Retrievals Begin on Another Hanford Single-Shell Tank

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), a prime contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection, has started retrieving radioactive and chemical waste from another
  
“Tank waste retrieval is a priority for the Department,” said Stacy Charboneau, ORP Assistant Manager for the Tank Farms. “The Department has worked closely with WRPS to prepare for this retrieval effort, incorporating valuable lessons learned from previous retrieval work. We will continue to work together to retrieve these dangerous wastes and prepare for future waste treatment.”

C-104 is a 530,000 gallon tank.  It is one of 16 tanks located in an area known as C Farm near the center of the 586 square-mile Hanford Site.  The farm was constructed between 1946 and 1953.  C-104 holds nearly 260,000 gallons of contaminated sludge and other radioactive and chemical waste materials left over from decades of producing special nuclear materials for the nation’s defense.  Removal of the C-104 pumpable liquids was completed in 1989 as part of an overall single-shell tank interim stabilization effort.

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