2015 HANFORD LIFECYCLE SCOPE, SCHEDULE AND COST REPORT

For Immediate Release: February 24, 2015

2015 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule and Cost Report Available   The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Richland Operations Office (RL) and the Office of River Protection (ORP) have released the 2015 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule and Cost Report (Lifecycle Report). The Lifecycle Report is a milestone requirement (M-036-01) under the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order, also known as the Tri-Party Agreement (TPA). The Lifecycle Report reflects the cleanup work that must be completed by both of the DOE Environmental Management Project offices (RL and ORP) under the TPA and other environmental obligations. The 2015 Hanford Lifecycle Report is available at www.hanford.gov on the rotating banner. The Lifecycle Report information reflects scope, schedule and cost status that is current as of August 31, 2014, and the costs shown have been escalated for inflation by DOE. Each year DOE will collect public feedback on the report. All feedback on the report needs to be submitted in writing by April 30, 2015 to: Stephen Korenkiewicz, Lifecycle Report Project Manager U.S. Department of Energy – Richland Operations Office P.O. Box 550, Mailstop A5-16 Richland, WA 99352 The Department of Energy’s Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL) manages the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington. Along with the DOE Office of River Protection (ORP), DOE-RL is responsible for the federal government’s cleanup of the legacy of more than 40 years of plutonium production at Hanford for the nation’s defense. Except for the tank waste mission managed by ORP, DOE-RL is responsible for cleanup of all remaining Hanford waste streams and is currently focused on cleaning out and demolishing the high-hazard Plutonium Finishing Plant, excavating and disposing of contaminated soil and solid waste, treating contaminated groundwater, moving radioactive sludge out of the K West Basin and away from the Columbia River, and configuring Hanford Site infrastructure for the future. The office oversees Hanford Site work that is conducted by a federal and contractor workforce of approximately 4,300 personnel. Visit www.hanford.gov.