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WVDP Upgrades Rail Spur to Improve Efficiency of Waste Disposal

EM is upgrading the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) site rail spur to allow for greater efficiency in shipping waste offsite.

Office of Environmental Management

August 15, 2018
A railroad worker uses a truck-mounted crane to safely place new rail ties along the West Valley Demonstration Project site rail spur tracks to prepare for repairs and straightening.
A railroad worker uses a truck-mounted crane to safely place new rail ties along the West Valley Demonstration Project site rail spur tracks to prepare for repairs and straightening.

WEST VALLEY, N.Y. – EM is upgrading the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) site rail spur to allow for greater efficiency in shipping waste offsite. 

   Located south of the Main Plant Process Building, the 8,000-foot track connects to the Buffalo Pittsburgh Railroad’s main line. The spur has not been operational for several years, in part due to its poor condition.

   EM would like to use the spur to transport waste for disposal from cleanup activities, including decommissioning of the Main Plant Process Building. Without access to the spur, EM would need to transport waste by truck to the railroad’s main line. The multiple modes of transportation are costlier. 

   “The completion of this work evolution will bring many benefits to the future cleanup of our EM site,” WVDP Director Bryan Bower said. “This work today will help accelerate decommissioning and remediation activities in the very near future.” 

   The project is scheduled for completion next month.

 

 

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