EnergySolutions tightens grip on nuke waste market with WCS buy

摘要

In a deal to merge the only two companiesrnproviding nationwide disposal of low-levelrnnuclear waste generated commerciallyrnor by the federal government, privatelyrnheld EnergySolutions announced a $367rnmillion deal Thursday to acquire TexasbasedrnWaste Control Specialists.rnThe deal would dramatically consolidaternthe U.S. market for low-level waste (LLW)rndisposal, giving EnergySolutions control overrnWaste Control Specialists’ disposal site in AndrewsrnCounty, Texas, along with EnergySolutions’rnsprawling LLW facility in Clive, Utah.