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Idaho Cleanup Project

Idaho Cleanup Project

Project Location:

Idaho National Lab Site, Idaho

Client:

U.S. Department of Energy

Scope:

Environmental cleanup of nuclear waste, contaminated laboratories and reactor facilities

Project Overview

Washington Division joined with CH2M HILL to manage the $2.9 billion cleanup contract for the U.S. Department of Energy. The Idaho Cleanup Project—one of the largest cleanup projects in history—is a seven-year undertaking involving an 890-square-mile site originally used for nuclear power and national defense research.

Highlights & Accomplishments

Over the life of the cleanup project, CH2M-WG Idaho (CWI) will treat nearly one million gallons of sodium-bearing waste, remove targeted transuranic waste from the site’s subsurface disposal area, and demolish more than 200 structures including three reactors.