Vitrification & Grout

Bechtel takes home 83% of fee for 2022 vit plant work

By Photo of Wayne Barber

Bechtel National earned more than $6.5 million, or 83% of its total potential fee, for Department of Energy work in 2022 on the long-anticipated Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
Overall, the company earned $6.53…

In This Issue

Granholm upbeat about Hanford vit plant; warns against holding spending to fiscal 2022 levels

A worker in safety gear inspecting large concrete storage modules built to hold spent nuclear fuel containers.

2,000-gallons of Hanford tank waste can be disposed of as low-level waste, DOE says

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

With correct plugs installed, DOE eyes start of ops with 10% radwaste

A tunnel boring machine operating inside an underground rock-salt mine tunnel.

Hanford rattled by New Mexico statements on out-of-state waste

Rows of vertical cylindrical stainless steel centrifuge units arranged in an industrial cascade.

Ex-Zahn’s Corner student with cancer sues Portsmouth contractors in federal court

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

‘Department of Everything’ cleanup chairs cover issues from budget-to-Miss America

Two professionals reviewing and signing a contract document together in an office setting.

DOE to hear from prospective bidders during first reverse industry day in May

A scientist in a lab coat and gloves examining a sample through a microscope in a research laboratory.

Livermore excess facilities could receive $20 million in fiscal 2024

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

Final Hanford cleanup could occur by 2091, budget doc says

The U.S. Capitol dome framed by trees with an overlay of paper currency, symbolizing federal budget appropriations.

DNFSB continues to work on hiring, agency says in budget request

Environmental scientists in protective suits surveying contaminated soil at an industrial cleanup site.

Wrap Up: Hanford medical bids now due April 24; Site prep starts at SRS; Idaho lab completes wet-to-dry storage; Police dogs converge on SRS

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