RL and all contractors at the Site utilize this central mail facility. The central mail facility processes all outgoing U.S. Postal Service mail at the end of each day, before pickup by the Tri-Cities U.S. Postal Service Center in Pasco. Mail service includes Registered, Certified, and U.S. Express Mail but does not include commercial overnight carrier mail. Special employee distributions for RL and the Management and Integration contractor are also processed in the Central Mail Facility and for the other Hanford Site contractors on request. Both mailrooms service Hanford Site employees in pickup and delivery of all intraplant and postal mail.
Mail vans move the mail across the Site from one area to another.
Schedules are synchronized to move mail expediently without redundant efforts among contractors. A Site-wide mail stop numbering system is used for RL and all contractors. The system is designed to improve employee productivity and get the mail to its destination more quickly. The central mail facility contains computer terminals or personal computers that access a centralized database of employee information. This system is used to obtain the most current location of any given employee working on the Hanford Site.