About Us

West Valley Environmental Services LLC (WVES) is a newly-formed company comprised of four companies - URS Corporation, Jacobs Engineering Group, Environmental Chemical Corporation (ECC), and Parallax/Energy Solutions - with extensive experience conducting environmental cleanup at Department of Energy (DOE) sites across the United States. This team has a winning combination that delivers significant site knowledge from its URS component, combined with a fresh perspective from Jacobs, ECC and Parallax.

WVES was awarded a contract by DOE to continue the cleanup of facilities at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) in June 2007 through June 2011. During this contract period, WVES is:

• Decontaminating the Main Plant Process Building, Remote Handled Waste Facility, and the Vitrification Facility.
• Processing and shipping low-level waste off-site for disposal.
• Processing and packaging Transuranic waste.
• Deactivating, decontaminating and removing ancillary site facilities.
• Safely storing HLW canisters.

Who's Who at the West Valley Demonstration Project

U.S. Department of Energy - Leads the nuclear cleanup efforts at the 200-acre site.

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority - Owns the 200-acre West Valley Demonstration Project site and an additional 3,145 acres that surround the WVDP.

West Valley Environmental Services LLC (WVES) - Management and operations contractor hired to carry out the work at the WVDP.