Open AccessRichland Environmental Restoration Project management action process document
Publication year - 1996
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/269015
Subject(s) - hanford site , nuclear decommissioning , radioactive waste , environmental restoration , savannah river site , waste management , remedial action , context (archaeology) , environmental remediation , environmental science , underground storage tank , spent nuclear fuel , engineering , environmental planning , contamination , ecology , storage tank , archaeology , geography , biology
A critical mission of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is the planning, implementation, and completion of environmental restoration programs at DOE facilities. An integral part of this mission involves the safe and cost-effective environmental restoration of the Hanford Site. For over 40 years the Hanford Site supported United States national defense programs, largely through the production of nuclear materials. One legacy of historical Hanford Site operations is a significant waste inventory of radioactive and/or regulated chemical materials. Releases of these materials have, in some cases, contaminated the Hanford Site environment. The DOE Richland Operations Office (RL) is responsible for protecting human health and the environment from potential Hanford Site environmental hazards by identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks posed by contaminated sites