January 12, 2023 — Salamanca Press

WEST VALLEY — The West Valley Demonstration Project was among the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) sites highlighted for their major accomplishments and environmental cleanup progress over the past calendar year.

In 2022, West Valley began the deconstruction of the Main Plant Process Building and removal of the last ancillary support structure (Load‐In Facility), both 2022 priorities, and completing the Permeable Treatment Wall Soil and Structure Removal Project.

Bryan C. Bower, WVDP Project Director, said the site’s dedicated workforce completing the safe and deliberate deactivation of the remaining cells inside the Main Plant Process Building paves the way for the next chapter of cleanup at the site — its controlled demolition.

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January 10, 2023 — EM Update

EM achieved the majority of its priorities for calendar year (CY) 2022, completing challenging work that demonstrates visible and effectual progress as the program focuses on some of its most difficult remaining challenges. Read the full article here.

January 9, 2023 — Nuclear Newswire

A new animated video from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) shows how cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) will take down the main plant process building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).

The EM team at West Valley wanted to convey the project to the public, and they believe the animation accomplishes that goal, according to Stephen Bousquet, EM WVDP federal project director for the Main Plant Deconstruction Project.

Click here to watch the video. Read the full article here.

January 6, 2023 — Olean Times Herald

The West Valley Demonstration Project was among the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) sites highlighted for their major accomplishments and environmental cleanup progress over the past calendar year.

In 2022, West Valley began the deconstruction of the Main Plant Process Building and removal of the last ancillary support structure (Load‐In Facility), both 2022 priorities, and completing the Permeable Treatment Wall Soil and Structure Removal Project.

Bryan C. Bower, WVDP Project Director, said the site’s dedicated workforce completing the safe and deliberate deactivation of the remaining cells inside the Main Plant Process Building paves the way for the next chapter of cleanup at the site — its controlled demolition.

Read the full article here.

January 5, 2023 — Olean Times Herald

WEST VALLEY — The Department of Energy’s West Valley Demonstration Project has produced a new animated video showing how it and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley will safely take down the Main Plant Process Building at the site. Read the full article here. Read a similar article in the Salamanca Press here.