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WCS provides $1.4 million to Andrews County
By Sam Kaufman October 13, 2026 | Andrews County News Waste Control Specialists’ final quarterly payment to Andrews County of the fiscal year pushed the annual amount to nearly $1.4 million, according to officials. To date, WCS has provided millions of dollars to the county through a surcharge on its gross receipts that are paid in quarterly payments. The funds have enabled numerous projects and purchases that have assisted the [...]
Vermont Yankee decommissioning is nearly complete
By Susan Smallheer, Brattleboro Reformer September 23, 2026 | VTDigger The sound of jackhammering has largely stopped. And the view of the Connecticut River is frankly astonishing: Gone is the large, five-story pale green reactor building that has dominated the site for close to 50 years. ... All the concrete from the reactor building’s foundation and above-ground building, approximately 28,000 cubic yards, was shipped out of Vermont to Waste Control [...]
Hanford Awards Grout Subcontracts to Expand Cleanup Capabilities
August 11, 2026 | U.S. Department of Energy | Office of Environmental Management The U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Field Office contractor Hanford Tank Waste Operations and Closure (H2C) has awarded three subcontracts that expand the site’s capabilities for the future disposition of tank-side treated waste, providing additional tools to support Hanford’s cleanup mission. The awards were made to Perma-Fix, EnergySolutions and Waste Control Specialists to support future tank-side treated [...]
Waste Control Specialists’ unparalleled geological characteristics reflected in latest Performance Assessment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2019 Waste Control Specialists’ unparalleled geological characteristics reflected in latest Performance Assessment TCEQ approves WCS Performance Assessment; site provides best environmental protection in the US Andrews, Texas – Waste Control Specialists announced that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved the WCS Updated Performance Assessment (PA) for its Compact Waste Facility and Federal Waste Facility. The PA highlights the unique geology of the [...]
Waste Control Specialists launches bilingual website
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2019 Spanish information and updates expand company’s public outreach and commitment to transparency Andrews, TX – Waste Control Specialists LLC, a longtime provider of the most comprehensive and secure disposal, treatment and storage of low-level radioactive waste, is pleased to unveil the new Spanish version of its website, www.wcstexas.com. “We are excited to expand our audience reach and more effectively provide important public information in [...]
Waste Control Specialists welcomes Mary Lou Morga as community liaison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2018 Andrews resident returns to serve her home community Andrews, Texas – Waste Control Specialists (WCS) announced today that Mary Lou Morga has joined the team as a community liaison. She will assist with communications activities and serve as an accessible point of contact for the Andrews community and surrounding areas. Morga has 15 years of experience in broadcast journalism, during which time she received [...]