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Vit Plant teams with Mississippi State to test filters

October
10
,
2019
| 09:29 PM America/Los_Angeles
Vit Plant workers recently collaborated with Mississippi State University (MSU) technicians to test high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration systems in the Analytical Laboratory (Lab). “This testing is an important part of our progress …
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Bringing power to final DFLAW construction project

October
02
,
2019
| 11:07 PM America/Los_Angeles
Workers recently installed thousands of feet of electrical cables to a powerhouse at the Effluent Management Facility (EMF), which supports the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) program to begin treating tank waste by 2023. The cables …
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Hanford Vit Plant opens doors to Commissioning workforce

August
19
,
2019
| 11:25 PM America/Los_Angeles
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of River Protection and Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Vit Plant) contractor Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI) have opened the doors to a commissioning workforce at an annex connected to a …
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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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