A new animation of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program at the Hanford Site shows the integrated procedure that achieves tank waste treatment. That process is a key component of EM’s strategic cleanup vision.
Office of Environmental Management
October 19, 2021
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RICHLAND, Wash. – A new animation of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program at the Hanford Site shows the integrated procedure that achieves tank waste treatment. That process is a key component of EM’s strategic cleanup vision.
The process starts with tank retrievals and runs through final disposal in the Integrated Disposal Facility. This animation will be used to educate the public, stakeholders, and employees on how the process works from start to finish to treat tank waste safely and efficiently through the DFLAW Program. Hanford plans future animations that will dive deeper into the complex waste treatment and vitrification process.
“Direct-feed” means Hanford’s tank waste will be separated at a tank farm to remove solids and cesium, then fed directly to the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s Low-Activity Waste Facility for a complex process called vitrification that will immobilize the waste in glass.
View the animation here.
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