Vitrification & Grout

Grout is best for low-level waste that direct-feed plant can’t treat, Savannah River lab says

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In a draft report presented this week to  a National Academies panel, a Department of Energy research team said grout represents the safest bet for treating half of the low-level radioactive waste at the Hanford Site in Washington state.
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Washington Ecology boss OK with grout, but wants focus on glass

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DOE has many details to work out in Hanford grout plan

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Wright says Hanford budget haircut won’t slow ongoing glass making

Vitrification & Grout

First vitrified glass waste goes into Hanford disposal facility

The interior of an industrial furnace used for melting glass at high temperatures.
Vitrification & Grout

Glass-making vit plant at Savannah River turns 30

The Department of Energy’s Defense Waste Processing Facility, which turns radioactive tank waste into glass form at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, is now 30 years old. The facility for vitrifying tank waste into glass was commissioned in March 1996… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged […]
High-Level & Tank Waste

Latest Hanford WTP cost estimate $18.5B, not counting HLW

Vitrification & Grout

DOE seeks Hanford permit mod to grout some secondary waste

Vitrification & Grout

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Vitrification & Grout

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High-Level & Tank Waste

Hanford WTP filled 26 containers of glass during 2025

High-Level & Tank Waste

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