GOALS: ENHANCING SAFETY BY MAXIMIZING RISK REDUCTION PER TAXPAYER DOLLAR SPENT
CORE OPERATIONS
Safely, securely, and compliantly MANAGE Hanford's critical resources efficiently, including improving infrastructure to reliably sustain the Hanford cleanup mission. MAINTAIN safeguards and security for Hanford site.
WASTE
TREATMENT
Continue treating tank waste, OPERATING the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) via the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste (DFLAW) program to vitrify (immobilize in glass) tank waste for disposal. MANAGE secondary liquid waste and solid wastes generated in the treatment processes. CHARACTERIZE waste generated from remediation for treatment and disposal. EXPLORE opportunities for alternate treatment and disposition pathways.
RISK
REDUCTION
CLEAN UP Central Plateau and Columbia River Corridor waste sites, DEMOLISH excess facilities, and support groundwater remediation. MINIMIZE the footprint requiring extensive surveillance and maintenance activities. Safely STORE tank waste until it can be transferred to treatment facilities and CLOSE waste management areas.
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
MANAGE the interim storage of multiple waste streams until final decisions regarding their treatment are ESTABLISHED, and SHIP transuranic wastes to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico. OVERSEE mixed low-level waste disposal facilities' operations.
LONG-TERM
STEWARDSHIP
TRANSITION land areas where facility demolition and waste site remediation activities are complete to a surveillance-and-maintenance program to protect the public, workers and environment. PERFORM monitoring and reporting requirements for institutional controls in support of federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act five-year reviews.
MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE HANFORD SITE CLEANUP MISSION
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
RISK REDUCTION
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Managing tank waste contained in underground storage tanks within older single-shell tank (SST) farms and newer double-shell tank (DST) farms until treated and tank farms closed
- Initiating and optimizing tank waste treatment via DFLAW
- Advancing design and resuming construction at WTP High-Level Waste (HLW) facility
- Transferring waste from SSTs to DSTs to stage the waste for treatment
- Operating the 222-S Laboratory to provide tank waste analytical services for the Hanford mission
- Environmental remediation is separated into operable units (OUs) [grouping of similar scope for decision-making] which includes 35 soil OUs, six legacy processing facility OUs and 10 groundwater OUs
- Advancing groundwater remediation, including pump-and-treat operations, to remove contaminants
- Remediating contaminated waste sites and demolishing facilities
- Operating on-site waste disposal facilities
- Transitioning remediated land areas to the Long-term Stewardship Program
- Optimizing critical infrastructure to sustain the Hanford cleanup mission for decades of operations
- Expertly completing projects in water systems, electrical utilities, facilities, network and information technology and transportation
FY 2023
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
- Optimize Tank-Side Cesium Removal (TSCR) operations to support delivery to WTP Low-Activity Waste (LAW)
- Complete second WTP LAW facility melter heatup and initiate DFLAW operational readiness review
- Complete management assessment of WTP LAW cold commissioning
- Complete upgrades at Integrated Disposal Facility (IDF) and readiness reviews required for DFLAW startup
- Resume 242-A evaporator operations
- Complete upgrades to Liquid Effluent Retention Facility (LERF) and Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) necessary for WTP LAW hot commissioning
- Complete construction and readiness review for LERF Basin 41
RISK REDUCTION
- Complete construction of interim safe storage structure around K East reactor
- Complete modifications to Waste Encapsulation and Storage facility (WESF)
- Complete installation of 324 building micropiles to support excavation of contaminated soil
- Initiate installation of capsule transfer system equipment at WESF
- Complete demolition of Plutonium Uranium Extraction Plant (PUREX) north facility complex
- Complete demolition preparation activities at plutonium concentration facility near B Plant
- Complete loading of high dose debris into vertical pipe casing system
- Complete installation of temporary ventilation in Reduction-Oxidation Plant (REDOX) to support removal activities
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Initiate reconfiguration and upgrades for the water system at 100-D Area
- Complete construction of building shell for the Central Plateau Water Treatment Facility
- COMPLETE OR PROJECTED
COMPLETION IN FY 2023
- CARRYOVER TO FY 2024
FY 2024
WTP LAW Facility
cold commissioning
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
- Complete cold commissioning (operations with simulated waste) at WTP LAW Facility (pictured)
- Initiate design of advanced modular pretreatment system
- Complete waste retrievals from AX Tank Farm and initiate waste retrievals from A Tank Farm
- Complete construction on U Farm surface barrier
- Complete 222-S Laboratory 11A hotcell window replacement
RISK REDUCTION
- Complete characterization, dewatering and grouting at K West Basin
- Complete demolition preparation activities at select Central Plateau facilities and REDOX annexes
- Complete removal of REDOX plutonium recovery hood
- Obtain 100-K Area record of decision (ROD)
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Initiate 100 Area mission-critical electrical and distribution feeders
FY 2025
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
RISK REDUCTION
- Initiate demolition of K West Basin
- Initiate demolition of selected Central Plateau facilities and REDOX Annexes
- Obtain 100-N Area ROD
- Initiate removal actions at PUREX and B Plant facilities
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Central Plateau Water Treatment Facility operational
- Complete 200 West Area potable water tank
- Complete reconditioning of 230kV electrical transmission system
- Initiate replacement of single-circuit distribution poles
- Complete fire protection infrastructure for Central Plateau raw water system
FY 2026
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
- Optimize DLAW operations through extended hot commissioning
- Initiate tank farm upgrades to support future HLW treatment
RISK REDUCTION
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Complete construction of new water feed lines to 200 West Area mission-critical facilities
FY 2027
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
- Initiate construction of advanced modular pretreatment system
RISK REDUCTION
- Complete demolition of K West Basin
- Initiate characterization and hazard abatement activities at PUREX
- Continue characterization activities within REDOX
- Initiate enhanced soil cover installation at cesium waste sites in 200 East Area
- Complete construction of Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility Supercell 11
181-D pump house
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Complete reconfiguration and upgrades for the water system at 100-D Area (pictured)
- Initiate reconfiguration and upgrades for the water system at 100-B Area
- Initiate crosstie of sanitary water system between 200 East and 200 West Areas
FY 2028
CRITICAL ACTIVITIES:
TANK WASTE TREATMENT
RISK REDUCTION
- Complete transfer of cesium and strontium capsules to dry storage (pictured)
- Initiate shipments of transuranic waste to WIPP in New Mexico
- Initiate WESF deactivation
- Initiate stabilization of retired B Plant ventilation system
MISSION AND SITE INFRASTRUCTURE
- Complete Eastern Plateau Fire Station
- Complete 200 East Area potable water tank
PACE OF OPERATIONS
ONE HANFORD TRANSITION
 As cleanup advances, the Site has transitioned to an integrated "One Hanford" approach to operations. The pace of the mission is increasing and expanding to 24/7 operations to support tank waste treatment. Coordinated planning and implementation will set the conditions for success.
DIRECT-FEED LOW-ACTIVITY WASTE
At WTP, the DFLAW Program is the first of many long-term cleanup activities that will be employed at Hanford. Initiation of radioactive waste treatment will begin as early as September 2024, starting an exciting new phase of the Hanford cleanup mission.
 ESSENTIAL SERVICES
The Hanford Site is transitioning to decades of 24/7 operations. This will affect how essential services will continue to be safely and flexibly delievered with the right level of rigor and robustness. Today, nearly 20 infrastructure and service upgrade projects are prioritized and planned through fiscal year 2028 to support the pace of operations. Currently, WTP uses 42 site services and will increase up to 76 services, of which 27 are required for 24/7 operations.  THE FUTURE OF CLEANUP
By fiscal year 2028, tank waste treatment will ramp up toward producing 21 metric tons of glass per day for disposal at IDF, retrieve additional SSTs, and resume construction on the HLW Facility.
Risk posed by the site will be reduced by the completion of the transfer of cesium and strontium capsules to dry storage, the reduction of mortgage costs for several aging facilities, obtaining final 100-N and 100-K RODs, initiating the transuranic waste certification process, and treating approximately 10 billion gallons of groundwater.
Mission and site infrastructure will construct and operate the Central Plateau Water Treatment Facility, water system upgrades at 100-B and 100-D Area river pump houses, and the Eastern Plateau Fire Station. This scope safely, efficiently and effectively reduces risk and advances the Hanford Site cleanup mission.
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