Belvoir Nuclear Reactor’s Dismantling Set To Begin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin work to dismantle Fort Belvoir’s nuclear reactor in November, according to Brenda Barber, the program manager for the Corps of Engineers Baltimore District. A $71.6 million dollar contract for the work was awarded to APTIM AECOM Decommissioning LLC of Alexandria. The Army SM-1 reactor, which designates a status of stationary, medium-power, was shut down nearly 50 years ago, and Barber said residual radiation has diminished enough to begin dismantlement. According to wtop.com, "Work to be done includes installing new fencing at the site and installing temporary power so “we can ensure the building is ‘cold and dark’ and make sure everything is de-energized,” Barber added. “We also need to install all of our environmental air monitoring around the site, and then do the initial site prep, which includes installing all of our storm-water controls. We do have to cut some trees at the site, and then we will begin demolition in early 2022.” According to the Corps of Engineers’ website, the SM-1 was a pressurized water reactor delivering 1,750 kilowatts of electrical power. It was the first nuclear power reactor to provide electricity to a commercial power grid in the United States, in 1957." As per wtop.com, "At a community town hall at Fort Belvoir on Sept. 28, it was projected that the work over the next few years will generate a considerable amount of truck traffic along Gunston and Totten roads on post, with about nine outbound shipments each day. Barber estimates a completion date of 2025, at which point the site will be cleared and landscaped, ready for whatever use the Army deems necessary."

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