Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC (WRPS) Wins Department of Energy Tank Operations Contract at Hanford

SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/29/08 -- EnergySolutions, Inc. (NYSE: ES), a member of WRPS, LLC with URS' Washington Division, announced today it has been awarded the U.S. Department of Energy's Tank Operations Contract at Hanford, Washington. DOE values the ten-year contract (a five-year base period with options to extend up to an additional five years) at $7.1 billion.

"We are thrilled that the Department of Energy has awarded WRPS the Tank Operations Contract," said Steve Creamer, CEO and Chairman of EnergySolutions. "We look forward to working with the Department and the State of Washington to safely and efficiently manage the liquid waste at the Hanford site. This cleanup project is vital to the protection of the Columbia River and to the health and safety of the residents of the State of Washington."

EnergySolutions is teamed with URS' Washington Division and they will operate as Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) LLC. Areva is also a dedicated subcontractor on the team. The project management team will be comprised of senior personnel including Chris Burrows, President of EnergySolutions Engineering and Technology Division, who will lead the EnergySolutions effort as one of the key managers on this project.

Approximately 53 million gallons of residual radioactive and chemical waste is stored in 177 large aging underground tanks grouped in 18 farms at the 586 square mile Hanford site. Under the contract, EnergySolutions and its partners will safely maintain the tanks while beginning to conduct final retrieval and transfer of the waste and safe closure of the tanks.

WRPS expects to begin transition on July 1, 2008 and assume responsibility for tank waste mission activities at Hanford under the new contract starting October 1, 2008.

About EnergySolutions

EnergySolutions offers customers a full range of integrated services and solutions, including nuclear operations, characterization, decommissioning, decontamination, site closure, transportation, nuclear materials management, the safe, secure processing, recycling, and disposition of nuclear waste, and research and engineering services across the fuel cycle.

Statements in this news release regarding future financial and operating results and any other statements about the company's future expectations, beliefs or prospects expressed by management constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including economic conditions generally. Additional information on potential factors that could affect our results and other risks and uncertainties are detailed in the company's Form S-1 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission.

For more information please contact Mark Walker 801-649-2194 mwalker@energysolutions.com

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