Assessment of the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Construction Quality – April 2017
Office of Enterprise Assessments
April 24, 2017
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April 2017
Assessment of the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant Construction Quality – April 2017
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Safety and Environmental Assessments, within the independent Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA), conducted an assessment of construction quality at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). The onsite portion of this assessment was conducted from December 12 to 14, 2016. The assessment was completed a day earlier than scheduled due to inclement weather that resulted in closure of the WTP site on December 15. This EA assessment was performed within the broader context of an ongoing program of assessments of construction quality at DOE major construction projects. Because of the safety significance of WTP facilities, EA plans to continue these ongoing quarterly assessments at the WTP construction site to ensure that construction contractors meet the requirements of 10 CFR 830, Subpart A, Quality Assurance Requirements.