March 12, 2015

Worker Safety and Health Enforcement Consent Order issued to Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC for deficiencies in implementing asbestos management requirements at DOE’s Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

On March 12, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Enforcement issued a Consent Order (WCO-2015-01) to Fluor-B&W Portsmouth, LLC for deficiencies in the recognition, handling, and disposal of asbestos containing materials and worker exposure monitoring for asbestos at DOE’s Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.  The contractor agreed to the Consent Order.