Kurion announced yesterday the opening of a United Kingdom office to better support operations in Europe. The new office, which former Chief Operating Officer Phil Ohl will lead as Vice President of European Operations, marks Kurion’s second international office, following the opening of its Japanese headquarters earlier this year. According to the company, the attraction of Europe’s Cold War legacy and the potential for an increased waste treatment stream in Germany in the coming years drew Kurion’s interest to European expansion. “There is a significant need for nuclear and hazardous waste solutions in Europe to manage waste stemming from the Cold War and the decommissioning of commercial nuclear power plants,” Ohl said in a statement. “I’ve built my career working on a variety of projects for Hanford, one of the world’s largest nuclear waste sites, and I’m excited to offer this experience, along with the Kurion technologies, to support Europe’s waste-management challenges.” Kurion already has a partnership with the United Kingdom’s National Nuclear Laboratory at Sellafield to deploy and demonstrate its GeoMelt vitrification technology.