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PEAT Commissions Plasma-Based Waste Remediation System
PEAT International successfully commissioned the PDTR-100, a Plasma Thermal Destruction and Recovery system, in April of 2008. The system is located at the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation near the Jayaben Modi Hospital in Ankleshwar, India. The 60-kilogram-per-hour (130 lb/hr) PDTR-100, developed to primarily treat biomedical waste and other industrial/universal waste streams, is a permanent, fully self-contained water treatment system for hospitals and industrial facilities.
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Breaks Ground in France
Construction began on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, France, in spring of 2008. The $16.7 billion project aims to enable the fusion of hydrogen isotopes to create helium, releasing vast amounts of energy. Housing scientists, engineers, and administrators from the European Union, the United States, China, India, Japan, Russia, and South Korea, the fusion reactor is expected to reach completion within ten years.
Louisiana State University Builds Clinical Research Building
Louisiana State University will break ground in summer of 2008 on a $28 million clinical research facility. The four-floor, 90,000-sf facility will be part of the 600,000-sf Pennington Biomedical Research Center sited on 237 acres in Baton Rouge. Upon completion of the clinical research building, construction will commence on a $12 million imaging center and a $50 million renovation of the existing clinical facility.
Stony Brook Southampton Expands Marine Science Research Center
Stony Brook Southampton, an affiliated college of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, is initiating a $7 million renovation and expansion of the Marine Science Research Center at the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences in Southampton, N.Y. The 7,500-sf facility will be expanded to 14,000-sf and will house laboratories for aquaculture research and education. Additionally, Stony Brook Southampton is planning a $7.5 million expansion of its student center. LEED certification will be sought for both projects.
University of Pittsburgh Expands Research Facilities
The University of Pittsburgh approved $120 million in capital projects in April of 2008. A $64 million, 27,000-sf mezzanine level will be built in Benedum Hall at the Swanson School of Engineering housing classrooms, labs, and upgraded HVAC systems. A $21 million project will add a 38,000-sf wing to the Falk Laboratory School and renovate 26,000-sf in the existing Falk facility.