The first melter heatup process began in October 2022 at the Hanford vitrification plant complex but was stopped after two days at the hold point of 300° F, according to Bechtel.
August 21, 2023
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Tim Newcomb - Engineering News-Record
Before 56 million gallons of long-stored radioactive waste at the federal Hanford nuclear waste site in Washington state can be turned into vitrified glass for disposal beginning in 2024, crews from the U.S. Energy Dept and Bechtel National that built and are commissioning the site's giant waste vitrification plant need to heat up its two 300-ton melters, the world's largest, to 2,100° F.
Reprinted courtesy of Tim Newcomb, Engineering News-Record
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