July 8, 2025 | US DOE | Office of Environmental Management
RICHLAND, Wash. — Approximately 2,000 gallons of treated tank waste from the Hanford Site have been safely and successfully solidified in grout and permanently disposed of at licensed commercial facilities as part of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s Test Bed Initiative.
“This is an innovative effort to demonstrate options with the potential to accelerate the Hanford tank-waste mission in a safe, effective and efficient manner,” said Katie Wong, program manager with the Hanford Field Office Tank Farms Programs Division. “This major accomplishment reflects the strong collaboration with our tank-waste contractor and commercial disposal partners.”
Following in-tank treatment at Hanford to reduce radioactivity by more than 99%, contractor Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) shipped it to Waste Control Specialists in Texas and EnergySolutions in Utah where it was grouted and disposed of in accordance with regulatory requirements.