Items Tagged with 'vitrification'

U.S. Energy Dept. and contractor Bechtel National officially start up giant waste processing plant on Oct. 15 to meet consent decree deadline, after design and construction investment of more than 20 years and $30 billion.

Most complex DOE nuclear waste site remediation seeks record $3.1B funding for fiscal 2025 as core 10-year management contact is finally awarded after long bidding dispute.

First of two record-size 300-ton melters at federal Hanford waste site reached 2,100°F critical temperature July 20 after shutdown last year due to component overheating.

Cause of sudden death was not disclosed of exec who led the $17B Hanford nuclear waste vitrification plant project, but Bechtel has named company veteran Brian Hartman as new project director.