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EnergySolutions

A commercial nuclear services company specializing in low-level radioactive waste disposal, decommissioning, and nuclear materials management.

  • Nuclear consolidation continues as EnergySolutions buys WMG

    The recent trend of nuclear sector consolidation is continuing as Salt Lake-based EnergySolutions said Thursday it has bought WMG, a provider of engineering services and software. WMG was founded in 1979 and is known in part for its trademarked RADMAN software program for radioactive shipments, EnergySolutions said in a Thursday press release. Over time, WMG […]

  • EnergySolutions picks Drom to manage federal support biz

    EnergySolutions said Monday on LinkedIn it has appointed a familiar face, Andrew Drom, as its new senior vice president for its Federal Support business unit. Although he just joined the Salt Lake City-based company April 6, this is Drom’s second tour of duty with EnergySolutions. He served in a couple of different international management positions […]

  • EnergySolutions picks Drom to manage federal support biz

    EnergySolutions said Monday on LinkedIn it has appointed a familiar face, Andrew Drom, as its new senior vice president for its Federal Support business unit. Although he just joined the Salt Lake City-based company April 6, this is Drom’s second tour of duty with EnergySolutions. He served in a couple of different international management positions […]

  • Energy Capital Partners to repurchase EnergySolutions

    Energy Capital Partners, a multi-billion-dollar energy-focused investment firm, will re-acquire EnergySolutions from TriArtisan Capital Advisors for an undisclosed price, the companies said this week. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close this year. EnergySolutions said in a press release. The investment firm said the decision to buy EnergySolutions again […]

  • Energy Capital Partners to acquire EnergySolutions again

    Energy Capital Partners, a multi-billion-dollar energy-focused investment firm, will re-acquire EnergySolutions from TriArtisan Capital Advisors for an undisclosed price, the companies said this week. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close this year. EnergySolutions said in a press release. The investment firm said the decision to buy EnergySolutions again […]

  • Energy Capital Partners to repurchase EnergySolutions

    Energy Capital Partners, a multi-billion-dollar energy-focused investment firm, will re-acquire EnergySolutions from TriArtisan Capital Advisors for an undisclosed price, the companies said Monday. EnergySolutions said in a press release that the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is expected to close this year. The investment firm said the decision to buy EnergySolutions again […]

  • Wrap Up: Craig gets new post; DOE complex braces for storm; NDS to open; much more

    AtkinsRéalis US Nuclear has appointed Jack Craig to serve as its senior vice president of energy and environment. In Craig’s new role, he will oversee AtkinsRéalis’ major projects portfolio and work with current and prospective partners to expand AtkinsRéalis footprint with the Department of Energy, Department of Defense and National Nuclear Security Administration, according to […]

  • EnergySolutions files NRC notice for new nuclear power at Kewaunee

    Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions has filed a notice of intent with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) confirming the company’s plans to develop new generation at the shuttered Kewaunee nuclear plant site in Wisconsin. In a press release posted online Monday, EnergySolutions said it is working with WEC Energy, a Milwaukee-based utility holding company, on the […]

  • EnergySolutions files NRC notice for new nuclear power at Kewaunee

    Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions has filed a notice of intent with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) confirming the company’s plans to develop new generation at the shuttered Kewaunee nuclear plant site in Wisconsin. In a press release posted online Monday, EnergySolutions said it is working with WEC Energy, a Milwaukee-based utility holding company, on the […]

  • DOE gets more time to decide where to grout Hanford waste

    The state of Washington and the federal government have agreed to give the Department of Energy another six months to decide where to grout millions of gallons of less-radioactive tank waste from the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash. DOE, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington state Department of Ecology have agreed the new […]

  • DOE gets more time to decide where to grout Hanford waste

    The state of Washington and the federal government have agreed to give the Department of Energy another six months to decide where to grout millions of gallons of less-radioactive tank waste from the Hanford Site in Richland, Wash. DOE, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Washington state Department of Ecology have agreed the new […]

  • Northwest regional group backs EnergySolutions plan to import Ontario waste

    The Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management has agreed to allow Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions to dispose of Class A low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada to the company’s Clive, Utah disposal facility. EnergySolutions got an affirmative vote Friday for its proposal to import the Canadian waste at the Clive facility located in […]

  • Northwest regional group backs EnergySolutions plan to import Ontario waste

    The Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management has agreed to allow Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions to dispose of Class A low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada at the company’s Clive, Utah disposal facility. EnergySolutions got an affirmative vote Friday for its proposal to import the Canadian waste at the Clive facility located in […]

  • EnergySolutions, Creekstone look at nuclear power for data centers

    EnergySolutions and another Utah-based company, Creekstone Energy, have teamed up to explore nuclear power options for data centers, the companies said last week. Creekstone and EnergySolutions said in a Dec. 11 press release they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore advanced nuclear options at the Utah Creekstone Gigasite in Delta, Utah and […]

  • Coalition urges regional compact to reject imported radwaste from Ontario

    A coalition of 88 citizen groups critical of nuclear energy are asking a regional authority for the Northwest to reject a plan by EnergySolutions to import up to 1.3 million cubic yards of low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada to the company’s disposal site in Clive, Utah. The groups, including Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah […]

  • Wrap Up: EnergySolutions forms data center partnership; N3B updates Los Alamos work; more

    EnergySolutions and another Utah-based company, Creekstone Energy, have teamed up to explore nuclear power options for data centers, the companies said last week. Creekstone and EnergySolutions said in a Dec. 11 press release they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore advanced nuclear options at the Utah Creekstone Gigasite in Delta, Utah and […]

  • Coalition urges regional compact to reject imported radwaste from Ontario

    A coalition of 88 citizen groups critical of nuclear energy are asking a regional authority for the Northwest to reject a plan by EnergySolutions to import up to 1.3 million cubic yards of low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada to the company’s disposal site in Clive, Utah. The groups, including Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah […]

  • EnergySolutions, Creekstone look at nuclear power for data centers

    EnergySolutions and another Utah-based company, Creekstone Energy, have teamed up to explore nuclear power options for data centers, the companies said last week. Creekstone and EnergySolutions said in a Dec. 11 press release they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore advanced nuclear options at the Utah Creekstone Gigasite in Delta, Utah and […]

  • Containment building comes down at Fort Calhoun

    EnergySolutions and the Omaha Public Power District have recently completed the demolition of the containment building at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Generating Station in Nebraska. In a Nov. 25 LinkedIn post, EnergySolutions congratulated its Fort Calhoun decommissioning team for dismantling the plant’s containment building ahead of schedule.  In a Monday emailed statement to Exchange Monitor, […]

  • Regional group weighs EnergySolutions proposal to dispose of Canadian waste

    An EnergySolutions proposal to take low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada at its Clive, Utah disposal site will be the focus of an upcoming special meeting of the Northwest Interstate Compact On Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management. According to a public notice, the Nov. 25 public meeting will consider a draft for “possibly accepting LLRW  waste […]

  • Regional group weighs EnergySolutions proposal to dispose of Canadian waste

    An EnergySolutions proposal to take low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada at its Clive, Utah disposal site will be the focus of an upcoming special meeting of the Northwest Interstate Compact On Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management. According to a public notice, the Nov. 25 public meeting will consider a draft for “possibly accepting LLRW  waste […]

  • Regional group weighs EnergySolutions proposal to dispose of Canadian waste

    An EnergySolutions proposal to take low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada at its Clive, Utah disposal site will be the focus of an upcoming special meeting of the Northwest Interstate Compact On Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management. According to a public notice, the Nov. 25 public meeting will consider a draft for “possibly accepting LLRW  waste […]

  • Regional group weighs EnergySolutions proposal to dispose of Canadian waste

    An EnergySolutions proposal to take low-level radioactive waste from Ontario, Canada at its Clive, Utah disposal site will be the focus of an upcoming special meeting of the Northwest Interstate Compact On Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management. According to a public notice, the Nov. 25 public meeting will consider a draft for “possibly accepting LLRW  waste […]

  • EnergySolutions team wins $240 million worth of Navy cleanup biz

    A team led by Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions has won $240 million worth of radiological support services business with the U.S. Navy, the company announced this week. EnergySolutions said it has won a position on the Navy’s Radiological Support Services (RADMAC III) multiple-award contract, valued at up to $240 million. The contract was issued by […]

  • Industry manager takes biz development role at EnergySolutions

    Dale Vines is starting a new job as vice president of business development at Utah-based EnergySolutions. Vines, started the new position this month, according to an update on his LinkedIn page. Vines for the past two years has been executive vice president of business development for Allied Power. An industry veteran, Vines has previously worked […]

  • Wisconsin governor signs two nuclear energy bills

    Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed two bills into law last week designed to further nuclear research and deployment in the state. Senate Bill 124, now 2025 Wisconsin Act 11, will create a board to advance in-state nuclear power and fusion technology and host a Wisconsin nuclear summit. Senate Bill 125, now 2025 Wisconsin Act […]

  • EnergySolutions completes grouting Hanford test bed waste

    Utah-based EnergySolutions has finished grouting and disposing of 1,000 gallons of liquid tank waste from the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. EnergySolutions said in a Wednesday news release it had completed solidification and disposal of 1,000 gallons of mixed low-level waste from Hanford as part of the much-anticipated Test Bed Initiative demonstration. […]

  • WCS touts waste shipments via rail

    Waste Control Specialists (WCS) received a lot of radioactive waste by train at its West Texas site during 2024, company president David Carlson told Exchange Monitor’s Radwaste Summit last week in Savannah, Ga. During 2024, WCS received 600 shipments of waste by rail. This included 5,000 canisters and 3 million cubic feet of waste, according […]

  • GAO: Environmental Management needs integrated waste disposal plan

    For the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management to fully remediate 15 Cold War and Manhattan Project sites, it must dispose of over 11 million cubic meters of nuclear waste — and it needs a plan, according to a congressional watchdog. In a report made public Thursday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said Environmental […]

  • Wrap Up; EnergySolutions seeks Kewaunee site permit; ex-prosecutors join firm; Ecology fills Hanford job; more

    EnergySolutions, Salt Lake City, said Tuesday it is planning to seek an Early Site Permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission at the shuttered Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin. The company is collaborating with WEC Energy Group (WEC) to explore new nuclear generation in Wisconsin, EnergySolutions said in a press release. WEC is a Milwaukee-based […]