Deep Isolation Announcement
Deep Isolation Acquires Freestone Environmental Services
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"Freestone has a track record of delivering high-quality regulatory planning and environmental clean-up projects for government customers. These are essential elements of solving the nuclear waste disposal problem."
— Liz Muller, CEO
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Acquisition Accelerates Disposal Capabilities; Gives Freestone Global Reach
Deep Isolation announced today it has acquired Freestone Environmental Services, a multi-discipline environmental and water resources consulting firm with a 23-year track record of delivering high-quality regulatory planning and environmental clean-up projects for government customers.
Freestone Environmental, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Deep Isolation, adds to Deep Isolation a team of 25 scientists and engineers experienced in providing services to public and private sector clients, with the most notable being the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford project, one of the largest nuclear weapons production clean-up efforts in the world.
“This acquisition is a significant milestone in the history of both of our companies. It gives Deep Isolation access to experts with a wealth of real-world nuclear waste clean-up experience and opens up Freestone to new opportunities through our global network,” said Rod Baltzer, Deep Isolation Chief Operating Officer.
Please read our press release for more.
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Freestone Environmental Services, like its namesake — a swift-flowing stream that turns and wears smooth the streambed’s stones — brings experience, fresh perspective and energy to solving the complex environmental challenges of today via science-based, cost-effective solutions that are responsive and focused.
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Meet Freestone's President
We sat down with Steve Airhart, President of Freestone Environmental Services, to learn more about what it's like to be an environmental consultant on challenging clean-up projects.
Here's an excerpt of what he shared with us. Please read our blog for the full Q&A.
Q. What excites you about being acquired by Deep Isolation?
A. While sometimes acquisitions lead to one company being absorbed by another, that's not the case here. Freestone will continue operating independently but will have opportunities to share technical experience to inform Deep Isolation projects. For example, our geologists could provide useful insights into Deep Isolation's feasibility studies, where they study how a deep borehole repository for nuclear waste will work in certain types of rock deep underground.
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"The final objective and reward (of waste clean-ups) is to remove a problem that otherwise would pose an ongoing risk to humans, biota, and the environment. It’s very satisfying."
— Steve Airhart, President of Freestone
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A Freestone Environmental Services geologist catalogs a borehole sample from the Hanford Nuclear Site in eastern Washington state, one of the largest nuclear weapons production clean-up projects in the world.
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