Compiled and Edited by
R.W. Hanf
G. P.
O'Connor
R.L. Dirkes
This report was prepared by personnel from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc. and its subcontractors and enterprise companies, Bechtel Hanford, Inc., and MACTEC-ERS for the U.S. Department of Energy.
This document summarizes the 420-page Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1996. The Hanford Site environmental report is prepared annually to summarize environmental data and information, describe environmental management performance, demonstrate the status of compliance with environmental regulations, and highlight major environmental programs and efforts. The report is written to meet reporting requirements and guidelines of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and to meet the needs of the public.
The summary document is designed to briefly
This summary document has been written with a minimum of technical terminology. Readers interested in more detailed information can consult the 1996 report or the technical documents cited and listed in that report.
Inquiries about this document or comments and suggestions about its content, may be directed to the Department of Energy's Richland Operations Office, Environmental Assurance, Permits and Policy Division, P.O. Box 550, Richland, Washington 99352, or to Mr. Roger Dirkes, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352.
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Copies of this summary document and the 1996 report have been provided to many public libraries in communities around the Hanford Site and to several university libraries in Washington and Oregon. Copies of the 1996 report can be purchased from the National Technical Information Center, Springfield, Virginia 22161 |
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| Compliance | Monitoring Information | Potential Radiation Doses |
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