US DOE Public Reading Room Richland Operations Office Office of River Protection

Important Reading Room/Catalog Messages

The DOE Public Reading Room will be closed December 23, 2024, through January 2, 2025
Message valid: 12/1/2024 to 1/3/2025

NOTICE!
DOE is in the process of scanning documents held in the DOE Public Reading Room.
Items out being scanned may be unavailable from the collection for a short period.
We will keep patrons informed of fulfillment timeframe on an individual basis.

Welcome to the United States Department of Energy Public Reading Room

  • The collection includes technical reports, administrative materials, factsheets, and handouts. The catalog is searchable via the Internet.
  • The DDRS database has been incorporated into the Reading Room catalog
  • All items in the collection are for use in the Reading Room only. If extra copies are available they are distributed free, and photocopying is available for a charge.
  • Requests by phone, fax, mail or email are welcome, as well as in person.
  • The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires certain kinds of documents be made available to the public for inspection and copying. To access those materials related to DOE-RL and DOE-ORP, please see the Electronic FOIA Reading Room for the Hanford Site.

The Public Reading Room is operated by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy