The DOE (Department of Energy) Hanford Field Office has submitted two requests to the WA State Department of Ecology, to modify some waste treatment permits. The Permits, Say DOE, Could Greatly Speed up CleanupDOE Officials say the recent advancements and progress in what's called tank-side treatment, then grouting and then disposal. Grouting is where processed waste is placed in a concrete-like material that seals it complete. Tank side treatment takes liquid low-level waste from tanks, such as the aging A-103 (an old single-shell tank) and removes 99.9 percent of harmful radioactivity. Get our free mobile appOfficials say the Waste Treatment Plant will be fed first, when it comes to waste, they said these permit modifications are for waste that is beyond the WTP plants capabilities.