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.
July 26, 2022 – Purchasing environmentally friendly products is a longtime goal of EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project, and the site has been recognized for it for a third year in a row.
….Other 2022 EPEAT Purchaser Award winners from the EM complex include: …CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project. Link to Update
July 14, 2022 – EM and its prime contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley completed the permeable treatment wall soil and structure removal project and restored the area as part of its ongoing cleanup efforts at the West Valley Demonstration Project. Materials from the soil and structure removal project were used in constructing the permeable treatment wall, which remains in place.
Workers used the recently upgraded rail line to safely ship 300 containers of soil and 131 containers of debris generated from this project. Both soil and debris containers were shipped from West Valley to Clive, Utah for disposal. These shipments add to a safe transportation record of more than 25,000 rail miles from January through May 2022. Link to article
July 14, 2022 – Environmental Management and its prime contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) completed the permeable treatment wall soil and structure removal project and restored the area as part of its ongoing cleanup efforts at the West Valley Demonstration Project.
Materials from the soil and structure removal project were used in constructing the permeable treatment wall, which remains in place.
“This project demonstrated the benefits of using the rail line for waste operations, as well as for increased safety, efficiency, and cost‐savings,” said Steve Bousquet, Department of Energy‐WVDP Deputy Federal Project Director for the Main Plant Process Building. Link to article
July 8, 2022 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Energy Northwest and Curio sees Energy Northwest as an industry partner and potential off‐taker of products produced through Curio’s NuCycle nuclear waste recycling process.
The MoU is part of Curio’s plans to deploy the USA’s first state‐of‐the‐art commercial nuclear fuel recycling facility that will provide a variety of in‐demand commodities and products, the companies said. These include domestically produced low‐enriched uranium fuel for the current US reactor fleet, as well as HALEU (high‐assay low‐enriched uranium) and transuranic‐based TRUfuel for advanced reactors under development. Link to article
July 8, 2022 – Environmental Management and its prime contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) completed the permeable treatment wall soil and structure removal project and restored the area as part of its ongoing cleanup efforts at the West Valley Demonstration Project.
Materials from the soil and structure removal project were used in constructing the permeable treatment wall, which remains in place.
“This project demonstrated the benefits of using the rail line for waste operations, as well as for increased safety, efficiency, and cost‐savings,” said Steve Bousquet, Department of Energy‐WVDP Deputy Federal Project Director for the Main Plant Process Building. “Our dedicated employees continue to find ways to further improve our cleanup efforts as we look for ways to safely accelerate decommissioning and remediation efforts for the future.” Link to article
