Packaging Development Needs To Support Environmental Restoration*

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is in the process of bringing all of its facilities into compliance with present environmental protection regulations. At the Hanford Site, this includes cleaning up Hanford's radioactive and hazardous waste. This is the largest waste cleanup ever undertaken . Westinghouse Hanford is the DOE's Management and Operations contractor at the Hanford Site responsible for this cleanup effort. Westinghouse Hanford's Transportation and Packaging Function has overall responsibility for implementation of, and compliance with, onsite and offsite radioactive and hazardous waste shipping requirements.