PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - Employees with Fluor-BWXT-Portsmouth (FBP), EM’s decontamination and decommissioning contractor for the Portsmouth Site, were recently treated to a luncheon, celebrating the completion of 4 million safe work hours.
The significant achievement was realized during the execution of the site’s most intensive set of fieldwork projects to date. Since 2021, FBP initiated and completed the demolition of the X-326 process building, construction and operation of the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility and excavation of more than 400,000 cubic yards of dirt from landfills and plumes.
“Portsmouth Site employees are encouraged to perform work safely on a daily basis. Thanks to this extra effort, the track record shows positive results on-site," Portsmouth Site Lead Jeremy Davis said. “When everyone is dedicated to safety, opportunities arise to set records at the site."
FBP employees recently reached the 4 million safe work hours mark, building on their previous accomplishment of 3 million safe work hours in April. This is the second time FBP has achieved or exceeded 4 million safe work hours during its contract, which began in 2010.
“I am proud of this Portsmouth team as they continue to deliver outstanding safety results while performing technically challenging and hazardous work scopes," FBP Site Project Director Greg Wilkett said. “We are now pushing forward with 5 million safe work hours as our next goal."
FBP also recently set records for the lowest injury rates in its EM contract history, and number of days accident-free. FBP has approximately 2,300 workers from 60 different disciplines, along with multiple craft and trades employees, assigned to the Portsmouth decontamination and decommissioning project.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management