Applicants sought to serve on Hanford Advisory Board
This is a joint announcement from the Washington State Department of Ecology, U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
RICHLAND, Wash. – The Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) is seeking new members to advise federal and state agencies on the ongoing cleanup of the Hanford Site in southeast Washington.
The Tri-Party Agreement agencies — the U.S. Department of Energy (Energy), Washington State Department of Ecology, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — are accepting applications from Sept. 5 – Oct. 31 for several vacant seats on the board. The vacant seats are for members that represent the public-at-large, and organizations from communities near the Hanford Site and the region.
"We’re looking for new board members who are interested in or have a stake in the nuclear cleanup at Hanford,” said Susan Coleman, chair of the HAB. “A diversity of voices and perspectives will help shape advice and recommendations on Hanford cleanup that we provide to the Tri-Party Agreement agencies."
The HAB is a nonpartisan representative body that strives to have board members that represent a broad and balanced mix of diverse interests affected by Hanford cleanup issues. As set forth in its charter, the primary mission of the board is to provide informed recommendations and advice to the Tri-Party Agreement agencies on selected major policy issues related to Hanford Site cleanup.
Members are expected to attend quarterly full board meetings and have the option to join topic-specific committees that also meet on a quarterly basis. HAB members are not paid, but do receive reimbursement for travel expenses while attending meetings.
The Hanford Site produced more than 70 tons of plutonium from World War II through the Cold War. When plutonium production ceased in 1989, the site’s mission shifted to cleaning up the chemical and radioactive waste left behind.
Energy is the federal agency responsible for Hanford and its cleanup. Ecology and the EPA are the regulators overseeing Energy’s cleanup under the Tri-Party Agreement, a judicial Consent Decree, and various permits.
Since 1994, the HAB has passed 314 pieces of advice to the Tri-Party Agencies.
Apply by Oct. 31, 2023. Application instructions are on the application form.
If you or an organization you're a part of are interested in serving on the HAB and have further questions, please reach out to any of the contacts below.
U.S. Department of Energy Geoff Tyree Hanford Office of Communications Geoffrey.Tyree@rl.doe.gov / 509-308-4287
Washington Department of Ecology Ryan Miller Communications Manager Ryan.Miller@ecy.wa.gov / 509-537-2228
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Judge Ho takes control of nuclear safety in the US.
"You may remember that federal court of appeals judge James Ho recently filed a concurring opinion in which he described the “aesthetic injury” caused by abortion to doctors who are denied the experience of delivering babies. That same judge issued a decision in which three judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals essentially appointed themselves the arbiters of the disposal of nuclear waste in the US."
See Vox, Texas v. NRC: America’s Trumpiest court just put itself in charge of nuclear safety.
"Judge James Ho is not a nuclear scientist, an expert in energy policy, an atomic engineer, or anyone else with any specialized knowledge whatsoever on how to store and dispose of nuclear waste.
"Nevertheless, Ho and two of his far-right colleagues on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just put themselves in charge of much of America’s nuclear safety regime — invalidating the power of actual nuclear policy regulators to decide how to deal with nuclear waste in the process."
"Judge Ho’s opinion is a dumpster fire of anti-regulatory broadsides on “the administrative state.” Judge Ho (and his fellow Federalist Society judges) may hate the administrative state, but the US will soon have 200,000 metric tons of nuclear waste on its hands. Congress has ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine how and where nuclear waste should be stored. Under Judge Ho’s decision, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit gets to make those decisions.
"While disposing of nuclear waste is no one’s favorite topic, it is one that should be left to scientists and engineers whose charge is to protect public health and safety. While much of Judge Ho’s decision is nonsense, two paragraphs invoke the “major questions doctrine,” in which the reactionary majority on the Supreme Court granted itself the right to overrule congressional judgments delegating regulatory authority to federal agencies.
"The Supreme Court’s reactionary majority may soon find itself struggling with the question of where to store 200,000 tons of nuclear waste if it rejects the judgments of the NRC and EPA. Is that a decision we should leave up to Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito?
SETTLEMENT REACHED TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CRITICAL HANFORD SITE DATA
RICHLAND — The Washington state Department of Ecology will regain direct access to critical federal data about the Hanford Site following a settlement agreement announced today with the U.S. Department of Energy.
This brings to conclusion the $1.065 million penalty Ecology issued to Energy in 2020 for restricting the state’s legally mandated direct access to important facility data, impairing Ecology’s ability to maintain regulatory oversight.
“Our job is to protect the people and environment in Washington. In order to do our job, we need access to basic documents the U.S. Department of Energy is required to provide,” said Ecology Director Laura Watson. “We’re pleased to reach agreement with Energy on a solution that gets us what we need.”
The settlement comes more than four years after Energy first missed its Tri-Party Agreement deadline to meet Ecology’s information requirements, following numerous milestone extensions by Ecology.
Ecology had been able to successfully work with Energy on data access for more than 20 years prior to this missed milestone.
As part of the settlement, Energy is required to create a repository for Ecology to access Tri-Party Agreement-relevant documents, which are needed for compliance inspections. In addition, Energy will invest a reduced penalty of $540,000 in two environmental restoration projects at the Hanford Site.
The original 2020 penalty was preceded by a Director’s Determination issued by Ecology in December 2019, concluding Energy was in violation of data access requirements, after years of negotiations between the agencies.
Both the determination and penalty were appealed to the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board in 2020. The Board issued an order affirming the determination in February 2022, and the penalty was reduced to $540,000 in a May 2022 final decision.
Energy appealed the Board’s decisions. A stay on the case was put in place, and negotiations have been taking place since.
The agencies will continue to work together, as specified in the settlement, to determine which records and data will be added to the repository to fulfill ongoing data requirements.
BACKGROUND:
Energy is legally required to provide Ecology direct access to data as part of the binding Tri-Party Agreement signed by Ecology, Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1989. This agreement governs cleanup of the Hanford Site.
Some of the required data details the extent of contamination in soil and groundwater, how hazardous waste is managed, the status of underground storage tanks, progress made in cleaning up contamination, and other data our compliance team needs for inspections.
The Hanford Site represents one of the most complex environmental cleanups in history.
"Energy is legally required to provide Ecology direct access to data as part of the binding Tri-Party Agreement signed by Ecology, Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1989. This agreement governs cleanup of the Hanford Site."
... and yet,
"The Washington state Department of Ecology will regain direct access to critical federal data about the Hanford Site following a settlement agreement announced today with the U.S. Department of Energy" - after more than FOUR YEARS of no access ....?!
How is this NOT par for the course, when voices raised, actions taken, and votes secured by state, federal and popular protest to stop shipping waste to Hanford were simply ignored and violated - and finally, when adjustments were made to designate the site for long term storage, again and again, safety standards have been overlooked and plans implemented without oversight - decisions made without due process - justifications as shallow as an open pit offered to allow this travesty to grow ... do you know that lethal high level radioactive waste can be declassified to low level waste simply by putting it into the dirt ...?
The Hanford Advisory Board was created to inform and involve stakeholders and the public more directly in Hanford Site cleanup decisions. The collective advice of board members can influence the outcomes of cleanup and remediation by advising the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) agencies on community and public perspectives. Learn more about the Hanford Site cleanup mission by attending these upcoming meetings.
Sept. 12, 10:25 a.m. – 4 p.m. PT, Hanford Advisory Board Public Involvement Committee Meeting, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Richland, WA 99352
Hanford Advisory Board Public Involvement Committee members will review the Tri-Party Agreement Public Involvement Calendar, participate in planning an upcoming Hanford Dialogue public event and continue efforts to increase public participation.
For more information including how to participate virtually, please see the Hanford events calendar:
Sept. 13, 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. PT, Hanford Advisory Board Budgets and Contracts Committee Meeting, Washington State University Tri-Cities, East Building, Room 208, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354
Learn the Hanford Site fundamentals of prime contracting, budgets and how your tax dollars are used at the Budgets and Contracts Committee meeting. Members will also see how Hanford priorities interconnect during a matrix presentation. Everyone is welcome at this and all other public meetings.
For more information including how to participate virtually, please see the Hanford events calendar:
Sept. 14, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. PT, Hanford Advisory Board Tank Waste Committee Meeting, Washington State University Tri-Cities, Consolidated Information Center, Room 120, 2770 University Drive, Richland, WA 99354
Hanford Advisory Board Tank Waste Committee members will receive the latest information on the Effluent Treatment Facility, interim surface barriers and hot commissioning.
For more information including how to participate virtually, please see the Hanford events calendar:
Applications are being accepted for several vacant seats on the board. The vacant seats are for members that represent the public-at-large and organizations from communities near the Hanford Site. Applications for membership can found online:
This is a message from the U.S. Department of Energy
Advance Notice of Upcoming Public Outreach on the Hanford Site 5-Year Plan
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to engage the public on the updated Hanford Site 5-Year Plan, which outlines cleanup work planned to be completed or initiated during fiscal years 2024 to 2028.
Hanford is focused on achieving safe cleanup every day by delivering on environmental remediation and treating tank waste.
The DOE is committed to providing updates on current Hanford Site progress and planned activities that are consistent with milestones in the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) and deadlines in the Consent Decree.
The TPA (established with the state of Washington and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and Consent Decree (established with the state of Washington) provides the legal framework and schedule for long-term cleanup activities, while DOE updates the Hanford Site 5‑Year Plan annually to reflect current progress and ongoing integrated planning for future work activities.
A 30-day public feedback period is expected to begin in early October, with a public meeting planned in late October.
More information, including the updated Hanford Site 5-Year Plan, will soon be posted to the Hanford events calendar.
Este es un mensaje del Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos
Aviso anticipado de la próxima divulgación pública sobre el Plan de 5 Años de Hanford
El Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos (DOE) planea involucrar al público en el Plan actualizado de 5 años del sitio de Hanford, que describe el trabajo de limpieza planificado para completarse o iniciarse durante los años fiscales 2024 a 2028.
Hanford se centra en lograr una limpieza segura todos los días mediante la remediación ambiental y el tratamiento de los desechos de los tanques.
El DOE se compromete a proporcionar actualizaciones sobre el progreso actual del sitio de Hanford y las actividades planificadas que sean consistentes con los hitos en el Acuerdo Tripartito (TPA) y los plazos en el Decreto de Consentimiento.
El TPA (establecido con el estado de Washington y la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos) y el Decreto de Consentimiento (establecido con el estado de Washington) proporcionan el marco legal y el cronograma para las actividades de limpieza a largo plazo, mientras que el DOE actualiza anualmente el Plan de 5 Años para reflejar el progreso actual y la planificación integrada en curso para futuras actividades de trabajo.
Se espera que un período de retroalimentación pública de 30 días comience a principios de octubre con una reunión pública planificada a finales de octubre.
Pronto se publicará más información, incluido el plan quinquenal del sitio de Hanford actualizado, en el sitio web Hanford.
9/5/2023
Applicants sought to serve on Hanford Advisory Board
This is a joint announcement from the Washington State Department of Ecology, U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
RICHLAND, Wash. – The Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) is seeking new members to advise federal and state agencies on the ongoing cleanup of the Hanford Site in southeast Washington.
The Tri-Party Agreement agencies — the U.S. Department of Energy (Energy), Washington State Department of Ecology, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — are accepting applications from Sept. 5 – Oct. 31 for several vacant seats on the board. The vacant seats are for members that represent the public-at-large, and organizations from communities near the Hanford Site and the region.
"We’re looking for new board members who are interested in or have a stake in the nuclear cleanup at Hanford,” said Susan Coleman, chair of the HAB. “A diversity of voices and perspectives will help shape advice and recommendations on Hanford cleanup that we provide to the Tri-Party Agreement agencies."
The HAB is a nonpartisan representative body that strives to have board members that represent a broad and balanced mix of diverse interests affected by Hanford cleanup issues. As set forth in its charter, the primary mission of the board is to provide informed recommendations and advice to the Tri-Party Agreement agencies on selected major policy issues related to Hanford Site cleanup.
Members are expected to attend quarterly full board meetings and have the option to join topic-specific committees that also meet on a quarterly basis. HAB members are not paid, but do receive reimbursement for travel expenses while attending meetings.
The Hanford Site produced more than 70 tons of plutonium from World War II through the Cold War. When plutonium production ceased in 1989, the site’s mission shifted to cleaning up the chemical and radioactive waste left behind.
Energy is the federal agency responsible for Hanford and its cleanup. Ecology and the EPA are the regulators overseeing Energy’s cleanup under the Tri-Party Agreement, a judicial Consent Decree, and various permits.
Since 1994, the HAB has passed 314 pieces of advice to the Tri-Party Agencies.
https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab/AdviceandResponses?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Applications for membership and more information about the HAB can be found on Energy's website.
https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Apply by Oct. 31, 2023. Application instructions are on the application form.
If you or an organization you're a part of are interested in serving on the HAB and have further questions, please reach out to any of the contacts below.
U.S. Department of Energy Geoff Tyree Hanford Office of Communications Geoffrey.Tyree@rl.doe.gov / 509-308-4287
Washington Department of Ecology Ryan Miller Communications Manager Ryan.Miller@ecy.wa.gov / 509-537-2228
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Roberto Armijo Remedial Project Manager Armijo.Roberto@epa.gov / 509-376-3749
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Here's and interesting twist ...:
From Robert B. Hubbell's Substack site - (9/2/2023)
https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/impeach-ready-aim!
Judge Ho takes control of nuclear safety in the US.
"You may remember that federal court of appeals judge James Ho recently filed a concurring opinion in which he described the “aesthetic injury” caused by abortion to doctors who are denied the experience of delivering babies. That same judge issued a decision in which three judges on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals essentially appointed themselves the arbiters of the disposal of nuclear waste in the US."
See Vox, Texas v. NRC: America’s Trumpiest court just put itself in charge of nuclear safety.
https://www.vox.com/2023/8/29/23849054/supreme-court-nuclear-safety-fifth-circuit-james-ho-radioactive-texas-commission
"Per Vox,
"Judge James Ho is not a nuclear scientist, an expert in energy policy, an atomic engineer, or anyone else with any specialized knowledge whatsoever on how to store and dispose of nuclear waste.
"Nevertheless, Ho and two of his far-right colleagues on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit just put themselves in charge of much of America’s nuclear safety regime — invalidating the power of actual nuclear policy regulators to decide how to deal with nuclear waste in the process."
"Judge Ho’s opinion is a dumpster fire of anti-regulatory broadsides on “the administrative state.” Judge Ho (and his fellow Federalist Society judges) may hate the administrative state, but the US will soon have 200,000 metric tons of nuclear waste on its hands. Congress has ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine how and where nuclear waste should be stored. Under Judge Ho’s decision, a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit gets to make those decisions.
"While disposing of nuclear waste is no one’s favorite topic, it is one that should be left to scientists and engineers whose charge is to protect public health and safety. While much of Judge Ho’s decision is nonsense, two paragraphs invoke the “major questions doctrine,” in which the reactionary majority on the Supreme Court granted itself the right to overrule congressional judgments delegating regulatory authority to federal agencies.
"The Supreme Court’s reactionary majority may soon find itself struggling with the question of where to store 200,000 tons of nuclear waste if it rejects the judgments of the NRC and EPA. Is that a decision we should leave up to Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito?
I vote no!!"
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Also, see:
From Ian Millhiser at Vox.com:
The edgelord of the federal judiciary
"Imagine a Breitbart comments forum come to life and given immense power over innocent people. That’s Judge James Ho."
https://www.vox.com/scotus/23841718/edgelord-federal-judiciary-james-ho-fifth-circuit-abortion-guns
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More on Judge James Ho
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-16-2023
(Last 6 paragraphs at end of letter)
9/14/2023
SETTLEMENT REACHED TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CRITICAL HANFORD SITE DATA
RICHLAND — The Washington state Department of Ecology will regain direct access to critical federal data about the Hanford Site following a settlement agreement announced today with the U.S. Department of Energy.
This brings to conclusion the $1.065 million penalty Ecology issued to Energy in 2020 for restricting the state’s legally mandated direct access to important facility data, impairing Ecology’s ability to maintain regulatory oversight.
“Our job is to protect the people and environment in Washington. In order to do our job, we need access to basic documents the U.S. Department of Energy is required to provide,” said Ecology Director Laura Watson. “We’re pleased to reach agreement with Energy on a solution that gets us what we need.”
The settlement comes more than four years after Energy first missed its Tri-Party Agreement deadline to meet Ecology’s information requirements, following numerous milestone extensions by Ecology.
Ecology had been able to successfully work with Energy on data access for more than 20 years prior to this missed milestone.
As part of the settlement, Energy is required to create a repository for Ecology to access Tri-Party Agreement-relevant documents, which are needed for compliance inspections. In addition, Energy will invest a reduced penalty of $540,000 in two environmental restoration projects at the Hanford Site.
The original 2020 penalty was preceded by a Director’s Determination issued by Ecology in December 2019, concluding Energy was in violation of data access requirements, after years of negotiations between the agencies.
Both the determination and penalty were appealed to the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board in 2020. The Board issued an order affirming the determination in February 2022, and the penalty was reduced to $540,000 in a May 2022 final decision.
Energy appealed the Board’s decisions. A stay on the case was put in place, and negotiations have been taking place since.
The agencies will continue to work together, as specified in the settlement, to determine which records and data will be added to the repository to fulfill ongoing data requirements.
BACKGROUND:
Energy is legally required to provide Ecology direct access to data as part of the binding Tri-Party Agreement signed by Ecology, Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1989. This agreement governs cleanup of the Hanford Site.
Some of the required data details the extent of contamination in soil and groundwater, how hazardous waste is managed, the status of underground storage tanks, progress made in cleaning up contamination, and other data our compliance team needs for inspections.
The Hanford Site represents one of the most complex environmental cleanups in history.
Learn more about Hanford on Ecology’s website
https://ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/news
https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WAECY/subscriber/new
https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Who-we-are/News/Email-lists
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CONTACT:
Annagrisel Alvarez
Communications
Annagrisel.Alvarez@ecy.wa.gov
509-392-2648
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... well, I never ...!!
"Energy is legally required to provide Ecology direct access to data as part of the binding Tri-Party Agreement signed by Ecology, Energy, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1989. This agreement governs cleanup of the Hanford Site."
... and yet,
"The Washington state Department of Ecology will regain direct access to critical federal data about the Hanford Site following a settlement agreement announced today with the U.S. Department of Energy" - after more than FOUR YEARS of no access ....?!
How is this NOT par for the course, when voices raised, actions taken, and votes secured by state, federal and popular protest to stop shipping waste to Hanford were simply ignored and violated - and finally, when adjustments were made to designate the site for long term storage, again and again, safety standards have been overlooked and plans implemented without oversight - decisions made without due process - justifications as shallow as an open pit offered to allow this travesty to grow ... do you know that lethal high level radioactive waste can be declassified to low level waste simply by putting it into the dirt ...?
How is this N.O.T. par for the course ...?
9/8/2023
Hanford Advisory Board meetings
The Hanford Advisory Board was created to inform and involve stakeholders and the public more directly in Hanford Site cleanup decisions. The collective advice of board members can influence the outcomes of cleanup and remediation by advising the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) agencies on community and public perspectives. Learn more about the Hanford Site cleanup mission by attending these upcoming meetings.
Sept. 12, 10:25 a.m. – 4 p.m. PT, Hanford Advisory Board Public Involvement Committee Meeting, Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Drive, Richland, WA 99352
Hanford Advisory Board Public Involvement Committee members will review the Tri-Party Agreement Public Involvement Calendar, participate in planning an upcoming Hanford Dialogue public event and continue efforts to increase public participation.
For more information including how to participate virtually, please see the Hanford events calendar:
https://www.hanford.gov/pageAction.cfm/calendar?cYear=06%2F01%2F2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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Sept. 13, 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. PT, Hanford Advisory Board Budgets and Contracts Committee Meeting, Washington State University Tri-Cities, East Building, Room 208, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354
Learn the Hanford Site fundamentals of prime contracting, budgets and how your tax dollars are used at the Budgets and Contracts Committee meeting. Members will also see how Hanford priorities interconnect during a matrix presentation. Everyone is welcome at this and all other public meetings.
For more information including how to participate virtually, please see the Hanford events calendar:
https://www.hanford.gov/pageAction.cfm/calendar?cYear=06%2F01%2F2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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Sept. 14, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. PT, Hanford Advisory Board Tank Waste Committee Meeting, Washington State University Tri-Cities, Consolidated Information Center, Room 120, 2770 University Drive, Richland, WA 99354
Hanford Advisory Board Tank Waste Committee members will receive the latest information on the Effluent Treatment Facility, interim surface barriers and hot commissioning.
For more information including how to participate virtually, please see the Hanford events calendar:
https://www.hanford.gov/pageAction.cfm/calendar?cYear=06%2F01%2F2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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Apply to Serve on the Hanford Advisory Board
Applications are being accepted for several vacant seats on the board. The vacant seats are for members that represent the public-at-large and organizations from communities near the Hanford Site. Applications for membership can found online:
https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/hab?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Instructions are on the application form. Apply by Oct. 31, 2023.
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Open Washington State Department of Ecology Public Involvement Opportunities:
• 23 – Sept. 22: State Waste Discharge Permit Renewal ST0004511 Miscellaneous Streams public comment period
• 1 – Sept. 15: 15-day internet posting for Approval Order DE05NWP-004, Revision 1
For more information on other Hanford Site activities, please visit:
The events calendar:
https://www.hanford.gov/pageAction.cfm/calendar?cYear=06%2F01%2F2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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The public involvement opportunities webpage:
https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/Outreach/PublicCommentOpportunities?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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and Ecology’s public comment period webpage:
https://ecology.wa.gov/Waste-Toxics/Nuclear-waste/Public-comment-periods
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Washington Department of Ecology
https://ecology.wa.gov
300 Desmond Drive SE
Lacey, WA 98503
CONTACT:
Department of Ecology
Daina McFadden
hanford@ecy.wa.gov
509-372-7950
9/5/2023
This is a message from the U.S. Department of Energy
Advance Notice of Upcoming Public Outreach on the Hanford Site 5-Year Plan
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to engage the public on the updated Hanford Site 5-Year Plan, which outlines cleanup work planned to be completed or initiated during fiscal years 2024 to 2028.
Hanford is focused on achieving safe cleanup every day by delivering on environmental remediation and treating tank waste.
The DOE is committed to providing updates on current Hanford Site progress and planned activities that are consistent with milestones in the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) and deadlines in the Consent Decree.
The TPA (established with the state of Washington and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and Consent Decree (established with the state of Washington) provides the legal framework and schedule for long-term cleanup activities, while DOE updates the Hanford Site 5‑Year Plan annually to reflect current progress and ongoing integrated planning for future work activities.
A 30-day public feedback period is expected to begin in early October, with a public meeting planned in late October.
More information, including the updated Hanford Site 5-Year Plan, will soon be posted to the Hanford events calendar.
https://www.hanford.gov/pageAction.cfm/calendar?cYear=10%2F01%2F2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
Questions? Please contact Jennifer Colborn, DOE, at Jennifer.Colborn@rl.doe.gov.
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En Espanol
Este es un mensaje del Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos
Aviso anticipado de la próxima divulgación pública sobre el Plan de 5 Años de Hanford
El Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos (DOE) planea involucrar al público en el Plan actualizado de 5 años del sitio de Hanford, que describe el trabajo de limpieza planificado para completarse o iniciarse durante los años fiscales 2024 a 2028.
Hanford se centra en lograr una limpieza segura todos los días mediante la remediación ambiental y el tratamiento de los desechos de los tanques.
El DOE se compromete a proporcionar actualizaciones sobre el progreso actual del sitio de Hanford y las actividades planificadas que sean consistentes con los hitos en el Acuerdo Tripartito (TPA) y los plazos en el Decreto de Consentimiento.
El TPA (establecido con el estado de Washington y la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos) y el Decreto de Consentimiento (establecido con el estado de Washington) proporcionan el marco legal y el cronograma para las actividades de limpieza a largo plazo, mientras que el DOE actualiza anualmente el Plan de 5 Años para reflejar el progreso actual y la planificación integrada en curso para futuras actividades de trabajo.
Se espera que un período de retroalimentación pública de 30 días comience a principios de octubre con una reunión pública planificada a finales de octubre.
Pronto se publicará más información, incluido el plan quinquenal del sitio de Hanford actualizado, en el sitio web Hanford.
https://www.hanford.gov/pageAction.cfm/calendar?cYear=10%2F01%2F2023&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
¿Tiene preguntas? Please contact Jennifer Colborn, DOE, at Jennifer.Colborn@rl.doe.gov.