March 12, 2015

WRPS manager recognized for commitment to local education

RICHLAND, Wash. — Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) External Affairs Manager Jerry Holloway earned a surprise honor at this year’s Crystal Apple award ceremony. Holloway, a former teacher, was given the Special Achievement Award for his support of community education efforts as a WRPS representative. Ten […]
September 4, 2015

PHOENIX launches Tank Farm Application

Whether you’re a worker, stakeholder or just somebody who wants to learn more about Hanford’s tank farms, there’s a new informational tool for you.  And it’s right at your fingertips. The PHOENIX Tank Farms application is a web-based tool for accessing current and historical data […]
September 18, 2015

Washington River Protection Solutions President to Retire; Replacement Named

Richland, WA – Mark Lindholm has been named acting President and Project Manager for Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), where he will lead the remediation of radioactive and hazardous waste tanks at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, effective Oct. 1. Lindholm replaces Dave […]
October 14, 2015

Hanford exhauster repurposed to remove excess liquid from leaking tank

RICHLAND, Wash.—Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), the Hanford tank operations contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of River Protection, is using a portable exhauster to remove excess liquid from Tank T-111. WRPS recently completed a 30-day test run of the exhauster, and initial […]
December 29, 2015

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 […]