ENGINEERED TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT
Technology Deployment
Veolia Nuclear Solutions – Federal Services
EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS FOR COMPLEX PROBLEMS
Safely delivering compliant, innovative and reliable solutions
IMPLEMENTING THE MOST ADVANCED METHODS
Nuclear cleanup and decommissioning is a complex and dangerous process. Veolia engineers solutions for our clients’ most challenging needs, including remote retrieval systems, robotics, and stabilization/vitrification techniques.
Our waste management and treatment technologies can be deployed in concert to tackle problematic and challenging wastes. Our expertise focuses on remotely accessing wastes, separating the challenging waste and ultimately stabilizing the waste into a disposable form.
GEOMELT®
Veolia designed, built, owns, and operates two commercial GeoMelt vitrification plants in the U.S.—in Andrews, Texas and Richland, Washington. This technology treats problematic legacy waste for the U.S. Department of Energy and is also used in Europe, Japan, and Australia.
EXAMPLES OF KEY PROJECTS
Remote Handling/Robotics: D-Pit Remote Manipulator
Our engineers designed, constructed, and tested a long reach underwater manipulator for radioactive sludge retrieval.
• Payload: 50 kg limited, engineered for up to 93 kg
• Fully submersible arm, corrosion resistant
• Remotely operated via fiber optic connection, with multiple cameras
• Quick tool change interface, including optional automatic tool change capabilities
Idaho National Lab Liner Demonstration Project
Veolia provided a fully commissioned prototype of a remote retrieval system to INL. The system operated semi-remotely to retrieve and reduce the size of problematic waste liner at a Radioactive Scrap Waste Facility. The liner was transformed into a consolidated package that was safe for transport. It was then shipped to Richland, Washington, where a demonstration treatment was performed using Veolia’s innovative GeoMelt® vitrification process.
Cimarron Groundwater Remediation Pumping Project
Veolia engineered a custom ground water treatment system centered around ion exchange technology to treat uranium contaminated groundwater at a former mining site. The design includes a waste handling system and nuclear safety controls that enable compliant transportation and disposal of enriched (235U) uranium. This turnkey, field proven solution reduced the costs and timeline for the remediation work.
28K+ TONS of reactive metal items treated by GeoMelt
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WHY CHOOSE VEOLIA?
OUR EXPERTISE
Managing hazardous, nuclear, and mixed waste requires safe, cost effective, and technically advanced solutions that ensure regulatory compliance. We understand your challenges, and can minimize your liability while optimizing your resources, so you can focus on your critical missions. Veolia supports the U.S. Federal Government and commercial customers across the country. We develop and implement innovative waste management strategies, remediation, and secure infrastructure solutions to address the industry’s most pressing challenges.
OUR WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES
As a part of Veolia in North America, we are a leading provider of safe storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal of hazardous and radioactive waste. For more than 40 years, our extremely skilled employees have performed work in high risk environments at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites and on other Federal and commercial projects across the country. Veolia has been the top ranked U.S. environmental company for five consecutive years.
10K employees 350 locations 500 worksites
TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT
ENGINEERING WASTE MANAGEMENT
D&D AND REMEDIATION
OUR GLOBAL REACH AND FINANCIAL STABILITY
Veolia, present on five continents, designs and deploys useful and practical solutions for the management of water, waste, and energy and helps develop access to, preserve, and renew critical resources. In 2024, the Veolia group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 98 million with sanitation, produced 42 million megawatt hours of energy, and treated 65 million tons of waste.
218,000 employees
$51 B in revenue
