CNL awards contracts for PHAI cleanup
work in waterfront area
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) has awarded two
new contracts to clean up historic low-level radioactive
waste in Port Hope, Ont., as part of the Port Hope Area
Initiative (PHAI).
A work package in the waterfront area has been awarded
to Arcadis and was scheduled to begin this past spring. The
package includes the excavation and removal of waste from
the West Beach, Mill Street South and CN/CP viaduct areas,
and is expected to be complete in 2020.
In addition, Milestone Environmental Services will under-take
the cleanup of several residential properties and one
commercial property as part of a separate work package.
This is the first of many work packages to be offered to clean
up residences.
Under CNL’s oversight, both contractors will excavate the
waste and transport it to the new storage facility, backfill the
sites with clean soil and restore the landscape.
“With the cleanup of multiple sites happening at the same
time, the safe movement of waste along the designated PHAI
transportation routes requires a high degree of coordina-tion,”
said Bryan Tyers, CNL’s director of project delivery for
the PHAI. “We continue to work closely with the Municipality
of Port Hope to minimize the impacts of the project on
the community.”
The work will occur concurrently with the remediation
of three temporary waste storage sites, including one on the
Centre Pier, previously awarded to Amec Foster Wheeler.
The larger cleanup of Port Hope Harbour and Centre Pier
will be undertaken under a separate contract and is sched-uled
to begin in 2019.
“Safety of the public and our workers, and protection
of the environment remains our top priority,” said Tyers. “I
invite anyone with a question or concern about the PHAI to
contact our office or visit our website at PHAI.ca for up-to-date
information about our current work.”
DFI announces new Tunneling and
Underground Systems committee
DFI has announced the formation of the Tunneling and
Underground Systems committee. The committee is focused
on identifying and facilitating the advancement of new meth-ods
and technologies for design, construction, inspection,
maintenance and operation of tunnels and underground
systems. Technical focus areas include conventional and
mechanized excavation methods, design practices for tunnel
liners, the use of new materials in construction, waterproof-ing
and water control systems, contracting methods and the
allocation of risk and construction practices.
The committee plans to foster technology transfer among
the owners, stakeholders, designers, contractors and material
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suppliers involved in the use and construction of tunnels and
underground structures; foster collaboration with the aca-demic
community, equipment suppliers and major tunnel
contractors and owners to address research needs and
knowledge gaps; and to promote the education and training
of graduate and undergraduate students to develop emerg-ing
industry leaders in this field of practice.
The Tunneling and Underground Systems committee is
being co-chaired by James Morrision, P.E., a vice president
of COWI, and David R. Klug, president of David R. Klug and
Associates, Inc.
To learn more about the Tunneling and Underground
Systems committee visit: www.dfi.org/commhome.asp?TUNS.
ECA conducts first-ever BAUER Drilling Rig Safety Training
Equipment Corporation of America (ECA) held its first-ever
BAUER OT-B Drilling Rig Operator’s Training from May
7–11, at its Coraopolis, Pa., headquarters. The course came
in the wake of the 100-year-old company being designated a
Regional Training Center for BAUER Foundation Equipment,
a rare honour granted by BAUER Maschinen.
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Trainers Joe Kinworthy and Jason Church are pictured
with trainees at the first-ever BAUER OT-B Drilling Rig
Operator’s Training at ECA Pittsburgh in Coraopolis, Pa.
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