IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kurion, Inc., an innovator in nuclear and hazardous waste management, announced today that it was awarded the 2015 BritWeek and UK Trade & Investment Business Innovation Award for Technology.
“Kurion is honored to be recognized by BritWeek and UK Trade and Investment for our innovation in nuclear and hazardous waste management,” said Kurion CEO Bill Gallo. “Innovation is part of our DNA at Kurion: we have a dedicated team of scientists and technologists who push the limits of technology to drive new, more effective and economical solutions to protect the environment from nuclear and hazardous waste.”
The BritWeek and UK Trade & Investment Business Innovation Awards celebrate achievements in innovation among the UK-California business community. Winners were announced at a dinner and awards ceremony that took place on April 23 in Los Angeles. Kurion joins a prestigious group of honorees, including 2014 winner Industrial Light & Magic, a division of Lucasfilm Ltd.
Phil Ohl, managing director of Kurion Ltd., added, “We would like to thank Nick Hanigan, director of Waste Management and Decommissioning at the UK National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL), for nominating Kurion for this award. We value our partnership with NNL and look forward to working with them in the coming years to treat the toughest waste streams at Sellafield and across Europe.”
Kurion provides technology solutions to access, separate and stabilize nuclear and hazardous waste. In the UK, Kurion is partnering with NNL to install a GeoMelt® vitrification system in NNL’s Central Laboratory on the Sellafield site to lower the lifecycle costs of treating some of the most difficult waste streams in the UK. To support the company’s growth, Kurion recently named prominent nuclear industry executive Jacques Besnainou as president and opened new offices in the UK, Japan and U.S.
ABOUT KURION
Kurion creates technology solutions to access, separate and stabilize nuclear and hazardous waste to isolate it from the environment. Kurion’s suite of technologies and engineering capabilities offer a platform to address the most-challenging waste sites worldwide. Founded in 2008, Kurion is backed by leading energy investors Lux Capital, Firelake Capital Management and Acadia Woods Partners. The company is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has facilities in Richland, Wash.; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Houston, Texas; Westminster, Colo.; Warrington, UK; and Tokyo, Japan. For more information, please visit www.kurion.com.
