说明Photo No. ERDA- 75-10694 Office of Public Affairs Photo Office WASTE FRACTIONIZATION PLANT A view of the operating gallery which travels the length of the 800-foot long waste fractionization plant where cesium and strontium are removed from wastes generated during the reprocessing of Hanford reactor fuels Operating Personnel monitor and control the ion exchange and solvent extraction processes used in the recovery of the high heat emitting isotopes. The cesium and strontium will be encapsulated in double-walled metal containers and stored under water in an adjoining facility. The remaining waste is being evaporated to solid material in underground storage tanks. Photo by Battelle - Northwest Laboratory