Below are articles and other news published since the last West Valley Citizen Task Force Meeting. They relate to the West Valley Demonstration Project, nuclear waste cleanup or are otherwise relevant or of potential interest to stakeholders interested in the Project. After each Citizen Task Force Meeting, these articles are compiled into a single document and may be found with the meeting materials for that month.
June 27, 2019 – Employees at the West Valley Demonstration Project continue to ‘answer the call’ 24/7 when emergencies arise onsite and in surrounding communities. Cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley has 16 employees who volunteer at several local fire departments and some of those hold officer-level positions. Link to article
June 25, 2019 – The West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Site has saved money, improved safety, and increased efficiency by changing how it orders and provides personal protective clothing for the EM cleanup workforce.
EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) worked with a vendor to create a “one-stop shop” for items such as gloves, coveralls, hats, belts and hoods. The arrangement is a first of a kind for an EM site.
CHBWV places an order and the vendor loads a mobile trailer with items for delivery to WVDP, where the trailer remains to supply clothing for future work activities. Link to Update
June 20, 2019 – Letter to the Editor: On behalf of the BCH Foundation, we would like to thank the sponsors, attendees and volunteers who made our seventh annual Garden Party on May 30 a resounding success.
Peony Sponsors – Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Medical Staff, RP Oak Hill Building Company Inc., Stansberry and Knight; Iris Sponsors – Arcade-Springville Dental Arts, Community Bank N.A., Nils and Erika Gunnersen, Mercy Flight; Rose Sponsors – Freed Maxick CPAs, Julie’s Pizzeria, Keystone Healthcare Management, STC Construction, Springville Pediatrics; Ivy Sponsors – AllPro Parking, CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley LLC, Eaton Office Supply, Gernatt Asphalt Products, Grover and Elizabeth Riefler, Premier Consulting Associates, Springville Door and Window, WNY Imaging Systems, Inc. Link to letter
June 13, 2019 – WVDP workers finish demolition of former treatment plant Workers finished the last step in a demolition project by digging out and removing a concrete pad used to hold equipment for a facility that treated low-level waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project site.
“The WVDP team continues their demolition work in a safe and deliberate manner,” EM WVDP Director Bryan Bower said. “It is this methodical approach that results in legacy risk reduction in an environmentally sound manner.” Link to article
May 11, 2019 – Workers recently tore down a facility housing a former liquid pretreatment system, bringing the total number of structures demolished in EM’s cleanup at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Site to 62.
The pretreatment system facility was located in an inactive disposal area closed years ago. Workers left the cap and cover for that disposal area intact during the recent demolition work. They will extend the cover to the area where the pretreatment system facility was removed. An interim protective cover is in place until a permanent one is installed later this year. Link to Update
