Out of an abundance of caution, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is postponing all public tours of Environmental Management sites through the end of April. DOE understands the value of these public tours in helping to inform the public of the rich history these sites played in national security and nuclear energy research, along with the substantial progress that is continuing to be made in addressing the environmental legacy of those activities. DOE will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as appropriate.
Registration for the 2019 Hanford Site Cleanup Tours is now closed
Updates for the 2020 season will be posted when available
Tour participants must be United States citizens and at least 18 years of age. All tour slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis through an online registration system. There are also a limited number of "walk on" seats available. Please call 509.376.6969 for information.
To request disability accommodation, please contact Coleen Drinkard,coleen_m_drinkard@rl.gov, 509-376-6968, in our external affairs office at least 10 working days prior to the tour. DOE makes every effort to honor disability accommodation requests.
Tour Point of Contact
Coleen Drinkard, Mission Support Alliance 509-376-6968
Registration
The Department of Energy has not yet determined the tour dates for the 2020 Hanford Site Cleanup Tour season. Registration information will
be posted here when available.
Visitor badges are required and will be issued to all visitors the day of the tour. Government issued photo identification is required
for each tour participant, and must be presented prior to visitors receiving their badges. See
Required Forms of Identification for Hanford Site Access for important badging information.
Please read information carefully.
Name(s) provided on the online tour registration must match exactly the name(s) shown on photo ID.
Members of the news media periodically cover Hanford's public tours. If a member of the news media is scheduled to be on your tour,
you will receive advance notice, and you will be given an opportunity to "opt in" or "opt out" of appearing in any photographs or video
footage on the day of your tour.
Note: Hanford Site Cleanup tours are subject to immediate cancellation
any time due to unanticipated circumstances.
In the unlikely event of an emergency the tour bus may be required to remain on the Hanford
Site for longer than scheduled, or the tour may be immediately terminated. Tour participants should be prepared for delays
or an earlier than normal return.
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