1. U.S. Code
  2. title 50
  3. chapter 42
  4. subchapter IV
  5. part C
  6. § 2622

Collapse to view only § 2622. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms

§ 2621. Safety measures for waste tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
(a) Identification and monitoring of tanks
(b) Action plans
(c) Prohibition
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4441, formerly Pub. L. 101–510, div. C, title XXXI, § 3137, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1833; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4441, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(16), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1767; Pub. L. 113–291, div. C, title XXXI, § 3142(h), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3900.)

CITE AS: 50 USC 2621

§ 2622. Hanford waste tank cleanup program reforms
(a) Establishment of Office of River Protection
(b) Management and responsibilities of Office
(1) The Office shall be headed by a senior official of the Department of Energy, who shall report to the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management.
(2) The head of the Office shall be responsible for managing all aspects of the River Protection Project, Richland, Washington, including Hanford Tank Farm operations and the Waste Treatment Plant.
(3)
(A) The Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management shall delegate in writing responsibility for the management of the River Protection Project, Richland, Washington, to the head of the Office.
(B) Such delegation shall include, at a minimum, authorities for contracting, financial management, safety, and general program management that are equivalent to the authorities of managers of other operations offices of the Department of Energy.
(C) The head of the Office shall, to the maximum extent possible, coordinate all activities of the Office with the manager of the Richland Operations Office of the Department of Energy.
(c) Department responsibilities
(d) Notification
(e) Termination
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4442, formerly Pub. L. 105–261, div. C, title XXXI, § 3139, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2250; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(b)–(d)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–463; Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3135, Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1368; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4442, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(17), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1767; Pub. L. 112–81, div. C, title XXXI, § 3113, Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1709; Pub. L. 113–66, div. C, title XXXI, § 3146(e)(13), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1078; Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXI, § 3118, Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2292.)

CITE AS: 50 USC 2622

§ 2623. River Protection Project

The tank waste remediation system environmental project, Richland, Washington, including all programs relating to the retrieval and treatment of tank waste at the site at Hanford, Washington, under the management of the Office of River Protection, shall be known and designated as the “River Protection Project”. Any reference to that project in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the River Protection Project.

(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4443, formerly Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(a)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–462; renumbered Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4443, and amended Pub. L. 108–136, div. C, title XXXI, § 3141(g)(18), Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1768.)

CITE AS: 50 USC 2623

§§ 2624 to 2626. Repealed. Pub. L. 117–263, div. C, title XXXI, § 3132(a)(1)(B)(ii), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3060

CITE AS: 50 USC 2624 to 2626

§ 2627. Notification regarding air release of radioactive or hazardous materialIf the Secretary of Energy (or a designee of the Secretary) is notified of an improper release into the air of radioactive or hazardous material above applicable statutory or regulatory limits that resulted from waste generated by atomic energy defense activities at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, the Secretary (or designee of the Secretary) shall—
(1) not later than two business days after being notified of the release, notify the congressional defense committees of the release; and
(2) not later than seven business days after being notified of the release, provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the release, including—
(A) the cause of the release, if known; and
(B) preliminary plans to address and remediate the release, including associated costs and timelines.
(Pub. L. 107–314, div. D, title XLIV, § 4447, as added Pub. L. 115–232, div. C, title XXXI, § 3115(a), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 2291.)

CITE AS: 50 USC 2627