Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1985 |
Headquarters | Oak Ridge |
Key people | H.W. (Bud) Arrowsmith |
Products | Incineration, Metal |
Number of employees | 1,400 |
Scientific Ecology Group, Inc. located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee was founded by H.W.(Bud) Arrowsmith in 1985. It quickly grew to become the leading radioactive waste processor in the United States employing 1,400 personnel at its largest. Treatment technologies included supercompaction, incineration, vitrification and metal melt.
In 1989, Westinghouse Electric acquired Scientific Ecology Group.
In 1997, GTS Duratek acquired Scientific Ecology Group.
In 2006, EnergySolutions acquired Duratek
References
- Microsoft Word - 04-02-06 Award WM04 (email)
- Duratek buys waste processing company - Baltimore Business Journal
- "GTS Duratek to acquire The Scientific Ecology Group". Washington Business Journal. January 1997. Archived from the original on March 26, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- Examiner, The (2006-06-10). "EnergySolutions buys nuclear waste firm - Washington Examiner". Retrieved 2024-09-12.