Hanford场址开始将放射性废物化为玻璃,这是长期清理工作的关键一步。 Hanford Site begins vitrifying radioactive waste into glass, a key step in its long-term cleanup.

华盛顿的汉福德站点已开始使用一个新设施将放射性废物化为玻璃,标志着其长达数十年的清理工作的一个重要里程碑。 The Hanford Site in Washington has begun vitrifying radioactive waste into glass using a new facility, marking a major milestone in its decades-long cleanup. 这一过程于2025年10月12日开始,将低活性废物转化为稳定玻璃,用于安全的长期储存,履行法律承诺。 The process, which started October 12, 2025, transforms low-activity waste into stable glass for safe long-term storage, fulfilling a legal commitment. 该场址存有数百万加仑的废物,存放在老化的坦克中,其中一些已经泄漏。 The site holds millions of gallons of waste in aging tanks, some of which have leaked. 虽然该项目拖延了多年,现在耗资约300亿美元,却落后于计划——目前预计废物处理将延长到2069年——但官方称启动是一项历史性的技术成就。 Though the project, delayed for years and now costing about $30 billion, is behind schedule—with waste processing now expected to extend to 2069—officials call the startup a historic technical achievement. 该设施是计划处理汉福德庞大废物库存的几个设施中的第一个。 The facility is the first of several planned to treat Hanford’s vast waste inventory.