Key Hanford nuclear site contractor with $45B contract under new leadership - The Daily Chronicle

Key Hanford nuclear site contractor with $45B contract under new leadership - The Daily Chronicle

The Hanford nuclear site contractor responsible for 56 million gallons of radioactive waste and eventually operating the vitrification plant to treat the waste is under new leadership. Ken Langdon has been named president and program manager of Hanford Tank Waste Operations and Closure, or H2C. He replaces Carol Johnson who retired in April. Jeff Stevens, the H2C program integration director, had been acting in the position since Johnson retired…

DOE Hanford Office submits two permit requests for ‘accelerated nuclear cleanup’ - Exchange Monitor

The Department of Energy’s Hanford Site has submitted two permit modification requests to Washington State’s Department of Ecology that aim to speed cleanup and save funding, DOE said Monday. According to DOE’s press release, DOE contractor Bechtel National Incorporated’s request would allow tank-side treated low-activity waste from Hanford’s AP-106 to be sent to the Effluent Management Facility. From there, it will be transported by tanker truc…