December 2015 – Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS)

December 29, 2015

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News

Waste retrieval activities in tank C-102 completed

RICHLAND, Wash. – The U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection (ORP) and its tank operations contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, completed waste retrieval activities in tank C-102, marking the 14th single-shell tank retrieved at C tank farm at the Hanford Site. Crews removed […]

December 29, 2015

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Safety

Columbia Basin Dive Rescue dives for donation

WRPS employees have clocked another 90 consecutive days without a lost-work day and another local organization has benefited. Columbia Basin Dive Rescue (CBDR) was nominated by Bethany Thomas of the North Employee Accident Prevention Council (NEAPC) to receive the Safety Outreach Award. Each council nominates […]

December 29, 2015

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Community

Volunteers build bikes for local tykes

For the second straight year, WRPS Contractor Assurance employees donated a day off to help build bikes for disadvantaged children. WRPS volunteers joined about 600 others, including 400 area high school students, at the sixth annual Bikes for Tykes volunteer build at the Benton County […]

December 11, 2015

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WRPS continues to support GLAM

“I want to be in manufacturing when I grow up” is not something you hear from most girls, but local organizations are working together to change that perception. In fact, manufacturing is an in-demand career open to all genders. Recently, more than 100 high school […]

December 11, 2015

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Community

WRPS supports area small businesses

2015 Small Business Incentive Grant recipients were announced last week at the Regional Tri-City Chamber’s monthly meeting. WRPS funds the program that provides up to $2,000 in individual grants to local small businesses with needs in training, equipment or website development. More than 30 businesses […]