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Energy Secretary Chu, EPA Administrator Jackson, Washington State Governor Gregoire and Oregon Governor Kulongoski Join Elected Officials in Announcing Agreement on New Commitments for Hanford CleanupWith the ongoing construction of the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) in the background at the Hanford Site, Energy Secretary Steven Chu joined Washington Governor Chris Gregoire, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, acting U.S. Assistant Attorney General John Cruden and other officials today to announce a proposed legal settlement that will impose a new, enforceable and achievable schedule for tank waste cleanup at the Hanford Site.
The Washington State and federal officials announced a proposed judicial consent decree that will be filed in federal court, then be subject to a public comment period. The proposed consent decree between the Department of Energy (DOE) and Washington State will set a new and achievable schedule for construction and startup of the WTP and the retrieval of waste from the large underground single-shell storage tanks at Hanford. Hanford currently stores 53 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste in 177 underground tanks at the Site.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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Staffing efforts continue at WTP. To date, there are 1,594 people assigned to the construction site -- 981 manual and 613 non-manual laborers
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On Dec. 7, WTP celebrated 362 days, 6.77 million job-hours without injury.
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DOE independent review of LAW strategy concludes adequate time to resolve technical uncertainties before finalizing supplemental treatment LAW approach.
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The last corrective action from the S-102 Spill, Type A investigation was closed and validated Dec. 11.
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