»¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Archives - »¨½·Ö±²¥ /tag/north-wind-portage/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:06:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32.png »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Archives - »¨½·Ö±²¥ /tag/north-wind-portage/ 32 32 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Participates in Tile Transfer Ceremony /16m-tile-transfer-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=16m-tile-transfer-ceremony Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26625 Moab, Utah On Thursday, April 9, 2026, the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Moab UMTRA Project celebrated its milestone of permanently removing 16 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab site. Members of the project team, senior Department of Energy (DOE) officials, other project stakeholders, and the local community attended the ceremony. The ceremony culminated […]

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]]> Seminar Highlights Collaborative Science Driving Moab Project Groundwater Strategy /seminar-highlights-collaborative-science/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=seminar-highlights-collaborative-science Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:12:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26597 MOAB, Utah — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Newsletter New field investigations are improving understanding of groundwater contaminant behavior and strengthening the scientific basis for future remediation decisions, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project noted during a recent presentation at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) RemPlex Seminar series. To help the Moab Project identify data […]

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]]> ETEC’s New Series Aims to CONNECT With Community on Cleanup /etecs-new-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=etecs-new-series Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:04:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26593 SIMI VALLEY, CA — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Newsletter In-person engagement and direct conversations with those invested in cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) were core concepts of the new series launched last month by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC) team. Nearly 40 people recently attended […]

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]]> Idaho Completes Ultrasonic Testing, Ensuring Integrity of Legacy Waste Shipments /idaho-completes-ultrasonic-testing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=idaho-completes-ultrasonic-testing Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26591 IDAHO FALLS, Idaho â€” U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Newsletter Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) workers capitalized on innovative robotic technology to complete surveys of approximately 4,400 legacy transuranic waste drums, ensuring they meet safety requirements for shipment to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico for permanent disposal. Cleanup contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC) used robotic ultrasonic technology at […]

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]]> Moab Project, Local Agencies Collaborate on Successful Emergency Exercise /moab-project-local-agencies-collaborate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-local-agencies-collaborate Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:55:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26589 MOAB, Utah — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Newsletter The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project joined forces with public safety agencies to conduct a successful multi-agency emergency response exercise designed to evaluate coordination, communication and readiness in the face of a simulated disaster. “This exercise demonstrated the value of a coordinated, multi-agency response […]

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]]> Idaho Project Advances Cleanup with Expanded Treated Waste Storage /idaho-project-advances-cleanup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=idaho-project-advances-cleanup Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:17:00 +0000 https://northwindgroup.wpenginepowered.com/?p=26584 IDAHO FALLS, Idaho â€” U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Newsletter Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) construction crews have completed a new 20,000-square-foot building, more than doubling the current storage capacity for waste treated at the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU). Since beginning radiological operations in April 2023, IWTU has converted more than 279,000 gallons of radioactive liquid sodium-bearing waste to a […]

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]]> Moab Disposal Cell Progress Continues With New Interim Cover Installation /moab-disposal-cell-progress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-disposal-cell-progress Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:00:17 +0000 /?p=25901 Moab, Utah The Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project recently finished installing another interim cover on a section of its disposal cell, moving the cleanup closer to completion. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) oversees cleanup activities at the Moab site, located along the Colorado River, near Moab, Utah. Since 2009, EM crews […]

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]]> Moab Project Site reaches 16 million milestone /moab-project-16m-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-16m-milestone Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:20:38 +0000 /?p=25664 Moab, Utah As of September 29, »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage‘s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project has safely removed, shipped, and securely disposed of a cumulative 16 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab Site, in Utah, to a nearby disposal facility in Crescent Junction. Disposal of radioactive mill tailings and other […]

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]]> Idaho Recycling Efforts Net Taxpayers Nearly $2 Million in Savings /idaho-recycling-efforts-net-savings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=idaho-recycling-efforts-net-savings Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:33:43 +0000 /?p=25644 IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Newsletter The Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) is advancing its environmental goals and saving taxpayers nearly $2 million as it demolishes three legacy Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program prototypes at the Naval Reactors Facility (NRF). Project crews have recycled more than 2,100 tons of non-contaminated metal debris since […]

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]]> CIRI and »¨½·Ö±²¥ Leadership Visit Key Project Sites in Utah and Washington /ciri-visits-project-sites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ciri-visits-project-sites Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:03:06 +0000 /?p=25620 From July 22 to July 24, Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) executives and »¨½·Ö±²¥ leadership embarked on a multi-day tour of critical project sites across Utah and Washington, engaging with employees and gaining firsthand insight into operations that support both environmental remediation and technological innovation. Tuesday, July 22 – UMTRA Project Tour in […]

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]]> Idaho Cleanup Project Completes Spent Nuclear Fuel Project, a Top Priority for the Department of Energy /icp-completes-snf-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=icp-completes-snf-project Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:39 +0000 /?p=25493 IDAHO FALLS, ID Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) crews recently completed a significant achievement by successfully transferring 40 spent nuclear fuel baskets into safer, long term storage vaults. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) contractor Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC) finished the final transfer — moving spent nuclear fuel from older, first-generation vaults […]

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]]> Moab Tile Transfer Ceremony /moab-tile-transfer-ceremony/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-tile-transfer-ceremony Mon, 06 Jan 2025 15:11:36 +0000 /?p=24787 Moab, Utah On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Moab project celebrated its milestone of permanently removing 15 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab site. Members of the project team, senior members of the Department of Energy (DOE), other project stakeholders, and the local community attended the ceremony. This celebration […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Announces Role as Subcontractor in New West Valley Cleanup Contract Led by BWXT /north-wind-portage-announces-role-as-subcontractor-in-new-west-valley-cleanup-contract-led-by-bwxt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-announces-role-as-subcontractor-in-new-west-valley-cleanup-contract-led-by-bwxt Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:10:26 +0000 /?p=24713 Idaho Falls, ID, Dec. 11, 2024 – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, LLC (»¨½·Ö±²¥) is pleased to announce its role as a teaming subcontractor on the newly awarded Phase 1B cleanup contract at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) in western New York. The IDIQ contract has a 10-year ordering period with a maximum value of […]

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]]> Idaho Clean-up in Full Swing /idaho-clean-up-in-full-swing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=idaho-clean-up-in-full-swing Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:49:10 +0000 /?p=24632 »¨½·Ö±²¥, a member of the Idaho Environmental Coalition (IEC), is busy working on projects at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls, ID as part of the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP). The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM) recently provided updates on some big projects underway at INL. EM Set to Demolish […]

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]]> Moab Uranium Project Hits 15M Ton Milestone /moab-uranium-project-hits-15m-ton-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-uranium-project-hits-15m-ton-milestone Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:31:09 +0000 /?p=24557 As of mid-October, »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage‘s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project has safely removed, shipped, and securely disposed a cumulative 15 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab Site to a nearby disposal facility in Crescent Junction. https://www.energy.gov/em/articles/moab-uranium-project-safely-ships-another-1-million-tons-disposal Congratulations to the Moab Team on a job well done!

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]]> DOE Sites PORTS and UMTRA Recognized as 2024 EPEAT Purchase Award Winners /doe-sites-ports-and-umtra-recognized-as-2024-epeat-purchase-award-winners/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doe-sites-ports-and-umtra-recognized-as-2024-epeat-purchase-award-winners Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:26:32 +0000 /?p=24289 DOE sites Portsmouth (PORTS), and the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project (UMTRA), are among a group of award winners who collectively cut greenhouse gas emissions last year by more than 565,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents, which equates to taking 121,000 average U.S. passenger cars off the road for a year. The […]

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]]> Luckey FUSRAP Project Passes Another Milestone /luckey-fusrap-project-passes-another-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luckey-fusrap-project-passes-another-milestone Tue, 14 May 2024 19:43:41 +0000 /?p=23883 Last month, the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage team at Luckey, Ohio passed another milestone on their Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Project. Since »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage has taken on the end-state contract at the Luckey Project, they have transported their 8,000th shipment. To date, on all contracts combined on the Luckey Site, »¨½·Ö±²¥ […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Receives New Contract Award /north-wind-portage-receives-new-contract-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-receives-new-contract-award Mon, 06 May 2024 14:47:28 +0000 /?p=23890 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage was awarded a seat on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) small business set-aside contract to provide Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning, and Removal (DD&R) services for sites managed by EM, the National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Naval Reactors, and the Office of Science.  In addition, DOE will […]

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]]> Luckey Site Reaches Safe Shipment Milestone /elementor-22581/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elementor-22581 Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:51:05 +0000 /?p=22581 The 15,000th truck left the Luckey Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Site, on Wednesday, January 3rd, loaded with material contaminated with beryllium, radium 226, thorium 230, uranium 234, uranium 238, and lead. This shipment milestone was achieved over 3 separate contracts at the Luckey site, including the previous Luckey remediation contract, the Luckey […]

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]]> Moab UMTRA Project Site Celebrates 14M Ton Milestone /moab-umtra-project-site-celebrates-14m-ton-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-umtra-project-site-celebrates-14m-ton-milestone Wed, 20 Dec 2023 08:20:40 +0000 /?p=22315 Moab, Utah On Thursday, December 14, the Moab project celebrated its milestone of permanently removing 14 million tons of residual radioactive material from the Moab site with the project team, senior members of the Department of Energy (DOE), and the local community.  Pictured above is the ceremonial moving of the tile representing the 14 millionth […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Receives New Task Order /north-wind-portage-receives-new-task-order/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-receives-new-task-order Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:32:02 +0000 /?p=21672 Congratulations to the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage team on their new task order at Moab, Utah! Awarded by the DOE EMCBC, this task order includes excavating all the RRM tailings pile, up to a depth of 3’ below the pile, and conditioning material as necessary to meet disposal requirements.

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]]> Luckey Site Reaches Shipment Milestone /luckey-site-reaches-shipment-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=luckey-site-reaches-shipment-milestone Fri, 22 Jul 2022 15:43:27 +0000 /?p=6625 10,000 truckloads safely moved from the Luckey FUSRAP site Idaho Falls, ID – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, LLC The 10,000th truck left the Luckey Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Site, Wednesday, loaded with material contaminated with beryllium, radium 226, thorium 230, uranium 234, uranium 238, and lead, making the site cleanup very near 60% […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Projects Receive GreenBuy Awards from DOE /north-wind-projects-receive-greenbuy-awards-from-doe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-projects-receive-greenbuy-awards-from-doe Mon, 09 May 2022 20:24:16 +0000 /?p=6463 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) and Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) projects are the recipients of Department of Energy (DOE) GreenBuy Awards for fiscal year 2021 by purchasing Priority Products in multiple categories.  PORTS was the recipient of a Bronze Level GreenBuy Award for fiscal year (FY) 2021 by purchasing four Priority Products […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Receives DOE OSDBU Award /north-wind-portage-receives-doe-osdbu-award/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-receives-doe-osdbu-award Wed, 20 Apr 2022 19:10:03 +0000 /?p=6442 Idaho Falls, ID – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc. receives the 8(a)/Small Disadvantaged »¨½·Ö±²¥ of the Year from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Small and Disadvantaged »¨½·Ö±²¥ Utilization (OSDBU) FY 2021 Annual Small »¨½·Ö±²¥ Award Program. This award recognizes the outstanding performance of a Small »¨½·Ö±²¥ Administration-certified 8(a) and/or Small Disadvantaged »¨½·Ö±²¥, for […]

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]]> Moab Project Transition Completed in One Month  /moab-project-transition-completed-in-one-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-transition-completed-in-one-month Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:18:57 +0000 /?p=6421 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Completes Transition Ahead of Schedule   Idaho Falls, ID – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc.   On February 11, 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc. the Moab Remedial Action Project. The project includes remediation and closure operations at the Moab site under a 10-year, $613.9 million contract. The contract’s […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Awarded $82 million Luckey FUSRAP Contract /north-wind-portage-awarded-82-million-luckey-fusrap-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-awarded-82-million-luckey-fusrap-contract Tue, 31 Aug 2021 17:53:30 +0000 /?p=6126 IDAHO FALLS, ID – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc. (»¨½·Ö±²¥) is proud to announce the award of a $82-million contract to complete the cleanup of contaminated soils at the Luckey Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Site, located near Luckey, Ohio, from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District. »¨½·Ö±²¥ was […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ on Team Awarded $6.4 Billion Contract for U.S. DOE Idaho Cleanup Project /north-wind-on-team-awarded-6-4-billion-contract-for-u-s-doe-idaho-cleanup-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-on-team-awarded-6-4-billion-contract-for-u-s-doe-idaho-cleanup-project Fri, 28 May 2021 16:06:45 +0000 /?p=6024 IDAHO FALLS, ID – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc. (»¨½·Ö±²¥) is proud to be a member of the Idaho Environmental Coalition, LLC (IEC), which was awarded the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). IEC includes Jacobs and »¨½·Ö±²¥.  »¨½·Ö±²¥ has supported the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of […]

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]]> To The Moon and Back – Luckey Celebrates 1 Million Safe Miles Traveled /to-the-moon-and-back-luckey-celebrates-1-million-safe-miles-traveled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-the-moon-and-back-luckey-celebrates-1-million-safe-miles-traveled Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:49:44 +0000 /?p=5644 The Luckey Project Team reached a waste shipping milestone on Tuesday, February 23rd of 1,000,000 safe miles traveled. To put this milestone in perspective, this is equivalent to TWO roundtrips to the moon! The 1,000,000 safe miles were comprised of 232,033,986 pounds of remediation waste from the Luckey Project shipped by the »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Receives 2020 EBJ »¨½·Ö±²¥ Achievement Awards /north-wind-receives-2020-ebj-business-achievement-awards/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-receives-2020-ebj-business-achievement-awards Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:23:47 +0000 /?p=5492 Environmental »¨½·Ö±²¥ Journal Recognizes Environmental Industry Firms for 2020 Performance and Innovation Idaho Falls, ID. (February 2021) — Environmental »¨½·Ö±²¥ Journal® (EBJ), a business research publication which has provided strategic business intelligence to the environmental industry since 1988, has honored »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc. LLC with a 2020 EBJ »¨½·Ö±²¥ Achievement Award for Project Merit–Site […]

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]]> Moab hits the 11 Million Milestone /moab-hits-the-11-million-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-hits-the-11-million-milestone Tue, 20 Oct 2020 19:47:41 +0000 /?p=5186 On Monday, October 19th, »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage relocated another million tons of contaminated soil and debris away from the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project Site in Moab, Utah. This makes the total, to date, at 11 million tons of mill tailing to have been disposed. In addition to reaching this milestone just one […]

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]]> Moab UMTRA Project Ships Largest Trainloads to Date /moab-umtra-project-ships-largest-trainloads-to-date/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-umtra-project-ships-largest-trainloads-to-date Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:28:58 +0000 /?p=5134 Under »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage’s leadership, the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project is transporting more residual radioactive material (RRM) per week for disposal than it ever has before. Last year, the site reached the milestone of shipping 10M tons of RRM by shipping up to 576 containers each week. The project recently completed […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Team Reaches Significant Milestone on Luckey Project /north-wind-portage-team-reaches-significant-milestone-on-luckey-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-team-reaches-significant-milestone-on-luckey-project Fri, 07 Aug 2020 16:13:01 +0000 /?p=5043 Idaho Falls, Idaho –»¨½·Ö±²¥ is proud to announce that on July 31, 2020, the 5,000th truck left the Luckey Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Site loaded with material contaminated with beryllium, radium-226, thorium-230, uranium-234, uranium-238, and lead, which marks the substantial completion of Phase 1. »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage (NWP) began shipping […]

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]]> CTAC Supports Local Wildlife Rescue Center /ctac-supports-local-wildlife-rescue-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ctac-supports-local-wildlife-rescue-center Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:55:43 +0000 /?p=4796 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage joined Nuclear Waste Partnership and a number of local oil companies and oil field service companies to participate in the first annual fundraiser for the Desert Willow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Desert Willow is a not-for-profit organization that accepts sick or injured wildlife of all species for treatment and/or […]

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]]> Moab Site Celebrates 10 Million Tons of Tailings Shipped for Disposal /moab-site-celebrates-10-million-tons-of-tailings-shipped-for-disposal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-site-celebrates-10-million-tons-of-tailings-shipped-for-disposal Thu, 17 Oct 2019 07:22:59 +0000 /?p=4746 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage was recognized during a community celebration in Moab, Utah for their continued dedication of the cleanup at the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) project site. To date, they have cleaned and transported over 10 million tons of mill tailings to a site 30 miles away. The DOE Environmental Management thank […]

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]]> Moab Project Marks 10 Million Tons Moved /moab-project-marks-10-million-tons-moved/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-marks-10-million-tons-moved Thu, 19 Sep 2019 06:44:14 +0000 /?p=4704 MOAB, Utah – Crews from EM’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project loaded and shipped the 10 millionth ton of uranium mill tailings to a dedicated disposal cell, a significant milestone in the 10-year-old cleanup. The Moab Project’s Sept. 16 achievement means more than 62 percent of the estimated 16 million tons of […]

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]]> MOAB Project Celebrates Safety Milestone /moab-project-celebrates-safety-milestone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=moab-project-celebrates-safety-milestone Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:31:05 +0000 /?p=4266 Kudos to the NW Moab Project team!!! Press release from DOE:(Grand Junction, CO) ― The U.S. Department of Energy’s Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project hit a major milestone last week achieving 1,000 work days without a lost-time injury or illness as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. During this time […]

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]]> UMTRA Project Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Shipping /umtra-project-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-shipping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umtra-project-celebrates-10th-anniversary-of-shipping Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:03:09 +0000 /?p=3575 This month marks the 10th anniversary of the first rail shipment of radioactive tailings from the “Pile” near the banks of the Colorado River – »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage has been DOE’s prime contractor for 7.5 of those 10 years and has safely removed and placed over 7 million tons in an engineered repository 30 miles […]

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]]> Kudos NWP in the News! /kudos-nwp-in-the-news/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kudos-nwp-in-the-news Wed, 12 Dec 2018 13:54:19 +0000 /?p=3119 DOE EM Update Newsletter features »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage’s MOAB project in 12/11/2018 Vol. 10, Issue 48. Moab Project Revamps, Renews Partnering Commitment With Contractors Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project partners celebrated a milestone in 2018 after safely shipping 9 million tons of residual radioactive material from a former uranium-ore processing facility in Moab […]

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]]> Success at Luckey Cleanup Site /success-at-luckey-cleanup-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=success-at-luckey-cleanup-site Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:15:04 +0000 /?p=3088 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District released an update about »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage, Inc.’s success at the Luckey Project in Ohio: “We are excited to provide you an update on the progress being made in cleaning up the Luckey Site under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP).  Between the time excavation […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Receives Upgraded ISO 9001:2015 Certification /north-wind-portage-receives-upgraded-iso-90012015-certification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-receives-upgraded-iso-90012015-certification Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:26:09 +0000 /?p=2896 »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage (NWP) is pleased to announce that we have received Certification that our Quality Management System (QMS) meets ISO 9001:2015 standards.  The International Standards Organization (ISO) is a non-governmental agency with membership of 160 national standards institutes from countries around the globe. It has developed more than 18,000 standards for all dimensions of […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage Moab UMTRA Project, Receives Kudos /north-wind-portage-moab-umtra-project-kudos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-portage-moab-umtra-project-kudos Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:30:23 +0000 http://northwindgrp.com/?p=2205 Press Release issued from DOE Moab Public Affairs 2/21/2018. DOE Reaches 9 Million Tons of Uranium Mill TailingsRelocated from Moab Site in Utah (Grand Junction, CO) – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reached a milestone of moving 9 million tons of uranium mill tailings from the Moab site in Utah to the dedicated […]

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]]> Jeff Scott Named President of »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage /jeff-scott-named-president-of-north-wind-portage/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jeff-scott-named-president-of-north-wind-portage Mon, 18 Dec 2017 16:17:39 +0000 http://northwindgrp.com/?p=1926 In late 2017, Jeff Scott was appointed as »¨½·Ö±²¥ Portage President. Jeff has served as »¨½·Ö±²¥â€™s Eastern Regional Manager since 2013.  Under his leadership, revenues within the region have steadily grown from $15M annually (in 2013) to a projected $110M in 2017.  Mr. Scott directed a team of over 450 personnel actively engaged […]

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]]> Roy McKinney Named President of NW-P /roy-mckinney-named-president-of-nw-p/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roy-mckinney-named-president-of-nw-p Mon, 23 Jan 2017 07:45:26 +0000 http://northwindgrp.com/?p=1710 Roy McKinney, PG, PMP, has been named the general manager and president of the new »¨½·Ö±²¥ company, Portage, Inc. Previously with Portage, Mr. McKinney brings more than 36 years of experience working in this industry with more than 20 years of experience at the senior management level directing a diverse portfolio of environmental projects […]

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]]> »¨½·Ö±²¥ Acquires Portage, Inc. – Previously Competing Companies Join Forces   /north-wind-group-acquires-portage-inc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-wind-group-acquires-portage-inc Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:23:22 +0000 http://northwindgrp.com/?p=1677 Idaho Falls, Idaho – »¨½·Ö±²¥ announced today that it acquired Portage, Inc. (Portage) and all of its subsidiaries in a complete stock purchase. Portage will be integrated into »¨½·Ö±²¥ as one of its eight subsidiaries, and will be recertified as a small disadvantaged business (SDB). “The addition of Portage to the […]

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]]> Two Idaho Falls Companies on Team Awarded Five-Year U.S. Department of Energy Idaho Cleanup Contract /two-idaho-falls-companies-on-team-awarded-five-year-u-s-department-of-energy-idaho-cleanup-contract/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-idaho-falls-companies-on-team-awarded-five-year-u-s-department-of-energy-idaho-cleanup-contract Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:56:40 +0000 http://nw.ieproductions.com/?p=137 Idaho Falls, Idaho, February 16, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the Idaho Cleanup Project Core Contract to Fluor Idaho, LLC. Fluor Idaho is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fluor and leads a team that includes subcontractors CH2M, Waste Control Specialists, and Idaho-based small businesses »¨½·Ö±²¥, Inc. and Portage, Inc. […]

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]]> Los Alamos National Laboratory Selects Small »¨½·Ö±²¥es for Nuclear Waste Services /lanl-selects-small-businesses-for-nuclear-waste-services/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lanl-selects-small-businesses-for-nuclear-waste-services Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:28:56 +0000 http://nw.ieproductions.com/?p=218 LANL News Release LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO, February 15, 2012—Los Alamos National Laboratory today announced it has selected four small businesses to compete for up to $200 million in services related to safely packaging Cold War-era wastes for final disposal. The companies—Environmental Dimensions, Inc.; »¨½·Ö±²¥, Inc.; Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc.; and Portage, Inc.—will […]

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