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WMC Kalgoorlie Research Plant - Project No: 96570
Demo for burial & decontamination (radioactive) of structures to remain, WMC Kalgoorlie research plant, Kalgoorlie, WA
| Eastern view of radioactive research plant for demolition, cleanup and burial. |  |
| Preparing the mixer tank with the hydraulic metal shears for removal to the burial pit. |  |
| North west view of radioactive plant prior to demolition and cleanup. |  |
| Hydraulic excavator fitted with rotary head metal shear preparing to lay over radioactive vessel for removal to burial pit. |  |
| Laying over contaminated vessel. |  |
| Radioactive plant partly demolished and removed. |  |
| Contained contaminated vessel being moved to burial pit. |  |
| Open contaminated vessel being loaded into truck by hydraulic excavator fitted with grapple for transport to burial pit. |  |
| Two contaminated mixer tanks laid over in preparation for the removal of landings walkways by hydraulic metal shear before removal to burial pit. |  |
| Removal of plant and mezzanine structure from within the uranium refining building for burial prior to decontaminating the building structure. |  |
| Hosing contaminated floors as part of the cleanup and dust control. |  |
| The last stages of contaminated plant demolition and cleanup. |  |
| Radioactive monitors in burial pit. |  |
| Burial pit completed. |  |
| Burial pit construction near completion. |  |
| Moving radioactive vessel into burial pit for further processing prior to burial. |  |
| Processing and flattening plant and structures using rotary head metal shear fitted to hydraulic excavator prior to burial. |  |
| Further processing in burial pit. |  |
| Later shot of processing in burial pit. |  |
| A further shot of processing in burial pit including the removal of a section of wall plate using oxygen and propane cutting. |  |