# US turns 56 million gallons of Cold War waste into glass 2026-08-06T22:45:46+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Times of India reports that in October 2025, the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilisation Plant in Washington state trapped real nuclear waste in glass for the first time. The plant will turn 56 million gallons of highly radioactive waste from Cold War plutonium production into 4.2 metric tons of glass daily. The waste, stored in 177 underground tanks since the 1940s, was left after the US processed more than 100,000 tons of uranium to produce 75 tons of plutonium at the Hanford Site. Some tanks have leaked, raising concerns about groundwater contamination. Vitrification locks the radioactive material into a stable form that can last thousands of years. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Hanford, nuclear waste, radioactive waste, United States, vitrification Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/hanford-plant-turns-us-nuclear-waste-into-glass-for-first-time/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/hanford-plant-turns-us-nuclear-waste-into-glass-for-first-time/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.