EnergySolutions - founded in the year 2006 and is led by now CEO - Kenneth Robuck. It is a company providing services of Decommissioning and Decontamination (D & D) for nuclear power plants.
Sustainable Futures Advancing Green Initiatives with EnergySolutions.pdf
1. Sustainable Futures: Advancing Green Initiatives with EnergySolutions
The need for sustainable futures is truly an important matter in today’s world. With the rise
in overpopulation in so many countries along with the gradual depletion of natural resources
causing constant problems in daily life, it is essential to take sustainable precautions and
actions for a greener, safer, and healthier planet and biodiversity.
Concerning the Global Nuclear Industry as of 2023, there are around 413 operating nuclear
reactors in over 32 countries and which have around 58 nuclear plants that are presently
undergoing construction. The sustainable initiatives under the corporate responsibility of
industries and sectors run nuclear plants that generate electric power supply across the world.
This in turn helps in the total reduction of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) a great deal as it is a low-
carbon energy-generating source. Thereby, the carbon footprint is also reduced and helps in
the overall climatic changes and biodiversity quality.
Radiological wastes are produced by these nuclear plants and reactors as well as in facilities
such as industries, hospitals, laboratories, etcetera. Radiological wastes are very reactive,
dangerous, and volatile and hence need to be handled very carefully as they can be very
harmful to biodiversity if exposed. It makes the entire process of transportation, processing,
recycling, and disposal of these waste materials hold even more importance.
Therefore, in this article, we will be exploring how one such company led by CEO - Kenneth
Robuck, facilitates the shutting down of nuclear power plants by taking on the
responsibilities of safely transporting, processing, recycling, and disposing of radiological
waste materials by providing complete Decommissioning and Decontamination (D&D)
services, aiming for green initiatives and environmental stability.
EnergySolutions and CEO Kenneth Robuck:
EnergySolutions was previously named Envirocare before its name changed soon after. The
company was then acquired by Triartisan Capital Advisors on 1st November 2021. It was
originally a company that was founded in the year 2006. The business is now led by President
and CEO - Kenneth Robuck since the year 2018. With a lot of experience and knowledge of
working in the field and the medical industry, Kenneth Robuck has successfully managed to
carry on the vast responsibility that comes along with the management of EnergySolutions.
EnergySolutions is a company dealing with the facilitation of nuclear services and is an
industry leader in providing their complete services of Decommissioning and
Decontamination (D&D) when required to shut down nuclear power plants and reactors for
their clients.
With their corporate headquarters situated in Salt Lake City, Utah, and their
Decommissioning and Decontamination (D&D) headquarters situated in Charlotte, North
Carolina, EnrgySolutions works primarily for various clients such as the following - The
2. United States of America’s Government, the Canadian Government, Research Facilities,
Laboratories, Commercial Nuclear Power Generators, and other Medical Institutions present
all around the world. EnergySolutions has set down several operations in locations such as -
22 in the United States of America alone, 3 in Canada, and 1 in Asia. Working across the
globe, the company is a leading industry in its field.
“Protecting and Preserving the Environment.” - EnergySolutions.
EnergySolutions’ Facilities and Services:
Decommissioning and Decontamination (D&D) provides services such as Initial Transition
and Site Activities, Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), Major
D&D Activities, and License Termination Activities. Projects such as Kewaunee Power
Station (KPS) from Dominion Energy and NS Savannah.
The Waste Disposal facilities in the United States of America are located in Clive, Utah, and
Barnwell, South Carolina. They facilitate the waste disposal of different industries and
sectors such as - Industrial and Research Companies, Hospitals, State and Federal Agencies,
Laboratories, the Department of Energy and Defense, etcetera.
Waste Processing facilities are carried out in Tennessee, South Carolina, and in Canada. In
the United States, Erwin ResinSolutions is located in Tennessee, Bear Creek Processing
Facility is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the Memphis Processing Facility is located
in Memphis. In Canada, the Walker Operations Facility which works under the Canadian
Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Waste Nuclear Substance License (WNSL), is located
in Brampton, Ontario.
About the Transportation and Logistics Services of EnergySolutions, the United States has
the Hittman Transportation Service which is the largest in the country for its trucks for
relocating nuclear fuel of low-level radioactive wastes. MHF Services provides services such
as - Transloads, Packaging, Technical Services, and Disposition with their facilities located in
New Jersey, Massachusetts, Nevada, Arizona, and Tennessee. Cask Division provides
services such as Type A&B Shipping Casks of different certifications, shieldings, sizes, and
disposable liners for the transport of radioactive materials. PHTS Logistics in Canada
provides safe and legal transportation services such as Truckload (TL) and Less-Than-
Truckload (LTL).
In the Nuclear Plant Waste Solutions Department, services and facilities such as -
Engineering and Technology, Process and Mechanical Engineering, Control, Electrical and
Information, Liquid Waste Processing Systems, Packaging, and Fuel Pool services are
provided.
On-site Integrated Services (OIS) in EnergySolutions, provides services such as -
successfully delivering waste solutions to the required industries and sectors of U.S
Departments of Defense and Energy, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Hospitals, and
3. Laboratories, with an absolute and complete adherence to compliance laws and regulations
prioritizing health and safety of all workforce and team.
A newer division in EnergySolutions known as EnergySolutions Nuclear Services (ESNS),
has been started that balances Nuclear Quality Assurances (NQA-1), Project management,
and Supervised Constructions to facilitate existing maintenance and modifications to the
nuclear power plants. With the commitment to safety, expertise, and experience are leveraged
and executed for long-term support.
To Conclude:
In conclusion, the importance of adopting and utilizing safe practices and services for the
transportation, processing, recycling, and disposal of volatile radiological waste materials is
of utmost importance and an essentiality to continue initiatives in a sustainable future and
green business practices. CEO - Kenneth Robuck, has successfully managed to continue
delivering efficient results and services of Decommissioning and Decontamination (D&D),
keeping in mind safety, quality assurances, policies, corporate social responsibilities, green
initiatives, and biodiversity for sustainable development.