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GAO: DOE should pause work on Hanford’s HLW Facility

October 3, 2024, 9:30AMRadwaste Solutions

Hanford’s HLW Facility under construction in early 2024. (Photo: Bechtel National)

The Government Accountability Office has recommended that the Department of Energy put a hold on construction of its High-Level Waste Facility at the Hanford Site near Richland, Wash. The GAO said design and construction of the facility, part of Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, also known as the Vit Plant, should be paused until several actions are taken, including considering other alternatives for managing the site’s high-level radioactive liquid waste.

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GAO: DOE should pause work on Hanford’s HLW Facility

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