Vit Plant in danger of not starting on time

Construction progress continues at the Hanford Vitrification Plant, however, the Department of Energy may not get it operational on time.

The DOE has informed the State Ecology Department the 2036 deadline and nine other deadlines to get ready for full operations are at “serious risk” of being missed.

In the meantime, workers have been transferring waste from leak-prone single-shell storage tanks to double-shell tanks until it can be turned into glass.