TOM CARPENTER, Esq. is the Executive Director of the Hanford Challenge. Tom worked as the Director of the Nuclear Oversight Campaign for the Government Accountability Project (GAP) from 1985 to 2007. He founded Cincinnati Alliance for Responsible Energy (CARE) , which challenged plans to open the defect-ridden Zimmer Nuclear Power Plan. Tom also served on the Cincinnati Mayor’s Environmental Advisory Council.While much of Tom's work focuses on the Hanford Reservation in Washington State, he has studied and visited dozens of the most contaminated sites in the U.S. and Russia. He has represented numerous whistleblowers and workers at various nuclear sites around the nation, including at commercial and military nuclear production facilities, such as Hanford, Los Alamos, Knolls Atomic Power Lab, Pantex, Lawrence Livermore, Fernald, Mound and others.
Tom is an attorney, a graduate of Antioch School of Law, and has a Masters in Organizational Design and Renewal from Seattle University.He has authored numerous reports and articles on the effects of nuclear production on workforce health and safety and the environment, and established and participated in independent environmental sampling programs at Hanford, Los Alamos, and Russian nuclear sites.
Tom's expertise includes:
- Whistleblower protection
- Litigation
- Nuclear waste
- Environmental Cleanup
Contact Tom
tomc[at]hanfordchallenge[dot]org
(206) 292-2850