Crews with EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) are preparing the 224-B Plutonium Concentration Facility on the Hanford Site for demolition.
Last summer workers entered the facility process cells — where irradiated uranium fuel rods were processed to extract plutonium — for the first time since the mid-1980s, to remove debris. Teams are using noninvasive methods, like ultrasonic testing, to safely characterize any potentially hazardous material inside tanks and piping in the six cells.
“Making our first entries into the process cells and beginning preliminary characterization and cleanup activities is a big step in safely advancing this complex project,” said Andy Wiborg, RL Projects and Facilities Division team lead for Hanford’s Central Plateau Cleanup Project.
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