June 5, 2008

Issued to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., related to a Radioactive Waste Spill at the Hanford Site Tank Farms

On June 5, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Health, Safety and Security’s Office of Enforcement issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (NEA-2008-02) to CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc. for violations of 10 C.F.R.  Parts 830 and 835 associated with a spill of approximately 85 gallons of radioactive waste in the vicinity of the S-102 retrieval pump discharge at the Hanford Tank Farm at DOE's Hanford site.