Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is

reducing the risk to the environment posed by Hanford’s 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste stored in 158 underground tanks.

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The 242-A Evaporator is undergoing a Management Self-Assessment to ensure facility personnel, procedures, programs, and equipment are ready to safely restart activities this summer.The assessment got underway March 4 following the initial cold run at the 200 East Area facility at the Hanford Site. The team will verify that changes to the facility have been implemented into the facility operations and supporting documentation to prepare for the successful completion of the upcoming contractor readiness assessment, followed by a DOE readiness assessment this spring.It has been nearly five years since the 242-A Evaporator ran a waste-volume reduction campaign. The facility removes water from tank waste to create more storage space in double-shell tanks, allowing retrieval activities to continue from single-shell tanks. ... See MoreSee Less
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Since the beginning of Washington River Protection Solutions as the tank operations contractor at the Hanford Site in October 2008, our Communications & Public Relations team has published an internal newsletter about 45 times a year. Last week, we celebrated the publication of our 700th issue of the full-color magazine-style newsletter that is emailed to WRPS workers each Tuesday.The publication highlights the work our employees and subcontractors do in maintaining the underground waste--storage tanks and preparing the tank waste for treatment as we advance the Hanford Site cleanup mission.It’s all about progress of the workforce that is advancing an important mission on behalf of the Department of Energy. We’re proud of that progress and we hope our colleagues appreciate the efforts we undergo to celebrate their successes in Solutions each week.Do you recognize our C&PR team members?Matt Lisa JennaKristin Destry DerekGrant Joan Denise ... See MoreSee Less
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WRPS is proud to support the CCA Tri-Cities Chapter, an organization that works to preserve and enhance marine resources in Washington state.Representing WRPS at the Coastal Conservation Association banquet earlier this month were (clockwise from front left) Jennifer Klos, Paul Bates, Abby Bates, Janet Dunnagan, Steve Dunnagan, Steve Killoy, Dave Killoy, and Jim Klos. ... See MoreSee Less
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