May 20, 2021 – President of CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley, LLC John Rendall made a presentation to the Ashford Town Board at its May 12 meeting regarding the upcoming demolition of the main plant building at the West Valley Demonstration Project.

Rendall discussed the plan to begin demolition of the main plant process building at the WVDP this year, which would be an important step in reducing the overall environmental risks from historic site activities and the footprint of WVDP. Rendall said they hope to begin demolition closer to the end of this year. Link to article

May 19, 2021 – Fifty‐one of 55 structures have been taken down [https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao‐21‐115.pdf], and the most contaminated [http://www.chbwv.com/Facility‐Deactivation/MPPB‐Demolition.pdf] of them all — the Main Plant Processing Building — is scheduled for demolition this fall.

How hot are its five stories of reinforced concrete? A trio of activists said[https://buffalonews.com/opinion/anothervoice‐
demolition‐at‐west‐valley‐nuclear‐site‐must‐be‐monitored/article_33ada9c6‐406d‐11eb‐8103‐
cf6083e0c0b1.html] it “could be one of the most radioactive buildings in the country.” Link to article

May 18, 2021 – Contractors are in the homestretch of clearing the West Valley Demonstration Project of buildings.

Fifty‐one of 55 structures have been taken down, and the most contaminated of them all — the Main Plant Processing Building — is scheduled for demolition this fall.

How hot are its five stories of reinforced concrete? A trio of activists said it “could be one of the most radioactive buildings in the country.”

The demolition might be welcome news, but the manner in which contractors plan to bring the building down is causing concern, even alarm, in some quarters. Link to article

April 11, 2021 – Members of the Seneca Nation of Indians kicked off an event to mark Earth Day this year at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project with a sunrise ceremony, paying tribute to the earth and raising awareness of the
need to protect the Cattaraugus Creek watershed for future generations.
“Each step taken today is a prayer for healing for all our relations,” said Maria Maybee, the event coordinator with the Seneca Nation. “This event is a reminder that we must work together to protect the environment, for it provide everything we need in life. It’s important that this message is never forgotten, for we only have one environment.” Link to article

April 11, 2021 – Members of the West Valley Citizens Task Force reviewed its 1998 final report April 28 as the U.S. Department of Energy prepares for the open‐air demolition of the main plant process building.

The task force meeting, held via ZOOM video, left no doubt that members want all nuclear and other wastes removed from the 200‐acre West Valley Demonstration Project. Link to article