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Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: Final Report

As shown in Chapter II (Figure II-1), the first major step in the cleanup of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) tank wastes is to retrieve wastes from the tank. The effectiveness of waste retrieval ...

Feds push back after WA rejects plan touted for faster Hanford nuclear cleanup

Trump’s assistant Secretary of Energy wants to meet as soon as possible with the head of the Department of Ecology.
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2 Hanford tanks are leaking nuclear waste into the ground. Plan to deal with them settled

Two options that might speed up removal of radioactive waste from leaking underground storage tanks at Hanford will be evaluated, according to the terms of a settlement agreement reached Wednesday.
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Hanford workers empty 23rd radioactive waste tank

At the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington, crews have finished retrieving about 41,000 gallons of solid radioactive waste from single-shell Tank A-102. The material was moved into newer double ...
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Tank Waste Retrieval, Processing, and On-site Disposal at Three Department of Energy Sites: Final Report

The purpose of the waste processing described in this chapter is to separate the radioactive constituents in wastes that have been retrieved from Department of Energy (DOE) tanks, as discussed in ...