September 15, 2008

Issued to Bechtel National, Inc., related to 10. C.F.R. Part 708 at the Hanford Site

On September 15, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Health, Safety and Security’s Office of Enforcement issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation to Bechtel National , Inc. for regulatory violations associated with an employee retaliation for making nuclear safety-related disclosures at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP) at the Hanford Site.