Plateau Remediation Contract Project
The Hanford Plateau Remediation Contract (PRC) is advancing the cleanup of the central
portion of the Hanford Site, known as the 200 Area or the Central Plateau, which
once housed five chemical separations buildings and other facilities that separated
and recovered plutonium and other materials for use in nuclear weapons. The scope
of the PRC contract includes completion of the Plutonium Finishing Plant project;
characterization of facilities and waste sites; disposal activities related to non-tank
farm waste; environmental surveillance and maintenance; groundwater monitoring and
remediation; environmental remediation; and development of documents for regulatory
and other decisions covering groundwater, soil, and facilities.
To address the challenges associated with the Plateau cleanup activities, Perma-Fix’s
East Tennessee Materials & Energy Corporation (M&EC) joined with CH2M Hill as a
pre-selected teaming subcontractor to perform waste management and facility operations
at the Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site. On October 1, 2008 CH2M Hill Plateau
Remediation Company (CHPRC) took control as the prime contractor of the DOE Hanford
Site Plateau Remediation Contract. CH2M Hill, major subcontractors Fluor and AREVA,
along with pre-selected small business subcontractors such as Perma-Fix's M&EC subsidiary
now manages the cleanup of the Hanford Plateau as the CHPRC team. CHPRC was awarded
a cost plus incentive fee contract valued at approximately $4.5 billion over ten
years (a five-year base period with the option to extend it for an additional five
years). The scope of the CHPRC contract includes treatment and disposal of various
radioactive waste streams, groundwater remediation, management of spent nuclear
fuel, disposition of nuclear materials, demolition of non-reactor nuclear facilities
and environmental remediation activities. Perma-Fix M&EC operates on the Hanford
Site as M&EC PRC and is responsible for the personnel and operation of various treatment
and disposal facilities.
For more information visit: www.plateauremediation.hanford.gov