The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded two fixed price unit rate Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) multiple-award contracts for the permanent disposal of Low-Level Waste (LLW) and Mixed-Low Level Waste (MLLW) to EnergySolutions, LLC and Waste Control Specialists, LLC. The goal of these contracts is to establish a vehicle that allows DOE sites to place timely, competitive and cost-effective task orders for the permanent disposal of Class A, B, and C LLW and MLLW, 11e(2) byproduct material, Technology Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (TENORM) and certain sealed sources. Task orders placed under this ID/IQ contract may be for the disposal of multiple waste types. EnergySolutions, LLC and Waste Control Specialists, LLC will fairly compete for future ID/IQ task orders which will have fixed price unit rates with economic price adjustments (EPA) for appropriate taxes and fees. The waste material to be disposed under these ID/IQ contracts originates from DOE facilities or is derived from DOE clean-up and remediation activities. The mission of the DOE Environmental Management program is the safe cleanup of the environmental legacy resulting from five decades of nuclear weapons development and Government-sponsored nuclear energy research.

William J. Lindquist, Chief Executive Officer of Waste Control Specialists LLC announced that it has entered into an agreement with Utilities Service Alliance Inc. to dispose of Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste subject to regulatory approvals. USA is a non-profit cooperative of 15 utilities that operate 17 nuclear power stations across the United States. Prior to accepting the waste at the Texas Compact facility, each utility must apply for an import petition from the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission. WCS must also modify its license to receive the waste and the contract must be approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Control Specialists, LLC will complete construction of the Texas Compact facility this month and will have a grand opening event at its site in Andrews County on November 10, 2011.

Waste Control Specialists, LLC announced that it has entered into a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority that allows TVA to dispose of Class A, B and C low-level radioactive waste, subject to regulatory approvals. This is the first contract entered into with a non-Texas Compact generator since the Texas legislature passed a bill authorizing the disposal of LLRW from non-Texas Compact generators. WCS will complete construction later this year of a state-of-the-art facility that is specifically designed for disposing of Class A, B and C LLRW. Prior to accepting the waste at the Texas Compact facility, TVA must apply for an import petition from the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission. WCS must also modify its license to receive the waste and the contract must be approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.