Hanford Challenge
Hanford Challenge
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Mission
HANFORD CHALLENGE CREATES A FUTURE FOR THE HANFORD* NUCLEAR SITE WHICH SECURES HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY, ADVANCES ACCOUNTABILITY, AND PROMOTES A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY. *LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON STATE, HANFORD IS THE MOST CONTAMINATED AND DANGEROUS NUCLEAR SITE IN AMERICA. UNDER STRICT MILITARY SECRECY, HANFORD PRODUCED PLUTONIUM FOR ATOMIC WEAPONS FOR OVER 45 YEARS, SHOWERING NORTHWEST COMMUNITIES WITH RADIATION AND CREATING A NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE THAT WILL TAKE OVER 75 YEARS TO CLEAN UP.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION: SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE DETAILENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION: HANFORD CLEANUP IS A MULTI-GENERATIONAL EFFORT WHICH WILL NOT BE COMPLETE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 50-100 YEARS. ADVOCATING FOR PROTECTIVE CLEANUP DECISIONS IS A VITAL PIECE OF HANFORD CHALLENGE'S WORK. HANFORD CHALLENGE ADVOCATES FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTIVE CLEANUP DECISIONS BY WORKING WITH INSIDERS WHO HAVE CRITICAL INFORMATION TO SHARE, ANALYZING CLEANUP PLAN DOCUMENTS, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN MULTI-STAKEHOLDER POLICY-INFLUENCING FORUMS, AND EDUCATING AND EMPOWERING THE PUBLIC TO BE INVOLVED IN CLEANUP DECISION-MAKING. HANFORD CHALLENGE RESEARCHES CLEANUP TOPICS AND PREPARES POLICY POSITIONS ON HANFORD'S ENVIRONMENTAL DECONTAMINATION EFFORTS WHICH ARE SHARED THROUGH WHITE PAPERS, PUBLIC COMMENTS, AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS. THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATES IN AND ORGANIZES PUBLIC MEETINGS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS. HANFORD CHALLENGE TRANSLATES COMPLEX INFORMATION ABOUT HANFORD CLEANUP INTO PLAIN LANGUAGE, MAKING INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE THROUGH PRINT AND WEB-BASED MATERIALS, PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS. HANFORD CHALLENGE PARTICIPATES IN AND PROVIDES LEADERSHIP ON THE HANFORD ADVISORY BOARD WHICH PROVIDES POLICY-LEVEL ADVICE ABOUT HANFORD CLEANUP TO THE TRI-PARTY AGENCIES WHICH CONDUCT AND REGULATE THE HANFORD CLEANUP (THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY). HANFORD CHALLENGE ALSO HOSTS A SEMI-ANNUAL FORUM FOR SHARED CONVERSATION ABOUT CHALLENGING ISSUES AT HANFORD WITH A BROAD GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS, AGENCIES, TRIBES, CONTRACTORS, ACADEMICS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO FIND COMMON GROUND AND WORK TOWARDS A SHARED CLEANUP VISION.IN 2018, HANFORD CHALLENGE EDUCATED AND EMPOWERED THE PUBLIC TO WRITE THOUSANDS OF COMMENTS DURING MULTIPLE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS INCLUDING DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EFFORTS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF HIGHLY-TOXIC RADIOACTIVE AND CHEMICAL HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE SO MORE HIGH-LEVEL WASTE COULD BE LEFT ON SITE IN HANFORD'S C TANK FARMS; PLANS TO STABILIZE A TUNNEL CONTAINING RADIOACTIVE RAIL-CARS USED DURING PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION; AND A FEDERAL INTERPRETATION OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE THAT WOULD HAVE NATIONWIDE IMPLICATIONS CHANGING HOW HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED, TREATED, AND DISPOSED ACROSS THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX. HANFORD CHALLENGE BUILT A COALITION TO SUBMIT EXTENSIVE COMMENTS ON THE LOCAL AND FEDERAL COMMENT PERIODS RELATED TO HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR WASTE DEFINITIONS, AND ORGANIZED RESISTANCE TO ENSURE A PROTECTIVE FUTURE FOR THE PLANTS, WATER, ANIMALS AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE AT RISK IF THIS WASTE IS LEFT ON SITE. IN 2018, HANFORD CHALLENGE PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ON THE HANFORD ADVISORY BOARD'S (HAB, BOARD) PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE, PARTICIPATED IN THE TANK WASTE COMMITTEE, RIVER AND PLATEAU COMMITTEE, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE, AND BUDGET COMMITTEE. HANFORD CHALLENGE STAFF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD ASSISTED IN FRAMING ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION WITH THE TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT AGENCIES WHICH RESULTED IN CONSENSUS ADVICE OR LETTERS, AND LEVERAGED INFORMATION GAINED THROUGH BOARD PRESENTATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HANFORD ISSUES AND INSPIRE INVOLVEMENT. IN AUGUST 2018, HANFORD CHALLENGE ORGANIZED THE 8TH FORUM FOR SHARED CONVERSATION ON CHALLENGING ISSUES AT HANFORD IN LEAVENWORTH, WA TO LOOK FORWARD AND BACK TO EXAMINE THE FEATURES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO OVERCOME BARRIERS AND DRIVE CLEANUP SUCCESS, ACKNOWLEDGING IN A CLEANUP WITH THE SCOPE AND BREATH OF HANFORD, THAT THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS ISN'T STATIC. CONSTANT ATTENTION, MAINTENANCE, ENGAGEMENT, AND, AT TIMES, OVERHAUL, ARE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT IT GETS BETTER, NOT WORSE, OVER TIME. THIRTY-FIVE PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THIS FORUM FROM A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN CLEANUP INCLUDING TRIBES, AGENCIES, OR STATE, CONTRACTORS, PUBLIC-INTEREST GROUPS, ACADEMIA, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.IN 2018, HANFORD CHALLENGE CONDUCTED OVER 20 INTERVIEWS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL MEDIA RESULTING IN DOZENS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL STORIES COVERING HANFORD ISSUES, ENSURING THAT THE PUBLIC IS WELL-INFORMED. HANFORD CHALLENGE ALSO ENSURED THAT INFORMATION ABOUT HANFORD WAS SHARED AND TURNED INTO A TOOL FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM. HANFORD CHALLENGE WORKED CLOSELY WITH MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS ON A RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSED ON PLUTONIUM FINISHING PLANT EXPOSURES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, INCLUDING A LITERATURE REVIEW. THE PROJECT INVOLVED WORKER AND AGENCY OFFICIAL INTERVIEWS AND TRIP TO THE HANFORD SITE ACCOMPANIED BY HANFORD CHALLENGE STAFF. STUDENTS FINDINGS WERE PRESENTED AT THE END OF THE PROJECT IN BOTH THE UNIVERSITY SETTING AS WELL AS IN PUBLIC FORUMS.HANFORD CHALLENGE ORGANIZED THREE PUBLIC EVENTS IN 2018 FOCUSED ON EFFORTS BY DOE TO ABANDON HIGH-LEVEL WASTE AT HANFORD; AND ADVOCATED FOR AND PARTICIPATED IN SIX EVENTS PUT ON BY THE HANFORD TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT AGENCIES INCLUDING A NEW MEETING FORMAT PILOTED IN HOOD RIVER, OR THAT WAS PROPOSED BY THE HANFORD ADVISORY BOARD.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “Hanford challenge creates a future for the hanford nuclear site which secures human health and safety, advances accountability, and promotes a sustainable environmental legacy.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “Hanford challenge creates a future for the hanford* nuclear site which secures human health and safety, advances accountability, and promotes a sustainable environmental legacy. *located in southeastern washington state, hanford is the most contaminated and dangerous nuclear site in america. under strict military secrecy, hanford produced plutonium for atomic weapons for over 45 years, showering northwest communities with radiation and creating a nuclear nightmare that will take over 75 years to clean up.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as WA.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 2719 E MADISON ST NO 304, SEATTLE, WA, 98112.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 5 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $68,437.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2007.
- The organization pays $289,059 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $78,332 in fundraising expenses.
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