SAVANNAH RIVER REMEDIATION NAMES NEW PRESIDENT

Ken Rueter has been tapped to serve as the next president and project manager for Savannah River Remediation, LLC, the liquid waste contractor for the Savannah River Site, effective Sept. 16. Rueter currently serves as chief operating officer for URS-CH2M Oak Ridge, LLC, and URS has begun an internal process to select a replacement, according to spokesman Keith Wood. At SRR, Rueter will officially replace Dave Olson, who was named earlier this summer to head up Hanford tank farms contractor Washington River Protection Solutions. In the interim, SRR has been led on an acting basis by Stuart MacVean, who is set to return to his previous position of Operations and Deputy Project Manager. “Ken is an excellent leader and his experience within the DOE will be a great asset for SRR. I am confident he will build on SRR’s previous success and lead the company in delivering safe, results-oriented liquid waste management services for the DOE,” David Pethick, General Manager of URS’ Global Management & Operations Services Business Group, said in a release issued yesterday.