In their final session before graduation, Class 27 received an extensive overview of the Hanford Site.

For more than 40 years, reactors located at Hanford produced plutonium for America’s defense program.  

Today, all the facilities and structures that were associated with Hanford’s defense mission must be deactivated, decommissioned, decontaminated, and demolished. That environmental cleanup project is the work currently underway. Participants will hear about the challenges associated with cleaning up this historical site.  Federal, Contractor and Stakeholder representatives will explain their roles at Hanford and their vision for the future.

Thank you to our:

1. Session Sponsor:  Central Plateau Cleanup Company
2. Supporting Sponsor: Washington River Protection Solutions

We would also like to thank the Session Director, Susan Coleman (Class XIX) for guiding the class during an expansive set of panels.  

The Agenda

The session included the following panels and presenters:  

• Welcome message presented by:
  • Jennie Stults, Deputy Project Manager, Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo)
• Hanford Site Tour – presented by:
  • Jenna (Kochenauer) Roberts, (Class XXVI) Senior Communications Specialist, Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS)
  • Mark McKenna, CPCCo
• Departent of Energy Vision – presented by
  • Brian Vance, Manager, Department of Energy Office of River Protection & Richland Operations Office
• Hanford Contractor Leadership Panel - presented by:
  • Josh Eschenberg, President, Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo)
  • Ray Geimer, President, Hanford Laboratory and Integration (Navarro-ATL)
  • Amy Basche (Class XVIII), Chief Operating Officer, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions (HMIS)
  • Wes Bryan, President & Project Manager, Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS)
  • Brian Hartman, SVP & Project Director, Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP)
• Regulatory Leadership and Stakeholder Perspective – presented by:
  • David Einan, Senior, Remedial Project Manager Lead, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Stephanie Schleif, Manager, Nuclear Waste program, Washington State Department of Ecology
  • Laurene Contreras, Manager, Environmental Restoration/Waste Management program, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation
  • Susan Coleman (Class XIX), Chair, Hanford Advisory Board (HAB)
  • David Reeploeg, Executive Director, Hanford Communities