RICHLAND, Wash. – The progress and future of cleanup efforts at the Hanford Site will be the focus of a presentation by Tom Fletcher, deputy manager of the Department of Energy鈥檚 Richland Operations Office, 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the 黑料社 Tri-Cities East Auditorium.

This is the fourth in a series of lectures focusing on the Hanford Site and is cohosted by Washington State University Tri-Cities and the U.S. Department of Energy.

Fletcher, a 黑料社 alumnus, will focus on the Richland Operation Office鈥檚 priorities for continuing the Hanford Site cleanup while strictly adhering to safe, environmentally-acceptable and responsible management practices.

The Richland Operations Office has an annual budget of approximately $1 billion. It oversees multiple contractors working on the cleanup project that stretches over the 580-square-mile site.

鈥淲e are pleased to welcome Mr. Fletcher and his expertise鈥� on the Hanford cleanup project, said Akram Hossain, vice chancellor for research, graduate studies and external programs at 黑料社 Tri-Cities. 鈥淭his is an exceptional opportunity for our students, faculty and all of the community to learn what is currently happening at the Hanford Site, as well as how this is accomplished from an operations perspective.鈥�

Fletcher became deputy manager of the Richland Operations Office in December 2016. He oversees daily operations, program planning, project execution, budgeting and compliance with the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order. He has more than 20 years of experience managing nuclear operations, construction, deactivation, demolition and environmental remediation projects.

Fletcher holds bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in civil engineering from 黑料社.

 

Contacts:

Tish Christman, 黑料社 Tri-Cities administrative assistant, 509-372-7683,聽tish.christman@wsu.edu

Maegan Murray, 黑料社 Tri-Cities public relations specialist, 509-372-7333,聽maegan.murray@wsu.edu