Washington River Protection Solutions

What's New at WRPS?

WRPS Year-End Safety Statistics Show Significant Improvement

10.09.2009

Richland, WA – Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), the Hanford Tank Operations Contractor, has achieved a substantial reduction in worker injuries during its first year… read more

Hanford Tank Cleanup Update September 2009

09.14.2009

Overview of Hanford Tank Operations Contractor Activities.

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Updated EMS policy

08.10.2009

Updated EMS policy

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Department of Energy Praised for Protecting Hanford Workers

07.09.2009 read more

242-A Evaporator Campaign Creates 940,000 Gallons of Hanford Double-Shell Tank Storage Capacity

07.01.2009 read more

Upgraded 242-A Evaporator Begins Processing Two Million Gallons of Hanford Tank Waste

05.21.2009

Hanford’s only nuclear processing facility, the 242-A Evaporator, has begun an operating campaign that will process more than two million gallons of high-level radioactive waste… read more

Environmental Management System

05.06.2009

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has developed and is in the process of implementing the WRPS Environmental Management System (EMS). The EMS is a tool that… read more

Second Expert Panel Workshop on Single-Shell Tank Integrity

03.26.2009

The second Expert Panel Workshop on Single-Shell Tank Integrity was convened on January 26-28, 2009. Presentations are now available.

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Hanford Tank Cleanup Update

01.28.2009

Hanford Tank Cleanup Update. PDF Brochure

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Waste Retrieval Operations Resume In Eleventh Single-Shell Tank at Hanford

01.27.2009

Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) has resumed removal and transfer of waste from another of Hanford’s aging single-shell underground waste storage tanks. Waste retrieval from… read more