WRPS Tank Farm Progress

A hydraulic hammer is used to drive a hollow rod into the soil beneath and around Hanford’s radioactive waste tanks. Monitors and sensors can then be lowered into the rod to help determine the nature and extent of contamination.

WRPS is removing above-ground hose-in-hose transfer lines that are no longer in use. The lines, developed for use at Hanford for short-term use, meet all environmental standards and avoid the time and cost of installing expensive infrastructure.

Known as the Rotary Viper, this high-pressure rotating spray system is mounted on a long shaft that can be inserted directly into tank waste to help move the waste to the pump.

An Interim Surface Barrier was installed over portions of Hanford’s T Farm to demonstrate its effectiveness in preventing rain and snow melt from driving contaminants toward the water table.

Steel rods are used in a technique known as Surface Geophysical Exploration or SGE. The rods are inserted in a grid pattern and a computerized control system passes electrical current between them, mapping differences in how the soil responds. The technology produces a 3-dimensional image of a waste plume deep in the soil.

Steel rods are used in a technique known as Surface Geophysical Exploration or SGE. The rods are inserted in a grid pattern and a computerized control system passes during between them, mapping differences in how the soil responds. The technology produces a 3-dimensional image of a waste plume deep in the soil.

Cold Test Facility

WRPS Operating Nuclear Facilities

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