September 2012

September 13, 2012
Highly Radioactive Sludge Removal Complete
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CH2M HILL) announced today the removal of the first phase of highly radioactive sludge from under water storage in the K West Basin about 400 yards away from the Columbia River.


September 13, 2012
HAMMER Celebrates 15th Anniversary
Dedicates New U.S. State Department Field Exercise Building


September 11, 2012
PRESENTATION: Tank AY-102 Status Update
The latest information on the discovery of material found within the AY-102 annulus.


September 11, 2012
PRESENTATION: ORP Agency Update to the Hanford Advisory Board
ORP Deputy Manager, Stacy Charboneau, presented to the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB).


September 06, 2012
Retrieval of Ninth Single-Shell Tank Complete
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has completed the retrieval of radioactive and chemical waste from single-shell tank (SST) C-104, an underground storage tank that once held 259,000 gallons of waste left over from nuclear weapons production at Hanford.