Duratek has formed a teaming agreement with TriVis, Inc., of Pelham, Alabama, to provide services for commercial spent nuclear fuel dry storage to the U.S. nuclear utilities marketplace. This agreement marks Duratek’s entry into high-level commercial radioactive waste management services, which include (1) licensing, design, construction, and operation of independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs); (2) “pool-to-pad” services that load spent fuel into dry storage containers; and (3) related design, engineering, and licensing activities.

Duratek and TriVis have already begun their first joint project for the support of a dry fuel storage (DFS) campaign at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Sequoyah Nuclear Plant in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee.

“This agreement and contract mark an important milestone in Duratek’s strategic growth initiatives,” said Robert Prince, president and CEO of Duratek. “Our extensive service capabilities and outstanding platform base in support of waste management activities at U.S. nuclear power plants make it a natural progression for us to move into management of spent fuel. We are delighted to have formed a partnership with TriVis, one of the nation’s leading providers of support services for the management of spent nuclear fuel.”

David Bland, president of TriVis, said, “Currently, there are over 30 ISFSIs in the U.S. operating as DFS sites. TriVis personnel have been involved in half of these and are directly responsible for loading 40% of the DFS casks loaded over the past five years. There will be over 30 additional independent spent fuel storage installations put into operation over the next 10 years. The depth and breadth of Duratek’s experience base, combined with TriVis’ specialized expertise in this arena, is well-suited to support the continued growth of demand for dry spent nuclear fuel storage efforts.”