Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP)

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The Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP) is a large-scale nuclear waste processing facility at the Hanford Site in Washington State, designed to treat and vitrify high-level radioactive waste stored in underground tanks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Energy facility
industrial facility
nuclear waste treatment facility
vitrification plant
associatedWith Hanford underground waste tanks
U.S. nuclear weapons production legacy
country United States
designedBy Bechtel National, Inc.
designedCapacity large-scale radioactive waste throughput
designedToProcess legacy defense-related nuclear waste
environmentalObjective comply with federal and state cleanup agreements
reduce risk of tank leaks to the Columbia River
goal stabilize radioactive waste for long-term disposal
handlesWasteType high-level waste
low-activity waste
tank waste
hasAlias Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
Hanford WTP
Hanford Waste Treatment Plant
locatedIn Hanford Site
United States
Washington State
linked to: Washington
mainContractor Bechtel National, Inc.
managedBy DOE Office of River Protection
nearCity Richland, Washington
outputForm vitrified glass logs
ownedBy United States Department of Energy
partOf Hanford Site cleanup program
U.S. nuclear weapons complex cleanup
primaryFunction immobilize radioactive waste in glass
treat high-level radioactive waste
processType vitrification
projectType mega-project
regulator Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
U.S. Department of Energy
Washington State Department of Ecology
safetyConcern criticality safety
erosion and corrosion in process vessels
hydrogen gas generation and control
seismic design adequacy
state Washington
subjectOf technical, regulatory, and schedule reviews
technologyUsed glass vitrification
high-level waste melters
low-activity waste melters
waste pretreatment
treats high-level radioactive waste
low-activity radioactive waste
treatsWasteFrom underground storage tanks at Hanford Site

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U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection oversees Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP)
Bechtel Corporation notableProject Hanford Waste Treatment Plant
linked to: Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP)
Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant hasAlias Hanford WTP
linked to: Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP)
Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant hasAlias Hanford Waste Treatment Plant
linked to: Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP)
Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant hasAlias Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
linked to: Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (Hanford WTP)