HQ Function

The Andrews facility serves as the main operational hub for waste receipt, treatment, storage, and disposal. It also houses key administrative, engineering, health physics, safety, and corporate oversight functions directly related to site operations and compliance.

Notable Features:

The site is an expansive, highly engineered, approximately 14,900-acre facility specifically designed for the safe, long-term isolation and management of hazardous and radioactive waste. It includes multiple, distinct disposal units for different waste types, advanced treatment plants, robust security systems, and extensive geological buffers.

Work Culture:

The work culture at the Andrews facility prioritizes safety above all, strict adherence to complex regulatory compliance (state and federal), technical precision, environmental stewardship, and a strong sense of responsibility due to the critical and sensitive nature of its operations. Teamwork and continuous training are emphasized.

HQ Significance:

The Andrews facility is one of the very few comprehensively licensed sites in the United States capable of disposing of a broad spectrum of Class A, B, and C low-level radioactive waste, as well as hazardous and mixed wastes. This makes it a vital component of the U.S. national infrastructure for safe and permanent waste management, serving needs unmet by other facilities.

Values Reflected in HQ: The facility's robust design, advanced engineering, stringent operational protocols, comprehensive safety measures, and commitment to long-term environmental monitoring reflect WCS's core values of protecting public health and the environment, ensuring regulatory compliance, providing secure and permanent disposal solutions, and serving the national interest.

Location:

While Waste Control Specialists's physical operations and disposal facilities are located exclusively in Texas, USA, its services are of national and, indirectly, international importance. WCS provides essential disposal solutions for U.S. government agencies and commercial entities that may handle materials or components of international origin or participate in international non-proliferation and cleanup efforts. They offer a critical U.S.-based infrastructure for managing specialized wastes that few other facilities worldwide can handle.

Street Address:

9998 W. State Highway 176

City:

Andrews

State/Province:

TX

Country:

USA