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.
October 28, 2022 — Olean Times Herald
WEST VALLEY — A train with 12 containers of the first demolition debris from the Main Plant Process Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project in Ashford has been shipped off the site by rail.
Members of the West Valley Citizens Task Force learned of the milestone Wednesday night at the group’s monthly meeting — the first since demolition material from the nuclear waste processing site has been shipped away. Read the full article here.
November 19, 2022 — Olean Times Herald
WEST VALLEY — A Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Phase 2 of the cleanup at the West Valley Demonstration Project is expected to be published in 2025.
There will be a six‐month public comment period after the DEIS is published, members of the West Valley Citizens Task Force learned earlier this week during the West Valley Demonstration Project’s quarterly meeting.
A Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision would be issued after the Department of Energy and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority answered all the questions posed during the public comment period.
Read the full article here.
November 15, 2022 — Olean Times Herald
WEST VALLEY — The workforce at the West Valley Demonstration Project completed its annual food drive on Nov. 11 as part of its continued commitment to the community.
This year, the food drive collected more than 95,000 pounds of food and provided turkeys, holiday items and staples for nine food pantries. Read the full article here.
Read a similar article from the Salamanca Press here.
October 25, 2022 — EM Update
WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) have successfully shipped the first 12 containers of waste from the demolition of the Main Plant Process Building by rail to a disposal facility.
Crews with CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) expect to ship approximately 1,500 containers of waste from the building takedown over the course of the project, which is scheduled for completion in 2025. Read the full article here.
The Springville Journal on November 10, 2022, announced the WVDP quarterly public meeting to be held on November 16, 2022.
