### Question
Can you define what initial activities means?


### Answer
**Initial activities** is defined as the following in *50 U.S.C. § 2625*:

> activities necessary to start the operations of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at the Hanford Tank Farms of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, Washington, with respect to the design, construction, and operating of the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and any related, required infrastructure facilities

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 2625*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 42-ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE PROVISIONS > SUBCHAPTER IV-DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP MATTERS > Part C-Hanford Reservation, Washington**

