Dozens of people from federal and state agencies and Hanford Site contractors recently gathered to celebrate completing the last of 77 environmental permits needed to start treating waste from Hanford’s large underground tanks.
Office of Environmental Management
November 26, 2024
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RICHLAND, Wash. — Dozens of people from federal and state agencies and Hanford Site contractors recently gathered to celebrate completing the last of 77 environmental permits needed to start treating waste from Hanford’s large underground tanks. The achievement is a testament to the teamwork, integration and pride agency and contractor staff have in their commitment to cleaning up the legacy of producing plutonium for more than 40 years. Agencies represented were the Washington State Departments of Ecology and Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Hanford Field Office (HFO), along with Hanford Site contractors. HFO personnel pictured from left are Lori Gamache, Bryan Trimberger, Corey Low, Brian Stickney, Mat Irwin, Jason Young, Delmar Noyes, Heather Dale, Stacy Thursby, Kaylin Burnett, Robyn Burt, Stan Branch, Tracy Davisson, Paul Pak, Geoff Tyree, Will Ruane, Mike Demiter, Kyle Parker, Adolfo Perez, Brian Stetter, Tony McKarns, Wes Boyd, Gary Pyles, Richard Valle and Brian Vance.
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