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| URS-led team selected as Hanford's tank operations contractor URS Corp announced that a team led by the сompany has been awarded the contract to manage the remediation of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) radioactive and hazardous underground waste tanks located on the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington state. The performance based, cost-plus award-fee contract, valued by the DOE at approximately $7.1 billion, covers a five-year base performance period and an additional five-year option. The team - Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC (WRPS) - is a new company formed by the Washington Division of URS and EnergySolutions with dedicated subcontractor AREVA. The WRPS team will be responsible for safely retrieving, treating, storing, and disposing of Hanford's tank farm waste and closing single shell tanks. Nearly 53 million gallons of highly radioactive and hazardous waste is stored in 177 underground tanks grouped in 18 farms at the 560-square-mile Hanford Site. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Construction News :: home page |