Hanford Plateau Remediation Contract

Client: CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company

Location: Richland, WA, U.S.

Map showing the location of Hanford Plateau Remediation Contract

Executive Summary

Fluor was a fee-sharing subcontractor to CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (PRC) and had 185 professionals working on the project. PRC performed deactivation and decommissioning of facilities and environmental cleanup at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) site in Hanford, Washington.

Fluor's managerial staff, technical specialists and craft personnel were assigned to various PRC organizations, including soil and groundwater remediation, retrieval and processing of transuranic waste, nuclear safety and safety basis documentation, waste management, environmental and regulatory strategic planning, regulatory compliance, training and construction. We also supported other Hanford prime contractors by providing select engineering, construction and surveying services.

Client's Challenge

CH2M HILL PRC was the prime contractor for the safe, environmental cleanup of the Central Plateau at the DOE's Hanford Site. The Hanford Site, part of the DOE environmental management program, is the largest environmental cleanup project in the nation. Covering 585 square miles, it is half the size of Rhode Island.

The cleanup of the Central Plateau represented the next generation of DOE contract reform and contained key provisions for increased small business subcontract goals. CH2M HILL's delivery philosophy centered on creating a strong team that included skilled, innovative and proven subcontractors, large and small. As an integrated subcontractor to the CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company (PRC), we helped the PRC process transuranic waste, decontaminate and demolish facilities and remediate groundwater.

In partnership with the Building Trades' craft, we also provided craft personnel for CHPRC projects, as well as those for other Hanford contractors. We supported the construction of high throughput ion-exchange systems, called pump-and-treat facilities, for removing the carcinogen chromium from the groundwater.

In working to clean up Hanford while preserving the site's historical legacy, we decontaminated and relocated massive pieces of railroad equipment. The 10-month $5.5 million project, funded by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA), was completed on time and under budget.

Fluor has been involved in the environmental cleanup at Hanford since 1996: as a prime contractor, 1996-2009; a subcontractor, 2009-2020; and today a partner on the DOE’s Central Plateau Cleanup Contract.

Source: CH2M HILL PRC Website

Fluor's Solution

Fluor personnel supported the PRC in the deactivation and decommissioning of facilities and environmental cleanup at DOE's Hanford reservation in southeastern Washington State.

Our technical specialists, managerial staff and craft personnel supported PRC in the areas of soil and groundwater remediation, retrieval and processing of transuranic waste, nuclear safety and safety basis documentation, waste management, environmental and regulatory strategic planning, regulatory compliance, training and construction. We also supported other Hanford prime contractors in engineering, construction and surveying services.