The Tri-City project's general manager is Ingo Grosse. He recently joined the company at its Albany, Ore., headquarters, and will be moving his family from Reno to the Tri-Cities. The initial 60 employees should be able to work in teams and have backgrounds in topics like math, science, electronics, instrumentation and metallurgy. The project won't withdraw from or discharge into ground water. The only potential exposure is by the acid-bath process inside the plant.
Plans are to add a railroad spur to the plant to ship ingots by train.
The exterior will be of metal and pre-made concrete panels. The tallest building will be 35 feet tall. There won't be any smokestacks. With the clean, high-tech process and the promise to control any pollution, the city has ruled the project will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment. The document is up for public comment through Tuesday.