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. [1] It quickly grew to become the leading radioactive waste processor in the United States employing 1,400 personnel at its largest. [2] 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. [3]
In 2006, EnergySolutions acquired Duratek. [4]