May 2012

May 10, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: Hanford Waste Treatment Plant Receives Last Massive Shield Door
The last massive shield door has been delivered to the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant, also known as the “Vit Plant.”


May 09, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: Hanford Groundwater Treatment Facility Earns Gold Ranking
Contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company achieved the first Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) “Gold” certification for sustainable design in the DOE complex.


May 08, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: River Structures Removed at N Reactor
Work continues along the shoreline of the Columbia River


May 02, 2012
FACT SHEET: Last Fuel Shipment Leaves K West Basin
DOE and contractor CH2M HILL finished moving the last fragments of irradiated fuel from a reactor basin near the Columbia River into dry storage in the center of the Hanford Site.

April 2012

April 25, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: DOE Announces Intent to Extend Hanford Site Contract
Five-Year Extension Planned for Cleanup Contractor CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company


April 18, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: Sixth Chapter of Hanford Story Released to Public
Chapter Covers History and Cleanup of Most Hazardous Facility at Hanford


April 17, 2012
FACT SHEET: Plutonium Finishing Plant Vault Complex Demolition Complete
One of Hanford's highest security facilities


April 12, 2012
FACT SHEET: Cleanup Progress at Hanford
This fact sheet provides the latest statistics on cleanup footprint reduction and major cleanup projects at Hanford.


April 04, 2012
FACT SHEET: Demolition of Hanford's 308 Building
The Fuels Development Laboratory required extensive preparations prior to demolition.


April 04, 2012
PRESS RELEASE: DOE Contractor Demolishes Hanford Fuel Development Facility
Washington Closure Hanford recently completed demolition of the 308 Building, a two-story, 71,000-square-foot structure.


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