Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
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Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
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The Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, known as the Vit Plant, will process the nuclear waste at the Hanford Site in Washington into a solid glass form using vitrification. A proven technology that has been used at the Savannah River Site and West Valley Demonstration Project, vitrification involves mixing the waste with glass-forming chemicals, heating it to 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit, and pouring it into stainless steel containers to solidify. The Vit Plant will first process
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