Tighter Badging Rules Taking Effect at Hanford

Washington state has failed to receive an extension for 2016 under the REAL ID Act passed by Congress in 2005, which will change requirements for accessing much of the Hanford Site. A standard Washington state driver’s license or identification card will no longer be sufficient proof of identification to be issued a Hanford badge starting Monday. Illinois, Missouri, and New Mexico standard driver’s licenses also do not meet REAL ID standards. The four states have not met all 41 requirements of the act setting standards for issuing identification documents. The change will impact new hires, subcontractors, delivery drivers, vendors, tour participants and visitors at Hanford. Requirements for public tours that start in the spring are being evaluated.

 

Acceptable identification for Hanford badging include an enhanced driver’s license from one of the four states not complying with the Real ID Act, a U.S. passport, a U.S. military ID card, a U.S. military dependent’s ID card, or ID cards issued by a U.S. government agency, such as a Native American tribal ID. A driver’s license from a state that is not compliant with Real ID will be accepted with a second form of identification. Acceptable secondary forms of identification include a Social Security card, an original or certified copy of a birth certificate, a voter’s registration card, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner card, a certificate of U.S. citizenship or naturalization, a U.S. citizen ID card, certification of birth abroad, or an ID card issued by a federal, state, or local government agency. Expired or canceled documents will not be accepted.