**Hanford Site Public Involvement Activities**

**January 31, 2007**

**[Purpose]{.underline}**

A key goal of public involvement is to obtain stakeholder perspectives
on issues affecting the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA) and to facilitate
broad-based participation in the Hanford Site decision-making process.
The TPA Agencies, U.S. Department of Energy's (USDOE) Richland
Operations Office and Office of River Protection, U.S Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington State Department of Ecology
(Ecology), believe public involvement is essential to the success of
Hanford Site cleanup.

The purpose of the Hanford Site Public Involvement Activities document
is to provide on a quarterly basis an overview of anticipated public
involvement opportunities for the coming months. It identifies the
current forums and emerging opportunities to inform and involve
stakeholders and the public. Stakeholders are described as individuals
who see themselves affected by and/or have an interest in issues. They
commit time and energy to participate in decisions. Hanford stakeholders
include: local governments, local and regional businesses, Hanford
workforce, local and regional environmental interests, local and
regional public health organizations. The general public is comprised of
those individuals who are aware of but may choose not to be involved in
decisions. It is the responsibility of the agencies to provide the
public with meaningful information on upcoming decisions so they can
choose whether or not to become involved in Hanford decisions.

**[Hanford Site Public Meetings/Forums]{.underline}**

**Hanford Site Public Meetings/Forums**

The Tri-Party Agencies will conduct a series of regional public
meetings/forums throughout CY 2007. Agency leadership from the U.S.
Department of Energy's two Hanford field offices, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region 10 office and the Washington State Department
of Ecology will meet with interested groups and the public throughout
the region to discuss the current status of Hanford cleanup activities
and the challenges for the future.

*[Public Involvement/Outreach Activities:]{.underline}*

TRIDEC Economic Outlook Forum January 24, 2007

Port of Benton - 300 Area Status Briefing February 14, 2007

Hanford Retirees Association - Status of the Hanford Cleanup February
15, 2007

Contacts: Karen Lutz, USDOE Richland Operations Office, (509) 376-4766;
Erik Olds, USDOE Office of River Protection, (509) 372-0656; Dennis
Faulk, EPA, (509) 376-8631; Nolan Curtis, Ecology, (509) 372-7954.

**Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement**

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)  announced in the Federal
Register February 2, 2006 its intent to prepare the *Tank Closure and
Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Site,
Richland, Washington* (TC & WM EIS). 

 

In addition to the analysis of alternatives that is currently being
conducted for the preparation of the *EIS for Retrieval, Treatment and
Disposal of Tank Waste and Closure of the Single-Shell Tanks at the
Hanford Site, Richland, Washington* (TC EIS), the TC & WM EIS will also
address concerns regarding the analyses of Hanford's solid waste
management operations conducted for the *Final Hanford Site Solid
(Radioactive and Hazardous) Waste Program EIS, Richland, Washington*
(HSW EIS). These concerns were the subject of a recent Settlement
Agreement among DOE, the Washington State Department of Ecology
(Ecology), and the State of Washington Attorney General's office.

To implement the Settlement Agreement, the TC & WM EIS will provide a
single, integrated analysis of groundwater at Hanford for all waste
types addressed in the HSW EIS and the TC EIS. In order to provide an
integrated presentation of currently foreseeable activities related to
waste management and cleanup at Hanford, DOE plans to include the
ongoing *Fast Flux Test Facility Decommissioning EIS* (FFTF EIS) in the
scope of the new TC & WM EIS. A scoping comment period was held from
February 2 - April 10, 2006.

*[Public Involvement Activities:]{.underline}*

The Model Technical Review Group (MTRG) is providing guidance to Science
Application International Corporation on the development of the
groundwater model. 

February 5, 2007

 The Model Technical Review Group (MTRG) a meeting on **Model
Calibration**  

  

February 8, 2007

 The Model Technical Review Group (MTRG) a closeout meeting on **Model
Calibration** 

February 15, 2007

Alternatives and Cumulative Analysis Workshop

 

March 26, 2007

 The Model Technical Review Group (MTRG) a meeting on **Field Data
Comparison** 

 

March 29, 2007

 The Model Technical Review Group (MTRG) a closeout meeting on **Field
Data Comparison**  

April 16, 2007

Vadose Zone and Groundwater workshop including stakeholder concerns

 April 30, 2007

 ** **The MTRG will hold a meeting on **Model Sensitivity ** 

 

May 3, 2007

 The Model Technical Review Group (MTRG) a closeout meeting on **Field
Data Comparison**   

Meeting logistics are available at:
[*http://www.hanford.gov/public/calendar/*](http://www.hanford.gov/public/calendar/)

 

Contact: Mary Beth Burandt, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of River
Protection, (509) 373-9160

**Budget Workshop/Regional Forums for FY 2009 Hanford Budget Process**

The Tri-Party Agreement agencies will seek public input and values for
consideration into the development of the FY 2009 Budget submittal to
DOE HQ.

*[Public Involvement Activities:]{.underline}*

Richland Budget Workshop Spring 2007

Contacts: Karen Lutz, USDOE Richland Operations Office, (509) 376-4766;
Erik Olds, USDOE Office of River Protection (509) 372-0656; Dennis
Faulk, EPA, (509) 376-8631; Nolan Curtis, Ecology, (509) 372-7954.

***[Ongoing Activities]{.underline}***

**Monthly Groundwater Remediation Open Meetings**

Groundwater Remediation Project Monthly Open Meetings are held in the
Fluor Building, 1200 Jadwin Ave., Richland, WA, First Floor Conf. Room;
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Badging is not required for the location of
this meeting.

*[Public Involvement Activities:]{.underline}*

Meetings are held the third Thursday of every month

*Contact:* Barbara Howard, Fluor Hanford Groundwater Remediation
Project, (509) 373-3871.

**Upcoming Activities**

-   **100 Area and 300 Area Component of the River Corridor Baseline
    Risk Assessment** *The Department of Energy (DOE) Richland
    Operations Office and Washington Closure Hanford will hold workshops
    for the 100 and 300 Area Component of the River Corridor Baseline
    Risk Assessment (RCBRA).  The objective of the RCBRA is to assess
    the risk to human and ecological receptors using the river corridor.
    The purpose of these workshops is to solicit input, maintain an
    active dialog on the risk assessment approaches and seek ways to
    share project data with interested participants during the
    development of the risk assessment. *

*[Public Involvement Activities]{.underline}*\
Workshops: Nature and extent of contamination and other data questions
March 21, 2007

Draft results and other data analysis questions. May 16, 2007

Meeting logistics are available at:
[*http://www.hanford.gov/public/calendar/*](http://www.hanford.gov/public/calendar/)

        Contact:  Karen Lutz, US Department of Energy, Richland
Operations Office, (509) 376-4766

-   **Workshop on an Integrated Approach to Address One Area of
    Groundwater and Vadose Contamination** **-- 200-ZP-1 Operable Unit
    is a groundwater operable unit, and 200-PW-1 is a vadose zone
    operable unit*.***

*Contamination found in soils and vadose zone (operable
unit 200-PW-1/3/6) is a major contributor to groundwater
contamination found in* *operable unit, 200-ZP-1.   These operable units
are located on the Central Plateau in the middle of the Hanford Site. 
Cleanup investigation studies of these two operable units are being
integrated to ensure that the cleanup actions in the vadose zone are
coordinated with those in the groundwater.* *The workshop to discuss two
feasibility studies under development that will address proposed cleanup
actions of these operable units will be held in the Consolidated
Information Center -- WSU-TC, 2770 University Drive, Room 214, Richland,
WA.*

*[Public Involvement Activities:]{.underline}*

Workshop: February 7 (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

February 8 (8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)

Contact:  Karen Lutz, US Department of Energy, Richland Operations
Office, (509) 376-4766

-   **Groundwater Science and Technology Needs Workshop**

*DOE-RL is planning a workshop to discuss and solicit suggestions on
potential groundwater technologies. The goal is to develop with workshop
participants a prioritized list of science and technologies needs and*

*projects to meet those needs.*

*[Public Involvement Activities:]{.underline}*

Workshop March 27, 2007

Contact:  Karen Lutz, US Department of Energy, Richland Operations
Office, (509) 376-4766

-   **222-S Dangerous and Mixed Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
    Unit** *The Department of Ecology is preparing a draft permit for
    the waste management areas of the 222-S Laboratory.  Just south of
    the REDOX canyon building on the south end of Hanford's 200 West
    Area, the laboratory began operations in 1951. The lab's new name is
    222-S Dangerous and Mixed Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
    Unit. This name reflects the fact that only part of the lab is
    subject to permitting.  *

*[Public Involvement Activities]{.underline}*\
        Comment Period: Spring 2007

Contact: Madeleine Brown, Washington State Department of Ecology, (509)
372-7936

-   **Integrated Disposal Facility Custodial Care permit modification**

> *The Department of Ecology is preparing a change to the permit for the
> Integrated Disposal Facility. The changes will remove permit
> conditions that apply to an active facility and add a condition that
> applies to an inactive facility. This change is to make the permit
> reflect the fact that the facility has not received any waste yet so
> is not "active."*

*[Public Involvement Activities]{.underline}*\
        Comment Period: Spring 2007

Contact: Madeleine Brown, Washington State Department of Ecology, (509)
372-7936

-   **Hanford 100B Export Water Enhancements**

> DOE's Richland Operations Office plans to apply for an air permit for
> Project L-626, *100B Export Water Enhancements*. They want to replace
> existing diesel engines with three emergency backup diesel engines to
> pump water from the Columbia River and out of an existing reservoir
> for potable, process, and fire water. The project will include engine
> replacement, fuel storage, and installation of approximately 2,000
> feet of water pipeline.

*[Public Involvement Activities]{.underline}*\
        Comment Period: Spring 2007

Contact: Madeleine Brown, Washington State Department of Ecology, (509)
372-7936

-   **Groundwater Project Management Plan (PMP)**

> *The Groundwater PMP will be issued in the Spring/Summer timeframe.
> This document describes the consolidation of groundwater modeling
> across the Hanford Site, the coordination of the groundwater and
> vadose zone activities under the Groundwater Remediation Project, and
> the integration of the groundwater, vadose zone, and source area
> cleanup decisions The objective of the document is to provide
> information on DOE's commitment to centralize and strengthen the
> responsibility for groundwater and vadose zone cleanup under the RL
> Groundwater Remediation Project. .*

*[Public Involvement Activities:]{.underline}*

Consultation with Tribes and feedback from ODOE and HAB on Draft Report

Contact:  Karen Lutz, US Department of Energy, Richland Operations
Office, (509) 376-4766

-   **RCRA Sitewide Permit**

*The Washington State Department of Ecology is preparing to submit
revision 9 of the sitewide permit for public review.*

*This is the overarching RCRA permit under which Hanford operates its
treatment, storage, and disposal activities for dangerous wastes. The
comment period will be 60 days to allow public review of the extensive
changes to this very substantial permit. Hanford's sitewide permit
consists of the main body and*

*completed unit-specific portions. The new revision contains all changes
in the past ten years. It also brings all regulation requirements up to
date.*

*[Public Involvement Activities]{.underline}*\
        Comment Period: Summer 2007

Contact*:* Madeleine Brown, Washington State Department of Ecology,
(509) 372-7936

-   **Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility (WESF) Permit**

*The Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility stores capsules of cesium
chloride and strontium fluoride salts that were removed from Hanford
tank wastes. WESF has operated since 1974 and began mixed waste
activities in 1997. The Washington State Department of Ecology will seek
public comment on a draft permit modification to add WESF to the
site-wide permit.*

*[Public Involvement Activities]{.underline}*\
        Comment Period: TBD

*Contact: Ginger Wireman, Washington State Department of Ecology, (509)
372-7935*

-   **Plutonium Finishing Plant Sub-grade Structures Engineering
    Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA)**

*This Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) supports the CERCLA
removal action activities for the contaminated Plutonium Finishing Plant
sub-grade structures (i.e., building slabs, vaults, pipe tunnels, duct
work and diversion boxes) and installations (i.e., buried pipelines,
French drains, injections wells and unknown releases).*

*[Public Involvement Activities:]{.underline}*

Public Comment Period TBD

Contact:  Karen Lutz, US Department of Energy, Richland Operations
Office, (509) 376-4766

***[Completed Activities]{.underline}***

**Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) Five-Year Review**

Public Comment Period: May 8 -- June 15, 2006

Public Forums/Meetings

Workshop December 7, 2005.

Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board March 29, 2006

Hanford Advisory Board RAP Committee Meeting May 10, 2006

Portland, Oregon May 23, 2006

Hood River, Oregon May 24, 2006

Final report issued November 2006

**Hanford State of the Site Meetings**

Public Meetings

Kennewick, WA     October 17, 2006          

Seattle, WA  October 18, 2006

Hood River, OR November 1, 2006             

Spokane, WA      November 14, 2006      

**Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant 2+2 Melter Configuration
Permit Modification**

Public Comment Period: October 9 - January 5, 2007 Public Hearing
November 9, 2006

**Proposed Tri-Party Agreement Changes to the 200 Area Non-Tank Farm
Waste Site and Groundwater Remediation Milestones (M-15)**

Public Comment Period: October 23 -- December 7, 2006

**100 Area and 300 Area Component of the River Corridor Baseline Risk
Assessment**\
Workshops: Data summary September 20, 2006 Human health and ecological
risk assessment methodology (data) October 18, 2006 Data teleconference
November 15, 2006 Methodology teleconference December 14, 2006