WTP early glassmaking to hit full stride by 2028

The Hanford Site’s Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) should reach full speed for turning less radioactive waste into solid glass form by October 2028, Department of Energy officials told the Hanford Advisory Board Wednesday in Richland, Wash.
By that point, the plant…

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WTP early glassmaking to hit full stride by 2028

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