Richland, Wash. – As part of DOE’s role to ensure the safety of human health and the environment on the Hanford Site, it maintains and implements institutional controls, through its prime contractor Mission Support Alliance. MSA contracted with EAS to provide boating support to Long-Term Stewardship Program personnel as part of an institutional control inspection related to Hanford Site access restrictions, including warning notices posted along the Columbia River.
EAS’s small vessel support allowed program personnel to observe existing “No Trespassing” signs along the high water mark of southern and western river shorelines from Vernita Bridge to the 300 Area (~51 miles). Signs are spaced at 500-foot intervals as required by the Sitewide Institutional Controls Plan for Hanford CERCLA Response Actions and RCRA Corrective Actions.
EAS maintains a fleet of fully equipped research vessels in Richland, Washington, and a large pool of U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captains, experienced deck-hands, divers, scientists, and technicians.
Richland, Wash. – Since 2011, the EAS team has provided dedicated support to the DOE Public Safety and Resource Protection (PSRP) Program, which is operated by MSA. In April 2016, MSA awarded the company an additional contract to provide technical expertise in decision analysis and risk management. The work will support process improvements to the PSRP Environmental Surveillance Program identified in MSA’s Get-To-Excellence Plan.
The purpose of surveillance is to monitor the environment to better understand potential radiological dose and risk from Hanford contaminants, including chemical and metal levels in Columbia River water, sediment, and fish and wildlife. To assist MSA optimize the Environmental Surveillance Program, EAS will 1) perform a detailed review of available program information and documentation regarding sampling and analytical methods; 2) evaluate program pathway models and environmental media sampled that will support developing a technical basis for all sampling using a Structured Decision Making process; and 3) facilitate Data Quality Objective meetings.
The EAS team has supported more than 95% of PSRP-subcontracted services in Environmental Surveillance, Ecological Monitoring and Compliance, and Cultural and Historic Resources since 2013.
EAS maintains a fleet of fully equipped research vessels in Richland, Washington, and a large pool of U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captains, experienced deck-hands, divers, scientists, and technicians.