Independent Assessment of the Chemical Safety Management Program at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
Office of Enterprise Assessments
September 21, 2023
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September 2023,
Independent Assessment of the Chemical Safety Management Program at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the chemical safety management program (CSMP) implemented by Bechtel National Inc. (BNI) and its subcontractor, Waste Treatment Completion Company LLC (WTCC) at the Hanford Site Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). The development and implementation of the CSMP at WTP was the first Departmental use of the methodology of DOE-STD-1228-2019, Preparation of Documented Safety Analysis for Hazard Category 3 DOE Nuclear Facilities, which moved many chemical safety controls out of the documented safety analysis. EA conducted the onsite portion of this assessment on June 12-15, 2023. The assessment also evaluated the effectiveness of Office of River Protection and Richland Operations Office (together “DOE Hanford”) oversight of CSMP development and initial implementation.