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Summary of the Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1997

Compiled and Edited by
R.W. Hanf
G. P. O'Connor
R.L. Dirkes

This report was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, under contract DE-AC06-76RLO 1830, with contributions from Fluor Daniel Hanford, Inc. and its enterprise companies, Bechtel Hanford, Inc., and its subcontractors, and MACTEC-ERS.

This booklet summarizes the Hanford Site Environmental Report for Calendar Year 1997. 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, public officials, regulators, and Hanford Site contractors.

The summary booklet is designed to briefly

This summary booklet has been written with a minimum of technical terminology. Readers interested in more detailed information can consult the 1997 report or the technical documents cited and listed in that report.

Inquiries about this booklet or comments and suggestions about its content, may be directed to Mr. D. C. (Dana) Ward, DOE Richland Operations Office, Environmental Assurance, Permits and Policy Division, P.O. Box 550, Richland, Washington 99352 (dana_c_ward@rl.gov), or to Mr. R. L. (Roger) Dirkes, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352 (rl.dirkes@pnl.gov).

Copies of this summary booklet and the 1997 report have been provided to many public libraries in communities around the Hanford Site and to several university libraries in Washington and Oregon. Copies also can be found at DOE's Public Reading Room located in the Consolidated Information Center, Room 101L, on the campus of Washington State University Tri-Cities. Copies of the 1997 report can be obtained from Mr. R.W. (Bill) Hanf, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352 (bill.hanf@pnl.gov) while supplies last or can be purchased from the National Technical Information Center, U.S. Department of Commerce, 5285 Port Royal Rd., Springfield, Virginia 22161.
The reports can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.hanford.gov/docs/annualrp97/index.htm.

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URL: http://www.hanford.gov/docs/annualrp97/sumindex.htm
Document Number: PNNL-11795-SUM
Document Date: September 1998
Posted: November 1998


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