About the Program

Projects at Washington Closure Hanford

About the 2009 Program

Thank you for your interest in possible employment with Washington Closure Hanford. Our policy of equal opportunity for all employees and applicants is a fundamental part of our business. Employment with the River Corridor Cleanup Contractor is based on individual merit, qualifications and competence. All candidates are encouraged to apply for any openings for which they meet the minimum job-related qualifications.

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About Washington Closure Hanford:

Washington Closure Hanford manages the River Corridor Closure (RCC) Project for the U.S. Department of Energy. The RCC Project team is responsible for cleaning up about 218 square miles of Columbia River corridor at the Hanford Site. The corridor contains retired plutonium production reactors and support facilities, waste sites and burial grounds used during World War II and the Cold War that must be stabilized and maintained, or removed, to ensure worker safety and prevent potentially hazardous contaminants from entering the environment.

The RCC Project is organized around five projects to complete the work:

D4 Project – deactivates, decommissions, decontaminates and demolishes retired nuclear and support facilities

Field Remediation Project – cleans up and removes materials in waste sites and burial grounds

Reactor Interim Safe Storage Project – places retired plutonium production reactors into interim safe storage

Waste Operations Project – designates, transports, treats and disposes of waste and managing the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility

End State and Final Closure Project – ensures that remediation under the RCC Project is completed to the standards of the Tri-Party Agreement and that the land is suitable for transfer to long-term stewardship.