Independent Assessment of the 2024 Emergency Management Annual Field Exercise at the Hanford Site
Office of Enterprise Assessments
September 6, 2024
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September 2024,
Independent Assessment of the 2024 Emergency Management Annual Field Exercise at the Hanford Site
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment of the Hanford Site (Hanford) emergency management program during the May 2024 emergency management annual field exercise at the Hanford Site. This assessment evaluated the effectiveness of the Richland Operations Office, the Hanford integrating contractor, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, LLC (HMIS), and the Central Waste Complex operating contractor, Central Plateau Cleanup Company, LLC (CPCCo) in managing and maintaining emergency response organization performance. This assessment evaluated the program and performance against the requirements documented in DOE Order 151.1D, Comprehensive Emergency Management System.