DeNuke has been awarded a task order subcontract to CHPRC for heath physics support to the Plateau Remediation effort at the Hanford Site in Eastern Washington.  As a subcontractor to CHPRC, DeNuke will initially provide a cadre of health physics technicians.

“We expect to be providing a significant number of new jobs in the Hanford area, and with high demand for health physics technicians, we are prepared pay our employees a fair and reasonable wage and benefit package to ensure we deliver fully trained and qualified technicians at highly competitive rates.” Said John Coffman, DeNuke’s President . “It’s incumbent upon us to deliver the highest caliber of people to ensure the success of the CHPRC mission.”

DeNuke will coordinate the administration of and provide fully qualified individuals to perform as Contracted Radiological Control Technicians (CRCTs) to augment the current cadre of Radiological Control Technicians employed at the Hanford Site.

Tradewind, a SDVSB headquartered in Richland, WA will support the project as a DeNuke subcontractor. “We are prepared to support the DeNuke subcontract with local knowledge of the workforce and a dedication to safety, quality and mission success, “said Jeff Hertzel, President of Tradewind.

DeNuke, founded in 2002, is a small business providing services to commercial and government nuclear clients throughout the US.  With 135 employees operating in 15 states, DeNuke, and its commercial division, ReNuke, has supported some of the toughest cleanup projects in the US.

The Hanford Plateau Remediation Contract (PRC) will advance the cleanup of the central portion of the Hanford Site, known as the 200 Area or the Central Plateau, which once housed five chemical separations buildings and other facilities that separated and recovered plutonium and other materials for use in nuclear weapons. The scope of the PRC contract includes completion of the Plutonium Finishing Plant project; characterization of facilities and waste sites; disposal activities related to non-tank farm waste; environmental surveillance and maintenance; groundwater monitoring and remediation; environmental remediation; and development of documents for regulatory and other decisions covering groundwater, soil, and facilities.