The Fluor Hanford Case.
“The Fluor Hanford case” By Carlos A. Ramirez OS 657 Leading Organizational Change Professor: Dr. Mary E. Graham Spring 2011
Case overview:
The focus of this case is safety and how Fluor handled the challenge of cleaning up the Hanford Nuclear Facility and went about implementing the required safety program changes required to bring Hanford into compliance with OSHA standards and other applicable regulations. Fluor was hired as a site manager by the Department of Energy (DOE) at the Hanford Nuclear complex to correct over 40 years of safety neglect resulting in millions of tons of nuclear waste material.
Other agencies overseeing Hanford in the 1940’s and during the Cold War were Manhattan Engineer District U.S Army, Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Energy which took control in 1977. Among the contracted site managers we can list E.I DuPont de Nemours Company and General Electric, Westinghouse, Bechtel Hanford, and others. These companies or agencies are mentioned because of their responsibility in contributing to the precarious state of affairs Fluor encountered when it took over site management responsibilities at Hanford.
Key individuals and or Companies:
Fluor: One of the world’s largest engineering, construction, maintenance, and diversified companies hired by the Department of Energy to solve the safety issues at Hanford.
The Department of Energy: assumed control over the Hanford site in 1977. In 1988, the DOE, released 19,000 pages of documents detailing the potential
Case overview:
The focus of this case is safety and how Fluor handled the challenge of cleaning up the Hanford Nuclear Facility and went about implementing the required safety program changes required to bring Hanford into compliance with OSHA standards and other applicable regulations. Fluor was hired as a site manager by the Department of Energy (DOE) at the Hanford Nuclear complex to correct over 40 years of safety neglect resulting in millions of tons of nuclear waste material.
Other agencies overseeing Hanford in the 1940’s and during the Cold War were Manhattan Engineer District U.S Army, Atomic Energy Commission and the Department of Energy which took control in 1977. Among the contracted site managers we can list E.I DuPont de Nemours Company and General Electric, Westinghouse, Bechtel Hanford, and others. These companies or agencies are mentioned because of their responsibility in contributing to the precarious state of affairs Fluor encountered when it took over site management responsibilities at Hanford.
Key individuals and or Companies:
Fluor: One of the world’s largest engineering, construction, maintenance, and diversified companies hired by the Department of Energy to solve the safety issues at Hanford.
The Department of Energy: assumed control over the Hanford site in 1977. In 1988, the DOE, released 19,000 pages of documents detailing the potential