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New Hanford cleanup
only two years away
The K Basins cleanup is
considered a top priority
at the nuclear waste site
The Associated Press
RICHLAND, Wash. — Contrac
tors could begin moving 2,300 tons
of spent nuclear fuel from pools of
radioactive water to a storage site
near the center of Hanford nuclear
reservation by November 2000.
The U.S. Department of Energy
and the Environmental Protection
Agency said Sept. 10 they had
reached agreement on key dates
for the K Basins cleanup project,
which is considered a top priority
at Hanford.
The K Basins are two indoor
pools 400 yards from the Colum
bia River.
They are a big concern because
the pools have leaked millions of
gallons of radioactive water over
the years, contaminating ground
water that flows into the river.
They are well past their design
life as fuel cooling basins for the
defunct K Reactors, and there are
worries about earthquake safety.
Hanford’s plan is to remove the
fuel, process and package it and
move it to a huge underground
vault near the center of the 560
square-mile reservation.
Under the proposed deadlines,
fuel removal would begin on Nov.
30, 2000, at K West Basin and a
year later at K East Basin.
Fuel removal would be com
pleted by Dec. 31, 2003, and
cleanup of the basins would be
finished by July 31,2007.
Hanford’s modern-day mission
is cleanup of the accumulated ra
dioactive and hazardous waste
from four decades of plutonium
production for the nation’s nu
clear arsenal.
The agreement also includes
steps to improve contractor perfor
mance on the project, said Randy
Smith, director of EPA's environ
mental cleanup office in Seattle.
Earlier this summer, the federal
government approved a one-year
contract extension for DE&S Han
ford, a subsidiary of nuclear con
struction giant Duke Engineering
of Charlotte, N.C. DE&S Hanford
is working with Fluor Daniel Han
ford Co. on the spent fuel project.
The project was reorganized
this year because of technical de
lays and increasing costs.
Estimated project costs have
gone from $740 million in 1995 to
$1.4 billion, and now the comple
tion date has been pushed back
from the original target of2001.
“There must be continued im
provement in efficiency and effec
tiveness if the K Basin cleanup is
to succeed,” Smith said.
"Today’s agreement does not
solve all the problems, but it does
provide a framework that gives
Energy, EPA and the contractors a
sharper focus on how to get the job
done.”
After a 45-day public comment
period on the K Basins timetable
and other parts of the agreement,
final changes will be made if nec
essary and the plan will become
part of the Tri-Party Agreement
administered by DOE, EPA and
the state Department of Ecology.
The K Basins project was not in
cluded in the 1989 Tri-Party agree
ment — the legal pact that is sup
posed to hold DOE to cleanup
standards and timetables at Han
ford.
When the three parties had dif
ficulty reaching agreement on the
K Basins project, a dispute resolu
tion process was used to break the
impasse.
004143
A weekly gathering of music and message
exploring the issues of your life in a
Christian context.
• Live music from the band “Taken”
• Fun people
• New perspectives on your life
Tuesday nights at 9:00
18th and Potter
Open to all interested in exploring life from a Christian perspective.
• Worship: Central Lutheran Church (ELCA),
18th &r Potter, Sundays, 8:15 &r 10:45 a.m.
Grace Lutheran Church (LC-MS),
18th &r Hilyard, Sundays, 8:30 & 11:00 a m.
• Pastors: John Reutter-Harrah, Ron Barth (Central, 345-0395)
Phil Schoenherr (Grace, 342-4844)
• Counseling available
Back-to School Campus Ministry Barbecue: Food, Live Band
Sunday, Sept 27th, 6:00 - 8:00,18th & University
Lutheran
Campus Ministry
Warmly Welcomes You!