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Vit Plant Partners Receive Global Supplier Awards

November
17
,
2021
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
Bechtel has recognized four companies—including three based in the Tri-Cities—with 2020/2021 Global Supplier Awards for their contributions to the Hanford Vit Plant project.Bechtel is the prime contractor for the Hanford Vit Plant. Each year, …
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Vit Plant Completes Critical LOOP Test

November
09
,
2021
| 11:20 AM America/Los_Angeles
The Vit Plant has successfully completed a loss of offsite power (LOOP) commissioning test, a critical step toward the heatup of melters and vitrification of Hanford’s radioactive and chemical tank waste for disposal.When offsite power was cut …
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Richland Company Provides "Frit" for Melter Heatup

September
22
,
2021
| 08:21 AM America/Los_Angeles
A material resembling small glass beads will serve as a critical ingredient to heating up the first melter at the Hanford Vit Plant, set for later this year, and is being provided by Richland-based company Fluid Controls and Components Inc …
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Vit Plant Completes Startup Testing of 2 Melters

August
31
,
2021
| 13:13 PM America/Los_Angeles
The Vit Plant team has completed startup testing of two melters and related support systems in the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility, moving a step closer to transforming, or vitrifying, radioactive and chemical waste from large underground storage …
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Hanford Receives First Delivery of Glass Materials for Waste Vitrification

August
19
,
2021
| 13:09 PM America/Los_Angeles
Local contractor Two Rivers Terminal recently made its first delivery of materials that will be used to immobilize Hanford Site underground tank waste in glass for disposal to the Vit Plant.EM Office of River Protection (ORP) prime contractor …
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Bechtel Sponsors Junior Achievement with a $20,000 Grant

July
07
,
2021
| 08:00 AM America/Los_Angeles
The Bechtel Group Foundation announced today it has donated $20,000 to the Junior Achievement of Washington, Southeastern Washington Chapter (JA). This most recent gift enables Junior Achievement to deliver their free, virtual programs to educators …
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