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Parsons Brinckerhoff secures nuclear disposal deal

October 18, 2011 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Parsons Brinckerhoff secures nuclear disposal deal

Parsons Brinkerhoff will provide ‘technical support’ for an underground nuclear waste repository in the UK after signing a contract with the UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). No details are available yet on the plan or […]

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Finland’s geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel is nearing final depth

June 7, 2010 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Finland’s geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel is nearing final depth

Although they are nearly at the final depth, the work thus far has been primarily to construct the 4-km long access tunnel. The facility is not scheduled to accept the nuclear waste until 2020 but […]

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Hanford nuclear waste retrieval resumes with better technology (GPR)

July 1, 2010 rockman Geophysics Comments Off on Hanford nuclear waste retrieval resumes with better technology (GPR)

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) imaging of the subsurface tied to GPS mapping will allow the CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company to have a better idea of what is buried at the site before excavating for […]