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Hanford 200 West Area Tank Waste Grouting Project

Sector: Waste Processing and Treatment • Location: Richland, Washington, United States

Source: Tri-City Herald

Project
Planned

This project involves grouting some low-activity radioactive waste stored in tanks in the 200 West Area of Hanford. The Department of Energy has requested bids for this $4 billion project but has not yet selected a contractor. The grouted waste will be disposed of offsite in Utah or Texas. The project aims to create more space in double-shell tanks to facilitate emptying older, leak-prone single-s

Status
Prospective
Sector
Waste Processing and Treatment, Nuclear
Location
Richland, Washington, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Tri-City Herald

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The project “Hanford 200 West Area Tank Waste Grouting Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Waste Processing and Treatment sector, located in Richland, Washington, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Tri-City Herald.

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2026-07-22

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This project involves grouting some low-activity radioactive waste stored in tanks in the 200 West Area of Hanford. The Department of Energy has requested bids for this $4 billion project but has not yet selected a contractor. The grouted waste will be disposed of offsite in Utah or Texas. The project aims to create more space in double-shell tanks to facilitate emptying older, leak-prone single-shell tanks.

Original sector

Nuclear Waste Management

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Washington

City

Richland

Source

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Tri-City Herald

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Sector

Waste Processing and Treatment, Nuclear

Article published date

2026-07-16

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