Mike Cline, director of the Soil and Groundwater Division at Department Of Energy (DOE), Richland Operations will deliver 5th of Hanford Area DOE/WSU Tri-Cities collaborative community lectures.
Wednesday, January 24, 3 – 4 p.m. in the WSU Tri-Cities East Auditorium 266.
The Hanford Site, part of the DOE nuclear weapons complex, encompasses about 580 square miles along the Columbia River in southeastern Washington State.
During World War II and the Cold War period the government built and operated nine nuclear reactors for the production of plutonium and other nuclear materials.
During reactor operations, chemical and radioactive wastes were released into the environment and contaminated the soil and groundwater beneath portions of the Hanford Site. Since 1989, using its authority under CERCLA, DOE has worked to remediate this contamination.
Mr. Cline’s lecture will focus on the current sampling and monitoring program on the Hanford Site along with the groundwater remediation that is being performed. He will also discuss the process for selecting the remedies to be implemented.
Live AMS broadcast has been scheduled in Pullman, Vancouver, Everett, and Spokane. To find the locations, please visit the AMS calendar at: ams.wsu.edu/RequestForm/ EventsCalendar.aspx
For more information please contact Tish.Christman@wsu.edu
