High-Level & Tank Waste

Melter 1 heat up complete at Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, DOE says

By Photo of Staff Reports

The first melter at the Department of Energy’s waste-solidification plant at the Hanford Site in Washington state has reached its operating temperature of 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit, the agency and contractor Bechtel National said this week.
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