A Hanford vitrification plant crew installs one of 18 startup heaters into the lid of the first melter to begin to be heated up inside the Low Activity Waste Facility. (Courtesy/Bechtel National)
October 10, 2022
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October 10, 2022 1 a.m.
No turning back: World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Eastern WA
World’s largest radioactive waste melter starts in Eastern WA
There’s no turning back at the Hanford site’s vitrification plant after the heat up of the world’s largest melter for radioactive waste started Saturday, 20 years after construction of the plant began.