In 2003 WESKEM, LLC supported Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC in the defueling of the Tower Shielding Reactor; a unique nuclear reactor built in the 1950s to develop the technology for a nuclear-powered aircraft. While the reactor fuel has been removed, the 315 feet tall towers will remain in place until cleanup of the site is completed in 2009. WESKEM prepared a written waste management plan for the Tower Shielding Facility reactor components and associated PPE from de-fueling activities.

WESKEM provided field support deactivation, packaging support services, waste containers, and project management to facilitate the timely removal of all radiological waste from the Tower Shielding Facility. Waste included but was not limited to the remaining reactor components (reactor vessel, reactor internals, associated piping, shield tanks, lead, de-fueling support fixtures located in the reactor pool, etc.) and the remaining DAW waste generated from de-fueling activities. All waste was shipped for disposal to Envirocare of Utah, Clive, Utah.