MHF Logistical Solutions Completes Design, Fabrication & Installation of Packaging System for Silo 3 Waste Stream at DOE'S FERNALD Closure Project in Ohio

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MHF Logistical Solutions Completes Design, Fabrication & Installation of Packaging System for Silo 3 Waste Stream at DOE'S FERNALD Closure Project in Ohio

"Integrated Existing Technologies to Create Customized System"

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, Oct. 7 -/E-Wire/-- MHF Logistical Solutions, Inc. (MHF-LS) â transportation and packaging specialists for a range of hazardous and non-hazardous materials â said today that is has completed the design, fabrication and installation of a customized mechanical loading and packaging system to be used at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Fernald Closure Project.

The Fernald Closure Project is a 1,050-acre site about 18 miles northwest of Cincinnati, OH. The site had been home to a government-owned facility that operated from 1952 to 1989, processing more than 500 million pounds of high-purity uranium metal products used for national defense purposes. Since 1992, the site has been a designated Superfund site, with DOE and its prime contractor, Fluor Fernald, working to clean up and close the site.

MHF-LS was contracted by Fluor Fernald to build a system to package approximately 135,000 cubic feet of hazardous cold metal oxides (including arsenic, cadmium, chromium, selenium and thorium-230, a byproduct of uranium decay) from inside the site's Silo 3. The dry, powder-like residues must be moved and packaged securely, without contact to workers and the surrounding environment.

In developing its customized solution, MHF-LS harnessed existing loading and packaging technologies not previously utilized in similar situations. A sophisticated conveyor system and bulk packaging system was developed to load the materials directly into the MHF-LS patented Lift Linerâ¢ packaging. The loading process is operated by an electronic control system adapted by MHF-LS, which also supplied software and training for the Fernald staff.

The project will create about 2,000 packages.

The packaging to be used is composed of double-layered polypropylene composite materials with 30-mil PVC liner. It has been tested to IP-2 requirements in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation regulations, and is manufactured by MHF Packaging Solutions, a unit of MHF-LS.

Once loaded, each package will hold about 5,000 pounds of the hazardous materials and will be ready for safe transportation to a final disposition facility. The inner packaging is sealed through radio frequency bonding, a more secure technique than standard bonding.

"We've been impressed with the expertise and innovation that the MHF-LS team brought to this project," said Doris Edwards, Silo 3 project manager. "They integrated existing technologies to create a customized solution that meets our precise needs here in Fernald. And, they did it on time and on budget."

Said John Evanko, MHF-LS president and CEO, "Our mission is to help our customers in government and industry accomplish their transportation and packaging projects. The Fernald assignment is a great example of how our innovation and creativity can make a real difference. In the end, we all come out ahead when sites such as Fernald can be cleaned up successfully and we're delighted to have played our part."

ABOUT MHF LOGISTICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

MHF Logistical Solutions, Inc. (www.MHFLS.com), founded in 1994, designs and implements engineered packaging and transportation solutions for clients in a wide range of industries and governmental agencies. The company provides transportation services for all types of bulk solid, bulk liquid, packaged material and cargo, combining rail, truck and marine conveyance systems as necessary, from any origin to any destination in the world. MHF-LS is particularly noted for its expertise in transporting hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste (HTRW) materials, and for its ability to develop programs that are safe, economical and reliable.

The company utilizes its own fleet of private railcars and intermodal equipment, including more than 1,500 railcars and associated equipment, and more than 2,500 intermodal containers, as well as other specialized equipment. MHF-LS also manufactures various rigid and flexible packaging systems for all types of materials. MHF-LS handles intermodal and bulk transfers at its facilities in Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Tennessee and Utah, along with a network of other short-term or temporary transload sites. The company also offers extensive transportation-related technical services through a dedicated business unit.

The privately owned MHF-LS is based in the Pittsburgh, PA suburb of Cranberry Township, with additional offices in 10 other locations across North America. The company's headquarters may be reached at [REDACTED-PHONE], or [REDACTED-EMAIL].

MHF Logistical Solutions, Inc.

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