RICHLAND -- Parsons Hanford Fabricators Inc. has been awarded two contracts worth about $9 million for work at the Hanford nuclear reservation.
Fluor Hanford, the prime contractor managing several major cleanup projects at Hanford for the U.S. Department of Energy, awarded Parsons a $4 million contract. Another environmental cleanup company, CH2M Hill, awarded Parsons a separate $5 million contract.
The work involves transferring the current Hanford Site Fabrication Services shop to an offsite location near Parsons' existing facility in Pasco.
The company plans to hire most of the Hanford employees and move much of the specialized equipment to its own facility.
Parsons established its Pasco facility in 2001 to fabricate and test its neutralization systems that destroy nerve and blister agents.