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Is EnergySolutions decade drawing to a close?

Tooele Transcript-Bulletin

 Over the past decade, no company has had as much influence on Tooele County as EnergySolutions. 


Budget cuts impact hazmat division in Tooele County

ABC4

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) - Declining revenues have lead officials to trim costs for the division that handles hazardous materials emergencies in Tooele County.

Environmental groups say they are worried about the cuts because the area has a radioactive waste landfill and tons of hazardous materials are transported daily through the county.

Some of the revenue the county has lost includes fees from Energy Solutions. Back in 2005, the county received $13 million in fees. So far this year, they have gotten $2 million.

EnergySolutions begins companywide layoffs with Utah plant

Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — EnergySolutions has announced the elimination of about 265 jobs from its worldwide workforce, starting with layoffs at its cleanup facility in Tooele County.

One former employee estimated about 60 employees at the Clive facility were dismissed Monday.

Mark Walker, vice president of marketing and media relations for EnergySolutions, said the layoffs are part of a dramatic reduction and restructuring throughout the company. EnergySolutions employs about 5,000 people worldwide, he said.

Firm dismantling Zion to restructure

Associated Press

The company charged with the dismantling of Zion nuclear power plant announced Tuesday that it will restructure to reduce costs and improve profitability.

Utah-based EnergySolutions is taking apart the plant - which sits on the shores of Lake Michigan and has been closed since 1998 - in a process that is expected to take 10 years. In an unprecedented arrangement, owner Exelon Corp. handed over the keys to the plant, along with an approximately $800 million trust fund paid into by ratepayers, to handle the decommissioning.

Utah-based EnergySolutions lays off hundreds companywide

Salt Lake Tribune

EnergySolutions, Inc. is laying off about 265 employees worldwide by the year’s end, and it began the reduction in force by giving notice this week to as many as 75 Utah workers.