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Vit Plant donates $39,000 to Toys for Tots, Bikes for Tikes

December
12
,
2019
| 12:28 AM America/Los_Angeles
Hanford Vit Plant employees raised nearly $13,000 overnight to donate to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots campaign after learning of a toy shortage in our area. In total, Vit Plant employees and Bechtel donated $39,000 to the Toys for …
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First lab equipment arrives at Vit Plant

November
20
,
2019
| 08:19 PM America/Los_Angeles
The first scientific instruments have arrived at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s (WTP) Analytical Laboratory. Workers are collaborating with chemists to install the instruments throughout the fall. During the upcoming …
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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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