Media Advisory: Federal Officials to Visit Hanford Site

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — John C. Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, will tour the Waste Treatment Plant at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State on TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2009 at 9:00 A.M. PT (12:00 P.M. ET). Following the tour, Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Cruden, Governor Gregoire and Secretary Chu, along with state and federal officials, will hold a joint press briefing at the site.

WHO: John C. Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Christine Gregoire, Governor, Washington State

Dr. Steven Chu, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

WHEN: TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2009

9:00 A.M. PT (12:00 P.M. ET)

WHAT: Tour of the Waste Treatment Plant at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington State, followed by a joint press briefing.

WHERE: Hanford Site location adjacent to the Washington Treatment Plant construction site

NOTE: News media attending the Media Availability must arrive at 2440 Stevens Center Drive in Richland, Washington no later than 9 A.M. PT on August 11 to receive a badge and be transported to the Hanford Site. Please RSVP and provide the following information to Carrie Meyer at carrie_c_meyer@orp.doe.gov by noon on Monday, August 10:

First name, middle initial and last name

Date of birth

Place of birth

Current address

Confirm U.S. citizenship

For questions, contact Carrie Meyer at (509) 438-5836.

SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice