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ernie · 05-09-2017, 06:29 PM

Hanford is the site of the plutonium reactors for weapons materials. It's not really a waste site except that it is a waste site! I mean it's not a long term disposal site. Like all defense waste the material will eventually find its way to the waste isolation pilot plant in New Mexico (fascinating facility to tour and what not btw).

But Hanford is a horrendous mess to begin with and somewhat running out of goodwill...this won't help them with the stakeholders. This site is famous for changing management and then new management redoes plans etc so nothing gets done and people can spend 40 years working while achieving virtually nothing.

Believe me I know. At one time we did a project dealing with a certain type of waste on site. Our method reduced cycle time by well over an order of magnitude. We never made it through screening because and I quote someone at the DOE directly "you threatened too many jobs. Many on the council want to see a career 30 year solution not a 3 year one".

05-09-2017, 06:29 PM	#9
ernie Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Exp:	Hanford is the site of the plutonium reactors for weapons materials. It's not really a waste site except that it is a waste site! I mean it's not a long term disposal site. Like all defense waste the material will eventually find its way to the waste isolation pilot plant in New Mexico (fascinating facility to tour and what not btw). But Hanford is a horrendous mess to begin with and somewhat running out of goodwill...this won't help them with the stakeholders. This site is famous for changing management and then new management redoes plans etc so nothing gets done and people can spend 40 years working while achieving virtually nothing. Believe me I know. At one time we did a project dealing with a certain type of waste on site. Our method reduced cycle time by well over an order of magnitude. We never made it through screening because and I quote someone at the DOE directly "you threatened too many jobs. Many on the council want to see a career 30 year solution not a 3 year one". Last edited by ernie; 05-09-2017 at 06:34 PM.