Governor Bob Ferguson Press Conference

Governor's Office - Boards & Commissions · September 12, 2025

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Community opening remarks: Hanford cleanup importance

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David Replug (vice president for federal programs, Tri City Development Council / executive director, Hanford Communities) described the Tri-Cities' long connection to Hanford, the scale of the cleanup challenge (56,000,000 gallons in 177 tanks) and urged immediate start of low-activity waste vitrification at the Direct Feed Low Activity Waste Facility; he thanked federal lawmakers and referenced work with the governor (as noted by speaker).

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Press conference in the Tri-Cities where state officials and local leaders warned the federal government against pausing startup of Hanford's waste treatment plant and said they would seek enforcement of an existing federal court order if DOE halted the project.

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