Workers recently demolished the former Main Plant Office Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) site.
Office of Environmental Management
December 17, 2019
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WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – Workers recently demolished the former Main Plant Office Building at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) site, bringing EM’s total number of structures removed in the cleanup there to 66.
Built in 1964, the three-story, 3,760-square-foot facility was as part of the original commercial nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at the site. The building housed many different departments over the years, including operations and operations support personnel, and provided viewing access into the chemical process cell inside the Main Plant Process Building.
EM WVDP Director Bryan Bower commended the demolition crew with CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV), EM’s WVDP cleanup contractor.
“This particular work evolution has certainly changed the landscape of the WVDP site,” Bower said. “The Main Plant Office Building was one of the first buildings constructed on the site and its demolition is a reminder of the ongoing progress here.”
CHBWV President Scott Anderson noted that the team maintained safety and prevented damage to the Main Plant Process Building, which is set to be demolished in the near future.
“Our team continues to leverage their combined knowledge and expertise to safely complete the demolition, disposition, and restoration of facilities no longer needed,” Anderson said.
The Main Plant Office Building is the fifth of seven Main Plant Process Building support facilities torn down by West Valley workers. The remaining two ancillary facilities will be demolished in the future.
Disposition of waste from the Main Plant Office Building teardown continues and is about 70 percent complete.