Proposed Tri-Party Agreement Modifications related to:Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order • November 19th, 2020
Contract Type FiledNovember 19th, 2020Your review and comment is requested on proposed changes to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) High-Level Radioactive Waste Tank Interim Stabilization Program. The proposed changes remove the single-shell-tank interim-stabilization program from the scope of the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement or TPA) and replace it with schedules and associated agreements to be filed as a court enforceable “consent decree.” The proposed agreement will accelerate the removal of remaining pumpable liquids from DOE’s single-shell high-level radioactive waste storage tanks and ensure that priority is given to removing pumpable liquids which pose the greatest environmental risk first. Under the proposed changes, a court enforceable legal document called a “consent decree” containing new work schedules and associated agreements will take the place of existing work schedules in the TPA. Outdated TPA work schedules will be deleted. Following consideration of public co