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Projects

Ecology’s oversight of the Hanford Project has been organized into five projects:

Environmental Restoration Project

Concerned with the cleanup of soil and water, and protection of environmental resources on and near the Hanford Site.

Tank Waste Storage Project

Concerned with the safe storage of wastes in 28 DSTs (double shell tanks) and 149 SSTs (single shell tanks).

Tank Waste Disposal Project

Concerned with the safe retrieval, treatment, and disposal of DST and SST waste.

Facility Transition Project

Concerned with the safe decontamination and stabilization of Hanford’s major facilities; including, production nuclear reactor and "canyon" processing buildings.

Waste Management Project

Concerned with the permitting and closure of dangerous waste and mixed radioactive/dangerous waste facilities, both on and off the Hanford Site.

 

Additional Nuclear Waste Program Projects:

Commercial Low-Level Radioactive Waste

Protects the health and safety of the citizens of the Northwest Interstate Compact member states and provides the most economical management of low-level radioactive wastes.

US Ecology Agreed Order

The mutual objective of the State of Washington, Department of Ecology and US Ecology Washingotn, Inc. under this Agreed Order is to provide for sitewide investigation and other remedial action at a facility where there has been a release or threatened release of hazardous substances.  The Washington State Department of Ecology believes the actions required by this Order are in the public interest.