The Hanford Site Environmental Report is prepared annually pursuant to DOE Order 5400.1 to summarize environmental data that characterize Hanford Site environmental management performance and demonstrate compliance status. The report also highlights significant environmental programs and efforts. More detailed environmental compliance, monitoring, surveillance, and study reports may be of value; therefore, to the extent practical, these additional reports have been referenced in the text.
Although this report was written to meet DOE reporting requirements and guidelines, it was also intended to be useful to members of the public, public officials, regulators, and Hanford Site contractors. The "Helpful Information" section lists acronyms, abbreviations, conversion information, and nomenclature useful for understanding the report.
This year, the report has been issued in both hard copy and electronic formats. As a result, fewer printed copies of the report have been produced. This cost-saving action is in line with other budget reduction efforts currently taking place at many DOE facilities and should have little impact on report availability; a significant number of report users now have access to both citywide and worldwide computer information networks. Hanford workers can access the report over the Hanford Local Area Network, and others will find the report available on the Internet (the address is http://www.pnl.gov/env/env_home.html).
This report is prepared for the Richland Operations Office, Quality, Safety, and Health Programs Division by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory's Office of Health and Environment as part of the Public Safety and Resource Protection Program. Pacific Northwest Laboratory is operated for DOE by Battelle Memorial Institute, a not-for-profit independent contract research institute. Major portions of the report were written by staff from the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (the Site research and development contractor) and Westinghouse Hanford Company (the Site operating and engineering contractor). The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Richland office of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also provided input to selected sections.
Copies of this report have been provided to many libraries in communities around the Hanford Site, and to several university libraries in Washington and Oregon. Copies can also be found at DOE's Hanford Reading Room located on the campus of Washington State University Tri-Cities. Copies of the report can be purchased from the National Technical Information Center, Springfield, Virginia 22161.
Inquiries regarding this report may be directed to the DOE Richland Operations Office, Quality, Safety, and Health Programs Division, P.O. Box 550, Richland, Washington 99352, or to Mr. Roger Dirkes, Pacific Northwest Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352.
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