August 9, 2004

Issued to Fluor Fernald, Inc., related to Respiratory Protection Issues at the Fernald Environmental Management Project

On August 9, 2004, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a Preliminary Notice of Violation (EA-2004-07) to Fluor Fernald Inc. for violations of 10 C.F.R. Parts 830 and 835 relating to programmatic failures involving the use of respiratory protection at the Waste Pit Project at DOE's Fernald site.