WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Workers recently tore down a former waste storage structure, bringing EM's total number of buildings removed at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Site to date to 65.
EM WVDP Director Bryan Bower commended crews from cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) for demolishing the structure safely.
“The CHBWV team continues to make great progress in completing the demolition of on-site structures as part of our cleanup efforts," Bower said.
The 13,000-square-foot metal arched structure was built in the mid-1990s for storing containers of highly contaminated fuel reprocessing equipment. That equipment had been removed from a former chemical processing cell to make way for high-level waste canisters in the cell.
Years later, EM crews processed the containers of fuel reprocessing equipment at the site’s Remote-Handled Waste Facility, which was commissioned in 2003. Most of the containers were processed remotely at the facility, and shipped off-site for disposal or packaged and stored on-site until a disposal path is determined.
CHBWV President Scott Anderson said his employees continue to reduce the West Valley footprint and eliminate legacy risks.
“I’m proud to be a part of an organization that prides itself on delivering results in a safe and compliant manner. Our accomplishments on this project would not be possible without the dedication and skills of our employees," Anderson said.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
