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Title: 209-E Critical Mass Laboratory Demolition

Name: 209-E Critical Mass Laboratory Demolition

Document Date: 01/01/2011

Keywords: 209-E, 209E, Critical Mass Laboratory, demolition, central plateau, ch2m hill

Official Building Numbers: 209-E

Area: 200 East

Description:
A fence boundary covered in ice surrounded the work site of the 209-E Critical Mass Laboratory. Contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company demolished the nuclear facility in late 2011 following two years of preparations that included removing contaminated equipment, removing 11 highly contaminated tanks and two subsurface tanks, and cleaning up asbestos piping.The 9,000-square-foot former laboratory was one of the most contaminated of the 118 buildings the contractor has removed since its contract began in 2008.

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