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. Continue reading