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Peggy McCullough: Bechtel, DOE Work to Ensure Radioactive Waste Plant Safety

Peggy McCullough: Bechtel, DOE Work to Ensure Radioactive Waste Plant Safety - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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BechtelLogo (1)Bechtel is set to resume engineering work at the U.S. Energy Department‘s nuclear waste vitrification facility in Washington following completion of safety and quality assessments on the site.

DOE told Bechtel to continue building the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant’s facility that would vitrify high-level radioactive waste to reduce its potential impact on the environment and human health, Bechtel said Wednesday.

“This announcement is a major step forward for the project and moves us closer to meeting the nation’s cleanup obligations at Hanford,” said Peggy McCullough, a Bechtel project director.

“We will continue to work closely with the department to ensure the safety and quality of the facility,” McCullough added.

Construction halted on some areas of the vitrification building in early 2012 to allow Bechtel and DOE to address technical concerns.

Bechtel says it participated in independent site reviews, as well as developed nuclear safety and quality control plans.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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