| 1969 |
RE/SPEC Inc. Incorporated in the state of South Dakota. |
| 1970 |
First business opportunities identified in the areas of water supply, pollution
control studies, and feed lot operations.
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| 1971 |
Proposals submitted for nuclear waste disposal studies in Kansas |
| 1972 |
First contract at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) with Union Carbide
Corporation. Software development began on codes for nuclear waste disposal.
Contract received for tunneling project from South Dakota Department of
Transportation.
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| 1973 |
Nuclear waste disposal alternative studies at ORNL. Heating and Air
Conditioning Simulation software developed.
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| 1974 |
Contract with U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM)/University of Utah for coal bed
studies in Utah. AMAX Coal rock studies. Geophysical studies to identify coal
seams for El Paso Natural Gas.
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| 1975 |
Contract with Sandia National Laboratories for core testing program for
proposed Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site. Rio Blanco Oil Shale Project
on the Western Slope of Colorado. Alpha repository study completed for Sandia
with alternative mine designs, equipment requirements, and preliminary cost
estimates.
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| 1976 |
Work on the nuclear waste repository for Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd. (AECL).
Performed study on in situ coal gasification in Texas. Uranium mine studies at
Mariano Lake, New Mexico, for Gulf Mineral Resources.
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| 1977 |
New 10,000-square-foot office/laboratory in Rushmore Business Park. In situ
heater experiments began at Avery Island. Soils testing for AMAX Coal in
Gillette, Wyoming. Preconceptual design studies for a nuclear waste repository
in Canada. Analysis of nuclear waste repository in Sweden. Salt mine studies
for the National Strategic Crude Oil Storage Program at Weeks Island,
Louisiana. New rock mechanics testing machines added to laboratory.
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| 1978 |
Contract for nuclear waste disposal studies transferred to Battelle Memorial
Institute. Contract with Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories for research
on compressed air energy storage. Creep testing machine fabricated for the rock
mechanics program in Germany. Computer capabilities upgraded with terminals
connected to South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) and CDC
Cybernet.
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| 1979 |
Addition to office/laboratory facilities in Rushmore Business Park. Continued
work on analysis of alternatives for nuclear waste disposal for Battelle. Rock
testing and modeling for WIPP. Completed compressed air energy storage project
for Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories.
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| 1980 |
Significant capital funding is acquired from Department of Energy
(DOE)/Battelle to increase rock mechanics testing capabilities for study of
nuclear waste disposal in geologic media.
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| 1981 |
New 17,000-square-foot office/laboratory facility completed to increase space
for rock mechanics testing equipment. Work was focused on salt repositories for
nuclear waste disposal. Proposed field experiments at Avery Island, Louisiana.
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| 1982 |
Opened offices in Calgary, Alberta; Albuquerque and Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Purchased Data General MV 8000 computer. Began field experiments at the WIPP
site. Work began on engineering analysis, laboratory testing, and field
experiments for a nuclear waste repository in a volcanic tuff formation in
Nevada. Developed a large stress/large strain software program for license to
the general public. Analysis of nuclear waste repository in granite for
Canadian Nuclear Waste Program. Acquired an environmental consulting firm,
Geochemistry and Environmental Chemistry Research Inc. (GECR), to study uranium
mill tailings at 23 western United States sites.
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| 1983 |
Awarded $15 million contract by Battelle for consulting on the proposed nuclear
waste repository in a salt formation in Texas. Awarded contract for study of
nuclear waste disposal in crystalline rocks, including coordination with
foreign countries on their nuclear waste programs. Engineered backfilled
barriers for WIPP. Subsidence software developed for commercial sale. Conducted
research from Defense Nuclear Agency on advanced hardness silo concepts.
Engineering analysis of salt cavern integrity for Ft. Saskatchewan Ethylene
Storage. Financial statements audited for the first time. Brine migration
studies for Richton Dome.
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| 1984 |
Geochemical modeling of contaminant behavior in in situ uranium mine for Jacobs
Engineering/DOE. Geochemical characterization of mine tailings for Jacobs
Engine¬ering/DOE. Performance assessment for NNWSI program. Materials testing
for NNWSI. Research on hydro-fracturing modeling for ORNL. Study of geothermal
energy potential for Texasgulf Chemical Company. Design analysis of Avery
Island for International Salt Company. Research into sedimentary rock for
nuclear waster disposal for Martin Marietta Energy Systems (ORNL). Fabrication
of flatjacks and borehole pressure cells for in situ testing. Surface
subsidence studies for Cargill at SunGas Plant.
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| 1985 |
Approved industrial revenue bonds for addition to office/laboratory building in
Rapid City. Started RESPEC 401(k) Plan. Rock mechanics analysis of Michigan
Basin Salt Formation for PPG Industries. Nuclear waste disposal contract
transferred from Battelle to Stone & Webster Engineering Company. Primary
work effort was for WIPP and NNWSI.
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| 1986 |
Closed RESPEC, Ltd. and GECR. Decision analysis support for repository site
selection for Martin Marietta Energy Systems. Software development for U.S.
White Sands Missile Range. Developed and maintained SPEEDI database for Sandia.
|
| 1987 |
Completed addition to office/laboratory in Rapid City. Acquired Digital
Equipment VAX 8300 computer for the Rapid City Office. Superconducting
Supercollider proposal developed for the state of South Dakota for submittal to
the Department of Energy. Performed sedimentary rock studies for nuclear waste
disposal for Martin Marietta Energy Systems. First major commercial salt
project at Barbers Hill Salt Dome. Sandia contracts with RESPEC for information
technologies services in the areas of database management, VAX 11/785 software,
WIPP data reduction, database translators, and computer support of the STAR
facility. Nuclear Waste Policy Act passed by U.S. Congress limiting nuclear
waste disposal option to Yucca Mountain in Nevada.
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| 1988 |
National Science Foundation awards RESPEC an SBIR contract for structural
zooming research. RESPEC has contract for analysis of exploratory shaft at
NNWSI. Implementation of field experiments at WIPP. Data reduction and software
support for WIPP. Software conversion from IBM systems to VAX for Sandia.
Consulting and modeling of injection wells for IMC in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan,
Canada. Thermal analysis of salt caverns for Electrical Power Research
Institute.
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| 1989 |
Albuquerque office moves to Pine Tree Plaza on I-40 and Indian School Road.
Analysis of the sealing of fractured rock formations and the modeling of
thermodynamic stability of nuclear waste disposal at STRIPA, Sweden.
Development of stressmeter for measuring dynamic bridge stresses for the U.S.
Department of Transportation. Development of software and testing of soils for
resilient modulus tests for the South Dakota Department of Transportation.
Programming and analysis for Sandia’s Weapons Program Research effort. Special
thin-walled cylinder tests to measure creep on salt specimens from WIPP.
Development of interactive graphical analysis software for ARCO Gas and Oil
Company. Transfer salt test data to Dow Chemical Company.
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| 1990 |
Materials testing equipment purchased from the Department of Energy. RESPEC
continues repository program consulting for DOE-Chicago. Gas Research contract
awarded to the University of Oklahoma and RESPEC for the Gas Research
Institute.
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| 1991 |
Numerical analysis for Yucca Mountain project and WIPP. Salt mechanics studies
for commercial clients. Information Technologies Division begins database
design, development, and implementation for Sandia.
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| 1992 |
Employees have 100 percent ownership of RESPEC with leveraged buyout of the
founders and formation of an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
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| 1993 |
RESPEC initiates structural integrity study of Mount Rushmore. IT support
services contracts are awarded to RESPEC for technical support of Intel and Los
Alamos National Laboratories.
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| 1994 |
Contract for rock mechanics support at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
Network administration and database design at Sandia.
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| 1995 |
Brownfield remediation and hydrocarbon contamination projects. WIPP seals and
performance assessment. Potash and salt mining projects for commercial
companies.
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| 1996 |
Research & Development (R&D) 100 award for ATM encryption. WIPP
compliance submittal to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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| 1997 |
Geoprobe? added to environmental capabilities. Support to WIPP for compliance
certification application. RESPEC achieves Microsoft Partner status. Sandia
desktop support contract awarded to RESPEC.
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| 1998 |
Sandia awards RESPEC Personnel Meritorious Achievement for contributions to
WIPP Certification. Federal Energy Technology Center awards RESPEC contract for
research in salt mechanics.
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| 1999 |
RESPEC personnel receive Rock Mechanics Award in Applied Research. Sandia names
RESPEC a strategic partner, one of ten firms out of 7,000 vendors with this
status. IMC and RESPEC form a strategic alliance.
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| 2000 |
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) awards contract to RESPEC for
research on gas storage caverns. Sandia scientific software development
contract awarded to RESPEC.
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| 2001 |
RESPEC develops White Sands Missile Range Tunnels for Defense Threat Reduction
Agency (DTRA). Assisted SDSM&T in proposal for a National Underground
Science Laboratory (NUSL) at the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota.
Strategic alliance formed with a Cisco Solutions Partner.
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| 2002 |
RESPEC became a Microsoft Gold Partner certified in E-Commerce; strategic
alliance with PB Energy Storage Services (PB ESS) leads to significant gas
storage cavern work. Successful design/build project for hydrocarbon
remediation of soils in Wyoming.
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| 2003 |
RESPEC and PB ESS awarded contract for a gas storage cavern in China. RESPEC on
winning team for renewal of SPR contract. RESPEC awarded GSA Federal Schedule
corporate contract for engineering, environmental, and information technology
services. State of New Mexico awards general information technology support
contracts to RESPEC.
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| 2004 |
RESPEC awarded information technologies professional services contract by
Sandia National Laboratories. Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota awards
environmental assessment.
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