DOE has completed the first application of its science-based approach to managing reprocessing waste with the safe and successful shipment.
EM Senior Advisor William “Ike” White said EM remains on track for 2020 to be a significant year for achievement despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Savannah River Site (SRS) is on the verge of a new era of processing radioactive waste.
Construction progress continues at the Integrated Disposal Facility.
Chemists inside the Analytical Laboratory at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant have finished testing high-purity gas systems.
EM has resumed processing high-level waste (HLW) inside the Tank Closure Cesium Removal (TCCR) module at the Savannah River Site.
The EM complex is in a transformational period as long-term construction projects will soon shift to operations.
EM and its liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) have completed significant upgrades to accelerate treatment.
EM liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site are advancing a project to double-stack canisters containing high-level radioactive waste.
– EM Hanford and its tank operations contractor, have enhanced safety for workers by installing a new exhauster ventilation system above waste tanks.