Paving Around Hanford’s WTP Reshapes Landscape

Paving Around Hanford’s WTP Reshapes Landscape

The following press release was published by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management on July 28, 2020. It is reproduced in full below.

RICHLAND, Wash. - Before and after views: the landscape around EM’s Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) continues to show signs of progress. Inland Asphalt, part of CRH Group, a subcontractor to WTP contractor Bechtel National Inc., is paving roads and parking lots around the future operational area of the plant, which supports one of EM’s : complete Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste construction and turn-over to commissioning. While taking advantage of the warm summer weather and using COVID-19 safety protocols, this work will continue over the next several weeks to establish nearly 620,000 square feet of permanent walkways and roadways.Click here to watch a video about this project.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management

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