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“HONORING BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO LEGACY AT AMWTP” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1661-E1662 on Sept. 20, 2011.
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HONORING BECHTEL BWXT IDAHO LEGACY AT AMWTP
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HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON
of idaho
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, as a representative of Idaho's Second Congressional District and member of the House Energy and Water Development Subcommittee, it gives me great pleasure to recognize Bechtel BWXT Idaho's exemplary eight year legacy at the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project, AMWTP.
Under BBWI's supervision, AMWTP is the United States Department of Energy's most advanced waste treatment facility, safely and compliantly sending more radioactive waste to the DOE Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for permanent disposal than any other site in the DOE Complex.
The excellence of BBWI and its employees shows through numerous awards ranging from the 2005 Department of Energy Electrical Safety Challenge to the multiple National Safety Awards received in 2010. Employees have worked more than 12.4 million hours and 2,839 days without a lost-time injury and have shipped more than 43,718 cubic meters of transuranic, mixed low level, and low level waste.
BBWI is also an active and involved corporate partner to Idaho. Supporting its community through contributions such as civic, cultural arts, and educational organizations, BBWI helps strengthen the fabric of communities and improve the -quality of life for Idahoans.
I am proud to represent AMWTP, a leading corporation in Idaho and for other waste treatment sites across the country.
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