Hanford Challenge

WHAT: Fundraiser Event -  Hosted by one of our kind supporters, Hanford Challenge will be having a coffeehouse presentation and fundraiser.  If you are interested in helping Hanford Challenge raise much needed funds to continue its work, please contact Liz (lizm@hanfordchallenge.org) for more information about hosting your own house party or fundraiser event.

WHEN:  Thursday, June 26, 2008

WHERE: Queen Anne, Seattle, WA

 

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WHAT: A nationwide rally to protest unfair treatment of sick workers who have been denied federal compensation. Workers say they will rally around the nuclear complex nationwide at offices  of the U.S. Department of Labor, which runs the compensation program. Hanford Challenge will be unable to attend, but we fully support this effort and encourage all workers and those concerned to attend. 

"We were exposed. We took risk with our health in keeping our country safe. We have the right to be treated and taken care of," said Michele Dubro volny, former Rocky Flats worker and member of a support group called the Rocky Flats Working Group.

WHEN: June 25, 2008 -- 11:30 am and 12:30 to 1:30 pm

WHERE:

• Cleveland, OH, Department of Labor’s Cleveland District Office, 1001 Lakeside Avenue;
• Denver, CO, District Office, 1999 Broadway
• Espanola, NM, District Office, 412 Paseo De Onate, Suite D;
• Oak Ridge, TN, Oak Ridge Turnpike, Suite C-103;
• Las Vegas, NV, Flamingo Executive Park, 1050 E. Flamingo Rd, W-156 Avenue;
• Richland, WA, Department of Labor, 303 Bradley Blvd., Suite 104 and in front of the Federal Building at 825 Jadwin Avenue       

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WHAT: Hanford Advisory Board Meeting - The Hanford Advisory Board (HAB) is an independent, non-partisan body consisting of a mix of the diverse interests that are affected by Hanford cleanup issues. The primary mission of the Board is to provide informed recommendations and advice to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) on selected major policy issues related to the cleanup of the Hanford site.

HAB meetings are open public meetings and Hanford Challenge is an active member of the HAB.

WHEN:  Thursday, June 5 - Friday, June 6, 2008

WHERE: Red Lion Hanford House, Richland, WA

 

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WHAT: Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board Meeting -  The Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board serves as the focal point for all policy discussions within the state government concerning the disposal of high-level radioactive waste in the northwest region; the board recommends a state policy to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly; and makes policy recommendations, after consultation with the Governor, on other issues related to the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, including defense wastes, disposal and treatment of chemical waste, and plutonium production.

 
The meetings are open to the public and the public is encouraged to attend and participate. At the meetings, representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy, contractors, Washington Department of Ecology, Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board staff, and other state and federal agency representatives brief the Board about a wide variety of issues associated with the Hanford Site.  Hanford Challenge will be presenting at the upcoming meeting in Hood River.

 

WHEN:  Thursday, May 29- Friday, May 30, 2008

WHERE: Hood River, OR

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 WHAT:  Environmental and Residential Sampling Trip - Hanford Challenge, in collaboration with Marco Kaltofen of Boston Chemical Data and the Yakama Indian Nation will be collecting samples of residential dust from houses and workplaces in Richland, Kennewick and Pasco, as well as in Sunnyside, WA, from the Yakama Indian Nation, and from other locations downwind of the site. The immediate goal of the study is to establish whether or not residual radioactivity from Hanford’s operation is present in places where people live and work – as opposed to the ambient environment.

Hanford has never undertaken such a sampling and analysis program, and we think it is an
obvious and important study to implement. The result of our study will be a peer-reviewed
paper in a scientific journal that has significant potential for fostering awareness and action on a public health issue related to the government’s operation of the plutonium factories at Hanford.

* * HELP NEEDED: If you are interested in helping us with this sampling trip we are looking for further financial assistance as well as individuals who are willing to let us sample in their home or workplace. Please contact Liz Mattson at lizm@hanfordchallenge.org to inquire about how you can help! * *

WHEN:    May 20 - 24th, 2008

WHERE:  Richland, Kennewick, Pasco...

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