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Pick a topic, get updates! (opens in new window) Find a Program Find A Contractor About Language Print this page Back to Find a Program West Valley Site Management Program Western New York Nuclear Service Center An aerial photo of the Western New York Nuclear Service Center (WNYNSC) NYSERDA, on behalf of the state of New York, holds title to the Western New York Nuclear Service Center, a 3,300-acre parcel near the hamlet of West Valley in Cattaraugus Country, approximately 35 miles south of Buffalo. NYSERDA’s West Valley Site Management Program (WVSMP) addresses the Center's environment management challenges by implementing sound environmental, health and safety, and technical policies, and working to ensure that the Department of Energy (DOE) honors its obligations under the  West Valley Demonstration Project  (WVDP) Act for the cleanup and long-term care of the site. NYSERDA manages New York State's responsibilities at West Valley, including monitoring and maintaining the  State-Licensed Disposal Area  (SDA), a 15-acre shut-down disposal area. NYSERDA also manages the Retained Premises, which is a 3,100-acre property surrounding the WVDP and SDA. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a license (CSF-1) for the WNYNSC in 1966 with Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., a private company, licensed as operator, and NYSADA (a predecessor of NYSERDA), licensed as owner. NYSERDA became the sole licensee in 1982, when the majority of the facilities were transferred to DOE to conduct the WVDP. The NRC license can be found on the  NRC ADAMS website  . In 2014, an  Aerial Radiological Survey    over the WNYNSC and the surrounding areas was completed to provide an updated picture of radiological conditions at the WNYNSC and surrounding areas. As a follow up to the survey, a soil sampling and dose assessment project was initiated to confirm that certain areas identified as having elevated levels of radioactivity slightly above background did not pose a health or safety concern. NYSERDA and their radiological support services contractor issued the  Radiological Survey and Dose Assessment Report for the WNYNSC and Off-Site Areas in 2016    and  accompanying appendices . Consent Decree Learn about the NYSERDA and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation lawsuit against the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Read More Consent Decree Fuel Processing History Discover the history of the nation’s only commercial-spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant that operate at the West Valley site from 1966 to 1972. Read More Fuel Processing History State Licensed Disposal Area Explore the history of the State-Licensed Disposal Area (SDA) that consists of 14 trenches containing approximately 2.4 million cubic feet of radioactive waste. Read More State Licensed Disposal Area Demonstration Project Learn about the act that directed the DOE to conduct a high-level waste solidification and decommissioning demonstration project. Read More Demonstration Project Notice of Intent and Final Scope