US Department of Energy looks into ammonia leaks at Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant

US Department of Energy looks into ammonia leaks at Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant

Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Enforcement came to Hanford, Washington, last week.That’s according to someone who works at Hanford, who asked to remain anonymous so their job wouldn’t be impacted.Energy officials were looking into the repeated anhydrous ammonia leaks reported at Hanford’s sprawling Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.Anhydrous ammonia is highly concentrated and doesn’t contain water. It is typicall…