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CH2M Hill-URS JV Wins $730M to Continue DOE Radioactive Cleanup Project; Robert Zaist Comments

A CH2M Hill and URS Corp. (NYSE: URS) joint venture has won a $730 million contract extension to continue directing a radioactive waste cleanup project for the U.S. Energy Department, URS announced Tuesday.

The three-year extension is a continuation of the original contract, awarded to CH2M-WG Idaho in March 2005.

“The Idaho Cleanup Project, one of the largest nuclear site cleanup projects in history, focuses on reducing risks to workers, the public and the environment, and on protecting the Snake River Plain Aquifer, the sole drinking water source for more than 300, 000 residents of eastern Idaho, ” said Robert Zaist, URS president of energy and construction.

CWI will treat and dispose of radioactive waste, retrieve and dispose of buried waste, manage spent nuclear fuel, dispose of nuclear materials, conduct environmental remediation activities and treat and process sodium-bearing waste.

URS said the project is funded through DOE’s office of environmental management and focuses on early risk reduction and protection of the Snake River Plain Aquifer.

In July, another CH2M Hill joint venture won an estimated $60 million modification from the Navy for engineering services on energy efficiency projects, with the contract worth up to $120 million as a result of that award.

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