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DOE awards $45 billion Hanford tank waste contract

April 14, 2023, 9:29AMRadwaste Solutions

Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, also known as the Vit Plant. (Photo: Bechtel National)

The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management awarded a 10-year contract worth up to $45 billion to Hanford Tank Waste Operations and Closure (H2C) of Lynchburg, Va., to oversee the management of liquid radioactive tank waste at the DOE’s Hanford Site in southeastern Washington state.

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DOE awards $45 billion Hanford tank waste contract

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