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Hanford cleanup settlement agreement
August 2009

Announcement

• News Release
  (08/11/09) U.S. Department of Energy
• Gov. Gregoire’s statement on Hanford cleanup breakthrough
  (08/11/09) Office of the Governor
• Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski's news release on the settlement
  (08/11/09) Oregon, Office of the Governor

Additional information

• Focus sheet: Hanford cleanup — proposed settlement agreement at a glance
• Legal documents:
  • Terms of settlement agreement
  • State acceptance of agreement
• Archive: Lawsuit background information

Images

• Event photos:
  • Energy Sec. Chu and other officials - from the left: Dan Opalski, EPA Region X Action Deputy Regional Administrator; Sen. Maria Cantwell; Sen. Patty Murray; Energy Secretary Steven Chu; Shirley Olinger, Dept. of Energy Office of River Protection; Attorney General Rob McKenna; Washington Governor Chris Gregoire; Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and acting US Asst. Attorney General John Cruden.
  • Ecology staff with the Governor and Attorney General - Back Row: Annette Carlson, Adam Palomarez, Christy Caldwell, Cheryl Whalen, Rick Bond, Ecology director Jay Manning, Ed Fredenburg, Jeff Lyon, Nolan Curtis, Sharon Braswell. Front Row: Andrea Adams, Dib Goswami, Jane Hedges, Lois Dahmen (standing in front of Jane), Deborah Singleton, Governor Gregoire, Rob McKenna, Mary Sue Wilson, Andy Fitz, Susan Dahl, Dave Becker, Mark Rupp
Click to enlarge images:
Hanford and the Columbia River


Sources of Hanford Contamination (pdf)
• Hanford and the Columbia River
• Sources of Hanford Contamination (pdf)
• Photo of Waste treatment plant (pdf)

Related Links

• Washington State Office of the Attorney General
• Office of the Governor