March 16, 2006

Issued to Bechtel National Inc., related to Multiple Deficiencies at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Site

On March 16, 2006, the U.S. Department issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (EA-2006-03) to Bechtel National, Inc. for violations of 10 C.F.R. 830 related to (1) inconsistencies between design documents and the authorization basis, (2) deficiencies in black cell vessel nondestructive evaluation requirements, (3) quality level inconsistencies, and (4) structural steel design deficiencies at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant.