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.
May 24, 2019 – EM and its cleanup contractor CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley, LLC (CHBWV) recently completed the relocation of 69,000-pound High-Integrity Containers (HIC) from their location inside the Fuel Receiving and Storage (FRS) facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project. Link to Article
May 24, 2019 – Representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC presented checks on April 23 to Springville Bertrand Chaffee Hospital, Mercy Flight and the West Valley Fire District 1 on behalf of the West Valley Demonstration Project. Link to article
March 28, 2019 – Jessica Krzemien, a deactivation and decommissioning (D&D) waste operator at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), began learning to respect and care for the environment at a young age. Link to update
May 22, 2019 – The Buffalo-Niagara unemployment rate dropped to another modern day low. Link to article
May 16, 2019 – As decommissioning work continues at the West Valley Demonstration Project, the Ashford Town Board heard the latest updates at its May 8 meeting. WVDP Director for the US Department of Energy Bryan Bower reported about recent contract modification proposal from CH2M HILL BWXT. Link to article
