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Grouting project to protect Snake River Plain Aquifer completed ahead of schedule

October 4, 2010 rockman Press Releases Comments Off on Grouting project to protect Snake River Plain Aquifer completed ahead of schedule

September 29, 2010 — The Idaho Cleanup Project safely completed a remedial action five weeks ahead of schedule that protects the Snake River Plain Aquifer by grouting buried waste at the U.S. Department of Energy’s […]

A worker makes the final preparations on the Lake Mead Intake No. 2 forebay and tunnel under Saddle Island for flooding.
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Flooding Halts Tunnel Excavations for Lake Mead Water Supply Intake

July 13, 2010 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Flooding Halts Tunnel Excavations for Lake Mead Water Supply Intake

Excavation for the $700M Lake Mead Intake No. 3 Project was put on hold after tunneling encountered a fault carrying groundwater that flooded the excavation and submerged equipment. The flooding occurred over about 4-days, so […]

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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 […]