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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 Cleanup

With 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


 
Video of Energy Secretary Touring Hanford Site
 
Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu's Visit
 
Recovery Act Jobs Created and Funding Spent
 
DOE Announces Walk-In Registration for Saturday B Reactor Tours
 
Hanford Blog Archive
 

Staffing efforts continue at WTP. To date, there are 1,594 people assigned to the construction site -- 981 manual and 613 non-manual laborers
On Dec. 7, WTP celebrated 362 days, 6.77 million job-hours without injury.
DOE independent review of LAW strategy concludes adequate time to resolve technical uncertainties before finalizing supplemental treatment LAW approach.
The last corrective action from the S-102 Spill, Type A investigation was closed and validated Dec. 11.



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