The West Valley Demonstration Project came into being through the West Valley Demonstration Project Act of 1980. The Act requires that the DOE is responsible for solidifying the high-level waste, disposing of waste created by the solidification, and decommissioning the facilities used in the process. The land and facilities are not owned by the Department and requires that the premises be returned to New York State.
Enforcement
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Nuclear safety deficiencies that occurred between 2019 and 2022 revealed multiple violations of DOE nuclear safety requirements by Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC at Portsmouth Paducah Project Office.January 20, 2026 -
Electrical Shock Event at the Brookhaven National LaboratoryJanuary 16, 2026 -
Unauthorized access of a high radiation area at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.December 19, 2025
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Thumb Amputation at Savannah River SiteNovember 21, 2025
Safety Oversight Reports
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Independent Assessment of the 2025 Annual Full-participation Emergency Management Exercise at the Waste Isolation Pilot PlantMay 22, 2026 -
Independent Assessment of Safety System Management at Los Alamos National Laboratory Plutonium Facility Building 4 at Technical Area 55May 22, 2026 -
Independent Assessment of the Transuranic Waste All-hazards Planning Basis at the Idaho Cleanup ProjectMay 22, 2026
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Independent Assessment of Work Planning and Control at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Bayou Choctaw SiteFebruary 5, 2026
Security and Cybersecurity Oversight Reports
Office of Enterprise Assessments Limited-Scope Assessment of Protective Force and Capabilities at the West Valley Demonstration Project, June 20-22, 2017
Independent Review of the Unclassified Cyber Security Program at the West Valley Demonstration Project, February 2015