About the Nuclear Safety & Emergency Preparedness Division

The Oregon Department of Energy's Nuclear Safety & Emergency Preparedness Division is responsible for:

Technical review of Hanford Nuclear Site cleanup efforts and assessment of potential impacts on the Columbia River and Oregon.
The safe transport of radioactive material in and through Oregon, including portions of deactivated nuclear-powered submarines and cruisers on the Columbia River.
Staffing the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board, an ODOE advisory board that reviews Hanford cleanup issues.
Emergency preparedness and response in the event of a nuclear accident at Hanford or at Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station nuclear power plant in Washington.
Informing the public about Hanford issues. We will gladly prepare presentations and materials for your school or organization. Contact us today!
Representing Oregon on the Hanford Natural Resources Trustee Council, a committee of trustees with legal responsibility for overseeing the natural resource damage assessment and restoration (NRDAR) process at Hanford under the federal Superfund law.
Development and implementation of the Oregon Fuel Action Plan.
Oversight and regulation of the cleanup of the White King and Lucky Lass uranium mines in southern Oregon.
Oversight and regulation of the decommissioned Trojan Nuclear Power Plant site northwest of Portland.

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