D.O.E. Presents Project Management Award To Portsmouth Plant

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(Washington, D.C.) – Deputy Energy Secretary David Turk presented the Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office (PPPO) with the prestigious DOE Project Management Award of Excellence for the Portsmouth Site in Ohio. 

Each year, the Department recognizes projects that have demonstrated excellence in the project management discipline. The DOE Project Management Excellence Award for 2022 was presented to the PPPO team for successfully delivering the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility Capital Asset Project-1. The facility is the anchor project supporting cleanup at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The project provided disposal capacity to support the demolition of the 29-acre two-story X-326 uranium process building, which was completed last year. It also provides the disposal capacity for the excavation of two contaminated groundwater plumes at the Portsmouth Site, helping meet commitments to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

“Congratulations to the DOE PPPO Site Office for receiving this honor,” said Fluor-BWXT President and CEO Greg Wilkett. “The FBP team put safety first and focused on providing exceptional support to DOE in the execution of this project.”

The disposal facility project was completed 22 months ahead of schedule and came in at $37 million less than the projected $285 million budget. The Department commended the Portsmouth Site project team for achieving exceptional results on such a vital project.