The West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) is an approximate 150-acre area located 35 miles south of Buffalo, New York. The site is owned by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and is home to the only commercial spent nuclear fuel reprocessing facility to operate in the United States. Operating from 1963 to 1972, the site processed 640 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel and generated over 600,000 gallons of liquid high-level waste. In 1980, Congress passed the WVDP Act, which required DOE to conduct a high-level waste management demonstration project at the site and transport it to a federal repository for disposal.
WVDP News
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West Valley Demonstration Project officials met with representatives from the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management in Tennessee to share lessons learned from the ongoing demolition of the Main Plant Process Building.February 4, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management successfully completed the majority of its 2024 priorities, advancing critical cleanup work with the support of state, tribal and local partners.January 17, 2025
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Two research scientists from universities in Japan visited the West Valley Demonstration Project earlier this fall to test their novel radiation detectors.November 19, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management has completed 75% of the Main Plant Process Building demolition at the West Valley Demonstration Project as its cleanup contractor at the site exceeds 1 million work hours without a lost-time illness or injury since April last year.November 12, 2024
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The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management’s West Valley Demonstration Project hosted a roundtable event with the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority to update the site’s regulators on current and future cleanup.November 5, 2024
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U.S. Department of Energy awarded the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Phase 1B Contract to West Valley Cleanup Alliance LLC with work to be performed at the WVDP in western New York.October 31, 2024
Bryan C. Bower is the Director of the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) in West Valley, New York. The WVDP is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) managed cleanup of the only commercial nuclear fuel reprocessing facility operated in the United States. Prior to his appointment as the Project Director in July 2006, Bower held a number of positions at the project with increasing responsibilities.
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High-Level Budget Information
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FY22 Enacted (in the millions) |
FY23 Request (in the millions) |
FY23 Enacted (in the millions) |
FY24 Request (in the millions) |
| $93 | $94 | $94 | $96 |
For more information on the Office of Environmental Management's budget process and performance check out the Budget & Performance page.