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Special HEPA Filters Pass Commissioning Test

June
15
,
2021
| 13:05 PM America/Los_Angeles
The Vit Plant's Analytical Laboratory team has completed a commissioning test of a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration system that uses a new filter design that exceeds nuclear industry standards and requirements.Finishing the test …
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Vit Plant Team Completes First Low-Activity Waste Facility Commissioning Test

June
01
,
2021
| 12:29 PM America/Los_Angeles
The Vit Plant team completed the first commissioning test for one of 37 remote-operated cranes inside the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility, bringing the plant one step closer to treating nuclear tank waste.The commissioning test was also the first …
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Vit Plant Team Completes EMF testing

May
18
,
2021
| 14:55 PM America/Los_Angeles
The Hanford Vit Plant team recently finished all startup testing and system handovers for the Effluent Management Facility (EMF), marking its full transition into the commissioning phase.“This caps off a significant cohesive effort across the …
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New Website Highlights Melter ‘Heatup’

April
27
,
2021
| 12:17 PM America/Los_Angeles
RICHLAND, Wash. – As the Vit Plant team moves closer to starting up the first of two melters inside the Low-Activity Waste (LAW) Facility, Bechtel National, Inc. today launches a new website that explains the commissioning process, including …
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Team Completes Nearly 5,500 Procedures for Operations

April
06
,
2021
| 13:36 PM America/Los_Angeles
RICHLAND, Wash. – The Hanford Vit Plant team has finished creating almost 5,500 step-by-step procedures required for operation of Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) systems and facilities needed for Hanford’s Direct-Feed Low-Activity …
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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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