Second melter heats up at Hanford vitrification plant

Crews have started heating up the second melter for the Department of Energy’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site in Washington state, the agency said Wednesday.
“Last year, the Hanford team successfully completed heat up of the first…

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