Nuclear Decontamination Services

When it comes to serving the specialized decommission and decontamination needs of the nuclear power industry, few can match EAI’s expertise.

EAI has years of experience addressing the full range of decontamination challenges facing nuclear power utilities, Department of Energy, Department of Defense, EPA, Homeland Security, Private Licensed Facilities and the Radiopharmaceutical Industry. We provide a comprehensive solution for projects of any size—from decontamination support for plant upgrade and refueling projects to complete Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D). Download PDF of the EAI Statement of Capabilities.

EAI provides nuclear power utilities with a comprehensive range of services, including:

Radiological Decontamination

EAI provides comprehensive radiological decontamination services for projects of any size. Our proven technologies and techniques enable us to achieve significant decontamination factors—dramatically reducing the volume of high-level waste and often allowing free release of treated objects. We have the expertise and capabilities to handle any decontamination project—from a single glovebox to an entire site decommissioning.

Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D)

EAI supports the decommissioning of licensed radioactive sites with a turnkey decontamination approach. Our proven technologies and expertise — dramatically reduce the volume of contaminated waste and often allow free release of treated objects. EAI can help utilities and other nuclear facilities achieve final closure requirements for licensed termination plans.

Environmental Hazard Remediation

Often times nuclear facilities must deal with other environmental hazards besides radiological material. EAI supports EPA Superfund, RCRA, and CERCLA remediation projects, as well as comprehensive decontamination services for a range of environmental hazards, including:

  • PCBs
  • Hazardous coatings remediation (Lead & PCB)
  • Pesticides and other hazardous chemicals
  • Radiological contamination
  • Mercury and heavy metals

Planned Outage Services

EAI supports decontamination of equipment and components within operating facilities. This includes scheduled decontamination support during refueling, during maintenance and upgrade operations—such as Steam Generator Replacement Projects (SGRP)—or decontamination and recovery of rooms and buildings.

Emergency Call Out Services

EAI can respond quickly and effectively to address emergency situations. Our self-contained Mobile Decontamination Facilities (MDF enable us to help nuclear plant operators recover from unscheduled events and minimize plant downtime—safely and rapidly.

Turnkey Solution

No matter what the challenge, EAI provides a complete, turnkey solution, including:

  • Site review and assessment
  • Comprehensive decontamination strategy development
  • Complete site preparation
  • Health and safety
  • Decontamination using most appropriate technologies
  • Waste collection and packaging
  • Call-Out Service

For each project, EAI creates a tailored decontamination plan, applying a range of techniques, tools and technologies, including: