[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16207]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    RETIREMENT OF DAVE OLSON (WASHINGTON RIVER PROTECTION SOLUTIONS)

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                           HON. DAN NEWHOUSE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 20, 2015

  Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the contributions of 
Dave Olson, who is retiring as President of Washington River Protection 
Solutions, a Tank-Farm Contractor at the Hanford Nuclear site in 
Central Washington.
  After 30 years of service, Dave's retirement is well-deserved. Since 
taking over as President of WRPS in 2013, he has been an outstanding 
leader and under his leadership the company has tackled some of the 
most complex waste remediation issues at the site, while maintaining 
one of the best safety records across the EM complex.
  Hanford is one of the most critical environmental cleanup projects in 
the world--with 56 million gallons of radioactive and hazardous 
chemical waste stored in underground tanks--and Dave's dedication and 
contributions have been invaluable to the project.
  Dave also volunteered as a member of the Hanford Working Group, which 
I formed to advise me on issues of importance to the Hanford Site and 
local communities. I would like to congratulate Dave on his retirement 
and thank him for his time, valuable insight, and dedicated service to 
the cleanup mission at Hanford and the long-term prosperity of the Tri-
Cities.

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