Public Notice for a RCRA Class 2 Comment Period and Public Meeting to Support Environmental Performance Demonstration Testing on the Melters at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is holding a 60-day public comment period and meeting on a proposed Class 2 permit modification to the Hanford Dangerous Waste Permit. If approved, the modification would allow Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) to conduct environmental performance demonstration tests at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). A temporary authorization request was also submitted with this modification to allow testing in a single melter configuration. The temporary authorization allows the testing to be conducted in tandem with the comment period.
Under the proposed permit change, Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) would conduct tests using each melter separately before conducting dual melter tests. With a temporary authorization approved, BNI can continue work toward the Oct. 15 hot commissioning timeline recently agreed to by the state.
A 60-day public comment period will run Sept. 2 through Nov. 1, 2025. A hybrid public meeting will be held Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. PT, at the Richland Public Library, 955 Northgate Dr., Richland, WA 99352. It will include a presentation on the proposed permit modification. During the hybrid meeting, you can view the presentation, hear the speakers and ask questions. To participate via Microsoft Teams, please follow the instructions below:
Join on your computer or Teams mobile app
http://bit.ly/3HSIZXt
Or call in (audio only)
(509) 931-1284 United States
(833) 633-0875 United States (Toll-free)
Phone Conference ID: 923 301 973#
All comments must be submitted by Nov. 1, in writing, electronically preferred or mail to:
Washington State Department of Ecology
3100 Port of Benton Boulevard
Richland, WA 99354
At the conclusion of the 60-day public comment period, the Washington State Department of Ecology will address public comments and make a final permit decision.
Copies of the proposed plan and supporting documentation will be available online during the public comment period in the Administrative Record https://bit.ly/4oVTYzY. The Hanford Public Information Repository locations are listed at https://bit.ly/45RrkY5.
Materials:
The permittee’s compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the Washington State Department of Ecology contact person.
To learn more about Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant please visit Hanford.gov.
For additional information please contact Dana Cowley, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, at Dana_C_Gribble@rl.gov or (509) 961-5609. For Ecology, please contact Daina McFadden at Hanford@ecy.wa.gov or (509) 372-7950.
If you need disability accommodation, please make contact at least 10 working days prior to the event.
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