-Cities. The donation is added to Bechtel’s charitable contributions totaling almost $50,000 over the past three years to childhood hunger …
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