The three-year contract has been awarded to continue to manage and operate the waste isolation pilot plant. With an option for an additional two years, the extended contract will end in September 2020.
WIPP is claimed to be the country’s only plant for deep geological disposal of transuranic radioactive waste by-products of nuclear weapons production and disassembly.
The facility will be used to dispose clothing, tools, rags, residues, debris, soil and other items contaminated with small amounts of plutonium and other man-made radioactive elements.
Waste from DOE sites across the country will be supplied to WIPP for permanent disposal.
Through various JVs, BWXT is offering services to the DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration at up to 12 locations, comprising of Savannah river site, Los Alamos national laboratory, Paducah gaseous diffusion plant and Idaho national laboratory.
BWXT president and CEO Rex Geveden said: “BWXT is very pleased to continue our work with AECOM at this important DOE facility.
“BWXT’s nuclear operations capability is a natural fit for a site like WIPP, and we look forward to applying that experience and expertise in making additional operational and safety enhancements in the next three years.”
BWXT Technical Services Group is a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, which provides nuclear components and fuel to the US government.
The company also provides technical and management services to the US government to manage complex facilities and environmental remediation operations.
In addition, the company provides precision manufactured components, services and fuel to the commercial nuclear power industry.
