June 2010

June 24, 2010
Recovery Act Briefing, Richland Operations Office
DOE Richland Operations Office's Pam Zimmerman briefed the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board on Recovery Act cleanup projects on June 22, 2010.


June 24, 2010
Local business receives $3.8 million ARRA cleanup subcontract
DOE's River Corridor contractor has awarded a subcontract worth $3.8 million to Ojeda Business Ventures of Richland. The subcontract is to cleanup 13 waste sites, with an option for cleanup of additional waste sites as needed, in Hanford’s F Area. Funding for the work comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.


June 09, 2010
Photos of demolition work at Hanford's U Canyon ancillary facilities.
Click the above link to see photos of demolition work happening at U Canyon's ancillary facilities on June 9, 2010.


June 07, 2010
Inspection Report: Hanford Site Beryllium Program
The DOE Office of Health, Safety and Security has posted on its website a report on its independent inspection of the Hanford Site Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program (Released June 2, 2010)


June 02, 2010
Inspection Finds Hanford Beryllium Program Improved, But More Work Needed
The Department of Energy today released findings and recommendations from an independent inspection of the Hanford Site Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program.


June 01, 2010
Tank Waste Report for May 2010 is now available
Tank Farms contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions, released its Tank Waste Waste Recovery Act Report for May 2010.