November 25, 2019 – SALAMANCA — To spread goodwill for the upcoming holiday season, employees from the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) and its subcontractors gathered at Sander’s Parkview on Nov. 15, volunteering to once again distribute food to nine local food pantries.

Led by Lettie Chilson, WVDP facility manager and food drive coordinator, the group loaded the food donations onto two trucks provided by subcontractor American DND. Then, they split into two different teams to deliver hundreds of cases of food and turkeys to area food pantries. Link to article

November 22, 2019 – To spread goodwill for the upcoming holiday season, employees from the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) and its subcontractors gathered at Sander’s Parkview on Nov. 15, volunteering to once again distribute food to nine local food pantries, including Fellowship Hill Ministries and the Concord Food Pantry in Springville.

Led by Lettie Chilson, WVDP facility manager and food drive coordinator, the group loaded the food donations onto two trucks provided by subcontractor American DND. Then, they split into two different teams to deliver hundreds of cases of food and turkeys to area food pantries. Link to article

November 23, 2019 – Workers recently completed the installation of protective armoring on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission-Licensed Disposal Area’s (NDA) drainage channel and north slope. The armoring consists of interlocking concrete blocks that are designed to prevent soil erosion from changing weather conditions. This work follows the recent completion of the demolition of the NDA’s former Liquid Pretreatment System and installation of a geomembrane cover over the vacated area. Link to article

November 21, 2019 – Cost savings continue at the West Valley Demonstration Project from its transfer of a highly specialized piece of equipment that was used for lifting and moving 86.5‐ton steel reinforced concrete casks to a heavy‐duty transfer cart during the High‐Level Waste Relocation Project. The transfer of this equipment to the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation for reuse avoids the time and expense of having to dispose of it as waste and will achieve a total savings valued at approximately $1.0 million. Link to article

November 16, 2019 – Cost savings continue at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) from its transfer of a highly specialized piece of equipment that was used for lifting and moving 86.5-ton steel-reinforced concrete casks to a heavy-duty transfer cart during the High-Level Waste Relocation Project.

The transfer of this equipment to the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) for reuse avoids the time and expense of having to dispose of it as waste and will achieve a total savings valued at approximately $1 million. Link to article