Bechtel Hanford Vitrification Plant
 

The Project: The Progress

Construction Update, March 2008 Pretreatment FacilityConstruction Progress Picture

Low-Activity Waste Vitrification Facility

  • Exhaust stack placed
  • All exterior siding installed
  • Decontamination bay doors installed
  • Currently constructing East Annex , West Import Bay and North Annex
  • Currently installing HVAC duct work, electrical wiring, light fixtures, roofing and gutters
  • Melter Assembly Pad concrete laid

Analytical Laboratory

  • All structural steel completed
  • Second story flooring placed
  • Placing HVAC duct work in hot cell area
  • All exterior siding installed
  • Protective wall coatings installed
  • Hot cell monorail system installed
  • Roofing complete

Pretreatment FacilityConstruction Progress Picture

  • Protective wall coatings on installed
  • Exterior concrete walls up to 56 feet installed
  • Currently placing structural steel and concrete
  • Waste receipt tanks installed

Balance of Facilities — 23 support facilities and underground utilities

  • Currently installing steam piping and pipe rack between
  • Nearing completion on Cooling Tower Facility, Diesel Fuel Oil Facility and Steam Plant Facility. Three glass formers silos erected.
  • Fire Water System turned over to Start-Up for testing

High-Level Waste Vitrification Facility

  • Installing protective wall coatings
  • Working on structural steel and concrete placements
  • Preparing drum transfer tunnel for coating

Construction Update, March 2008 Month End

Quantity Progress To-Date
A. Concrete 183,000 cubic yards
B. Rebar 33,800 tons
C. Piping 275,000 linear feet
D. Electrical Raceway 424,000 linear feet
E. HVAC Ductwork 369 tons
F. Structural Steel 11,300 tons