Kurion’s technologies are modular, quickly deployable, minimize then stabilize nuclear and hazardous waste for safe, secure and permanent disposal.
GeoMelt® is a commercially proven treatment process for toxic and hazardous waste that permanently immobilizes contaminants.
Kurion’s cesium removal system is responsible for 70% of the radioactivity removed from the wastewater at Fukushima in its first nine months of operation.
GeoMelt® In-Container Vitrification (ICV™) is an in-container solution that converts waste into glass inside the final disposal container.
Kurion treats nuclear and hazardous waste around the world for safe, secure and permanent disposal.
Kurion’s waste management platform is set to be the most cost-effective path to achieve a final glass form, the best-demonstrated technology for waste disposal.
Kurion was part of an international team of leading radioactive waste management companies to quickly deliver the first-ever external cooling system for a nuclear reactor.
The Kurion team designed, fabricated and delivered its critical cesium-removal system in only five weeks.
On May 16, 2012, Kurion acquired all assets relating to the GeoMelt® business, providing a complementary and commercially proven vitrification process.
GeoMelt’s processes have been in commercial use since the 1990s and have treated in excess of 26,000 tons of waste in the U.S., Japan and Australia.
Kurion’s Modular Vitrification System (MVS®) is designed to make vitrification (i.e., the process of converting waste into glass) widely accessible. Glass is considered to be “the gold standard” for nuclear waste because it immobilizes the radioactive elements for safe, secure and permanent disposal.
Kurion entered into a cooperation agreement with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to test and demonstrate its Modular Vitrification System (MVS®) using radioactive waste simulants.
PNNL will perform testing and analysis at its Radiochemical Processing Laboratory.
Kurion Founder and CEO John Raymont received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award in the business services category for Orange County. He is eligible for the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award.
