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Remediated Hanford Waste Site Returning to Nature

EM RL contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) completed revegetation this month at the former 618-10 burial ground.

Office of Environmental Management

January 29, 2019
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Revegetation is complete for Hanford’s former 618-10 burial ground, representing the culmination of years of work to reduce a significant risk to groundwater and the nearby Columbia River.
Revegetation is complete for Hanford’s former 618-10 burial ground, representing the culmination of years of work to reduce a significant risk to groundwater and the nearby Columbia River.

RICHLAND, Wash.EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) completed revegetation this month at the former 618-10 burial ground, the final step in remediation of what was once one of Hanford’s most hazardous waste sites.

   The project represents the culmination of years of work to reduce a significant risk to groundwater and the nearby Columbia River.

   Workers hand-planted approximately 76,000 small shrubs grown from seeds collected at the Hanford Site as part of the revegetation effort. CHPRC project manager Mike Kruzic highlights the work in this video.

 

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