Mr. Phil Hamric

In both cases, according to Phil Hamric, deputy manager at Hanford for the Department of Energy, "there could have been a change in circumstances of a very small nature that could have led to serious injury or death . . . This shows a continued lack of respect for safety when one is in the tank farm, our riskiest area."

Graham Mitchell, Tom Wagner, Warren Strunk, Guy Guckenberger, Phil Hamric.
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FCAB members Graham Mitchell, Phil Hamric,
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Lisa Crawford, Darryl Huff, Graham Mitchell, Phil Hamric.

Mr. Phil Hamric, Ohio Field Office

Succession of Idaho Operations Office managers included Johnston, April, 1949, to April, 1954; Allan C. Johnson, April, 1954, to December, 1961; Hugo N. Eskildson, January, 1962, to November 1963, William L. Ginkel, March, 1964, to September, 1973; R. Glenn Bradley, September, 1973, to March, 1976; Charles E. Williams, May, 1976, to June, 1983; Troy E. Wade, July, 1983, to June, 1987, Don Ofte, June 1987 to February, 1989, Phil Hamric (acting manager), January 1, 1990 to February 2, 1990, and Augustine Pitrolo, February 3, 1990 to present.

Succession of Idaho Operations Office managers included Johnston, April, 1949, to April, 1954; Allan C. Johnson, April, 1954, to December, 1961; Hugo N. Eskildson, January, 1962, to November 1963, William L. Ginkel, March, 1964, to September, 1973; R. Glenn Bradley, September, 1973, to March, 1976; Charles E. Williams, May, 1976, to June, 1983; Troy E. Wade, July, 1983, to June, 1987, Don Ofte, June 1987 to February, 1989, Phil Hamric (acting manager), January 1, 1990 to February 2, 1990, and Augustine Pitrolo, February 3, 1990 to present.

Phil Hamric

Sr. Vice President Environmental Projects

Mr. Phil Hamric's career started with General Electric in the nuclear field at Hanford, where he provided physics support to the production reactors.He became the supervisor of the physics support group.

Mr. Hamric's 27-year career with the Department of Energy began in AEC Headquarters in the Reactor Development and Technology Division working on the FFTF reactor design.He then spent 18 years at the Idaho Operations Office in Idaho Falls managing a number of major nuclear and environmental programs for DOE at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.At Hanford, he served as Deputy Manager of DOE's Richland Operations Office from 1990 - 1993.Phil became the Manager of the DOE Field Office at the Fernald, OH nuclear weapons plant cleanup site in late 1993 and then was named the first Manager of the newly established Ohio Field Office in Miamisburg in 1994.There he was responsible for management of cleanups of nuclear facilities in Ohio including the Mound Laboratory, laboratory facilities in Columbus, the RMI site in Ashtabula as well as the Fernald Site and the DOE West Valley Site in New York State.

Mr. Hamric is a 1960 graduate of Virginia Military Institute with a BS degree in Physics and he later pursued graduate studies at the University of Washington in Nuclear Engineering.He served in the U. S. Army from 1961 to 1963 and was discharged as a 1st Lieutenant.

Finally, in an effort to assist Ohio Field Office Manager Phil Hamric, a HQ PSO suggested contacting Tom Schneider and Restructuring Associates for assistance.
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After discussions with Tom Schneider, Phil Hamric articulated a new vision that saw that the remediation would be nearly completed by 2005.
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Late in 1996, the contractor, EG&G, replaced the CEO and Phil Hamric called in RAI to try to restart the partnership effort.