Science & Technology News

Savannah River Site liquid waste contractor Savannah River Mission Completion is partnering with engineering students from Claflin University to develop an improved method for removing and replacing the media inside the Salt Waste Processing Facility's strip effluent coalescer. Above, the media is shown on its transport cart.
EM’s liquid waste contractor at Savannah River Site (SRS) has partnered with Claflin University to challenge the students to improve the method for removing and replacing radioactively contaminated equipment inside the Salt Waste Processing Facility.
The Low-Activity Waste Melter Assembly, Storage and Transportation facility near the Hanford Site is a repurposed building that was retrofitted and expanded to support the assembly of 300-ton melters for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.
EM Office of River Protection (ORP) tank operations contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is ready to begin assembling additional melters to support the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) Program at the Hanford Site.
– EM crews at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently held an employee safety expo highlighting information, equipment, supplies and success stories promoting the health and safety of workers both at home and the jobsite.
EM crews at the Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) recently held an employee safety expo highlighting information, equipment, supplies and success stories promoting the health and safety of workers both at home and the jobsite.