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The Oak Ridge Environmental Management ProgramProgress and Opportunities
February 20, 2014
Mark WhitneyManager
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Complete the cleanup of the Oak Ridge Reservation to:
• Protect the region’s health and environment
• Make clean land available for future use
• Ensure U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) ongoing vital missions
Mission
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ORNL
Y-12
ETTP
Work is Organized by Cleanup Portfolios:
• East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP)
• Y-12 National Security Site (Y-12)
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Program Overview
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Challenges
• Diverse, complex projects
• Declining budgets
• Regulatory commitments
• Densely populated area
• High levels of rainfall
• Ongoing DOE missions with billions in investment
• Balancing competing priorities
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Historical Base Funding Profiles
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East Tennessee Technology Park
• Approximately 2,200 acres
• More than 600 buildings
• Radiological contaminants (primarily uranium) and wide range of chemical constituents
• DOE legacy cleanup complete
• History commemorated
• Private-sector industrial park
AFTERBEFORE
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Accomplishments• K-25 demolition completed
• K-27 NaF traps removed and more than 100,000 feet of process pipe vented and purged
• K-33 demolition complete
• Fire Water Tower demolition complete
Goals• Complete demolition of K-27 building
• Prepare for demolition of remaining facilities and soil/sediment remediation
• Continue reindustrialization to accelerate cleanup and support economic diversity
ETTP Cleanup and S&M
K-27 Building
K-25 Building
Near-Term Plan at ETTP
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Y-12 National Security Complex
• Approximately 800 acres
• Nearly 100 excess buildings totaling 3.8 million square feet
• 2 million pounds of mercury lost dating back to 1950s – 1960s
• DOE legacy cleanup complete
• High security footprint reduced
• Modernized Y-12 incorporating new facilities
BEFORE AFTER
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Accomplishments
• Conceptual design of Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility nearing completion
• Recovery Act projects completed
Goals
• Finalize Mercury Remediation Strategy
• Design/construct/operate Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility
• Proceed with planning for new Environmental Management Disposal Facility
Near-Term Plan at Y-12
Outfall 200
Existing Onsite Landfill (EMWMF)
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Approximately 4,400 acres
• Over 300 excess buildings totaling 1.5 million square feet
• Predominately radiological contaminants (Transuranics, Strontium, & Cesium)
• DOE legacy cleanup complete
• Modernized central campus contributing to Science mission
AFTERBEFORE
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Accomplishments
• ZPR plate transfers complete and preparations underway for CEUSP shipments (U-233 material)
• Central Characterization Project returns to Transuranic Waste Processing Center
• Completing final documentation for Recovery Act projects
Goals
• Complete processing of solid transuranic waste and ship off-site for disposal
• Design/construct/operate transuranic sludge processing facility
• Complete U-233 Direct Disposition Campaign and process remaining 50% of inventory
Near-Term Plan at ORNL
Loading Zero Power Reactor Plates(U-233 Disposition)
TRU Waste Processing Center
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• Planning for three new capital asset, construction line item projects
₋ Sludge Processing Facility – Facility design ~2015
₋ Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility – Construction start ~2017
₋ Environmental Management Disposal Facility – Construction start ~2018
• Re-competing the Transuranic Waste Processing Center contract for debris processing
• Planning to compete for TRU sludge design contract and a separate contract for construction/operations
• Future characterization tasks – 2014-2015
₋ Outfall 200 footprint characterization
₋ EMDF preliminary site characterization
₋ Offsite groundwater characterization
Upcoming Opportunities