October 13, 2022 (Olean Times Herald) “Another contract was approved for law enforcement on‐site security services at the West Valley Demonstration Project for $197,109 Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023.”
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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 13, 2022 (Olean Times Herald) “Another contract was approved for law enforcement on‐site security services at the West Valley Demonstration Project for $197,109 Oct. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023.”
Read the full article here.
Explore the National Cleanup Workshop on EM’s New Multimedia Webpage: Read the article here.
October 12, 2022, (Truthout): To this day “Hanford remains the most complex environmental mess in the United States,” riddled with problems that provide huge profits for corporations that land clean‐up contracts and then fail to deliver, exceeding the complexity even of the infamous waste dump at West Valley, New York, and the highly radioactive fallout zone at Santa Susana, California, just north of Los Angeles.
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October 05, 2022 (Springville Journal) WEST VALLEY – The Department of Energy’s West Valley Demonstration Project in New York, began the controlled deconstruction of the Main Plant Process Building. The demolition is expected to take approximately 30 months to complete. The MPPB is one of the last remaining major facilities at West Valley, and the successful deconstruction of this facility will further reduce environmental risks and position the site for the next phase in cleanup. Read the article here.
WEST VALLEY – The West Valley Demonstration Project is constructing a new guard house for its current and future onsite security needs. The new facility will provide more space for officers with updated offices, modern equipment, badging for site staff and storage space. “It’s important that we provide our security force with the tools they need to perform their jobs effectively and efficiently,” Jennifer Dundas said, Department of Energy-WVDP Safety and Site Programs Team Leader. “This new facility and more modern equipment will help our security force to be better prepared to protect and serve our workforce and the site.” The current guard house was built in the early 1980s, when cleanup at the site first began. It has served its purpose well over the years, but the site has outgrown its current capabilities. This new facility will better serve the continued needs of the site, as it progresses towards the next phase of cleanup. “Our current guard house is more than 40 years old, and needed to be replaced,” David Schuman said, CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley Safeguards and Security Manager. “This new facility will enhance our security presence and effectiveness and improve officer and employee safety. Improving our ability to support the site helps us to better handle any situation that may arise.”
