Waste removal companies to demo technologies at Fukushima

In an effort to find the most effective way to remove tritium from contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, Japan has selected three overseas companies to construct demonstration projects to verify the suitability of their technologies.

According to a report by The Japan Times, the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has selected the Kurion of the US, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada and Russia's FSUE Radioactive Waste Management Enterprise (RosRAO) to demonstrate tritium separation technologies.

METI launched a request for proposals for water decontamination measures last September, with the closing date for offers being 23 October 2013, according to World Nuclear News.

In June of this year, Kurion, a US-based specialist in nuclear and hazardous waste management, appointed Matthew McCormick as Project Director. McCormick previously oversaw the Department of Energy’s (DOE) multi-billion dollar clean-up at the Hanford nuclear waste site, a role that capped a 32-year career in public service. Beginning in July, McCormick will overseedeployment of the new KurionMobile Processing System (KMPS) at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

John Raymont, Kurion founder and president, said McCormick will be responsible for the commissioning and operational oversight of the KMPS. David Carlson, the company’s Project Director who successfully oversaw the system concept, design and fabrication, will now lead other challenging international projects where his waste- management expertise is needed.

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