October 1, 2019 – Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar recently viewed EM’s cleanup progress at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) and received updates on the planned demolition of the site’s Main Plant Process Building, which was used to reprocess spent nuclear fuel decades ago. “This was my first trip to the West Valley site,” Dabbar said. “I am impressed by the progress I see being made.” He noted that removal of the 10,000-square-foot Vitrification Facility last year was the most complex demolition of a contaminated facility at the site to date. “This successful demolition literally changed the landscape and footprint of the WVDP and the community,” Dabbar said. “This accomplishment speaks volumes of the workers’ abilities to find solutions and use lessons learned to solve some of the most challenging problems we face in reducing legacy risks.” EM WVDP Director Bryan Bower said the site was honored to host the Under Secretary. “It’s important to see the work up-close that’s being accomplished at the site, and how this work fits into DOE’s mission and cleanup strategy,” Bower said. Link to Update

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September 26, 2019 – To see the progress of decommissioning work at the West Valley Demonstration Project, Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Paul M. Dabbar made a visit to the site. Dabbar was given a tour of the WVDP on Sept. 23 by with everything going on.

The Environmental Management Cleanup Program, which is under Dabbar’s area in the DOE, was charged with cleaning up 107 sites across the country, with 91 of those sites currently completely cleaned up and 45 having portions turned over to the local community. Dabbar said WVDP is “one of the most important projects” and is excited to see the progress going on in West Valley. Link to article

September 24, 2019 –

Energy Undersecretary for Science Paul M. Dabbar made his first visit Monday to the West Valley Demonstration Project and came away impressed with progress in the cleanup and the employees. Link to article

September 24, 2019 – Crews recently demolished two Waste Tank Farm condenser structures and an equipment shelter at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP). These structures were associated with the Main Plant Process Building’s former ventilation system, which was taken out of service in 2001. This recent demolition brings EM’s total number of structures removed at the site to 64.

WVDP personnel removed, size-reduced, and packaged the two condenser structures for off-site disposal. Each condenser contained two heat exchangers that cooled the off-gas and condensed the vapor. Each 360-square-foot structure was constructed in 1966 to remove water vapor from the tank off-gas ventilation system and was further treated and filtered before being directed to the Main Plant Process Building stack. Link to article