July 2001

Focused Review of the River Protection Project

This report provides the results of a focused safety review of the River Protection Project at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Hanford Site.  The review was conducted April through July 2001 by the Office of Environment, Safety and Health Oversight within DOE's Office of Environment, Safety and Health.  The review was initially scheduled at the request of the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management in response to safety concerns raised by a former member of the Hanford Tank Advisory Panel Subcommittee on Safety and Health.  The primary purpose of the review was to evaluate DOE and contractor line management implementation of integrated safety management.