HANFORD, WA The Energy Department and Tank Farms Contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, joined ranks with the state Ecology Department to break ground on a new waste pre-treatment system.<\/p>\n
Its a critical component of turning legacy waste now stored in underground tanks into glass.<\/p>\n
The groundbreaking marks a year and a half of design and fabrication work.<\/p>\n
Were out here today to break ground on the line that will bring the waste from the new tank-side cesium and removal facility over to the waste treatment plant for treatment and its a big deal because this is the missing link for really getting waste treatment started at Hanford. Which has been a priority for the State of Washington for a very long time, said Alex Smith, Washington Department of Ecology Nuclear Waste program manager.<\/p>\n
The system helps strain solids and remove radioactive cesium from the tank waste.<\/p>\n
Its then stored in a tank until it can be sent through underground pipes to the low-activity waste facility, where it will be heated to 2,100 Degrees Fahrenheit, mixed with glass-forming materials and poured into stainless steel containers for disposal.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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