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Facility Deactivation
and Demolition

 

01-14 Building demolition

The 01-14 Building was demolished in 2013.

 

Expanded Lab demolition

Demolition of the Expanded Laboratory was
completed in 2013.

 

Main Plant Process Building

The Main Plant Process Building is being
prepared for demolition.

 

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Facility deactivation and demolition is a major CHBWV objective under the current contract. Many of the site's above ground facilities will be removed and disposed of in the current contract. They include:

  • The Main Plant Process Building (MPPB). The MPPB is a 5-story, 1960s-era concrete structure built to reprocess spent (irradiated) nuclear fuel. Much of the equipment, piping and asbestos has been removed from the facility in preparation for demolition. Additional areas are being targeted to further reduce radiological and hazardous materials prior to demolition.
  • The Vitrification Facility. The Vitrification Facility was constructed in the 1980s to vitrify (solidify) liquid high-level radioactive waste by immobilizing it in glass. The vitrification equipment has been removed from the facility in preparation for demolition.
  • Miscellaneous Site Facilities. Several large and small radiological and industrial structures will be demolished and disposed of by CHBWV. CHBWV's mission is to remove approximately 40 structures from the WVDP site by the end of the current contract.

 

Facility Deactivation and Demolition