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ASP 2012 Workshop September 17-20, 2012 Idaho Falls, Idaho

Office of Legacy Management 2012 Status Report Steve Donivan Laboratory Coordinator S.M. Stoller Corp, Grand Junction Contract Number DE-AM01-07LM00060. ASP 2012 Workshop September 17-20, 2012 Idaho Falls, Idaho. Office of the Director (LM-1). Office of Business Operations (LM-10).

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ASP 2012 Workshop September 17-20, 2012 Idaho Falls, Idaho

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  1. Office of Legacy Management 2012 Status ReportSteve DonivanLaboratory CoordinatorS.M. Stoller Corp, Grand Junction Contract Number DE-AM01-07LM00060 ASP 2012 Workshop September 17-20, 2012 Idaho Falls, Idaho

  2. Office of the Director (LM-1) Office of Business Operations (LM-10) Office of Site Operations (LM-20) Mission:To manage the Department’s post-closure responsibilities and ensure future protection of human health and the environment. This Office has control and custody for legacy land, structures, and facilities and is responsible for maintaining them at levels suitable for their long-term use.

  3. Legacy Management Office Location Map

  4. Legacy Management Site Location Map

  5. UMTRA Title I and Title II Disposal and Processing Sites • There are 36 Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) Title I and Title II processing or disposal sites managed LM. • Twenty-two inactive uranium ore-processing sites were remediated resulting in the creation of 19 disposal cells. • Active ground water remediation is ongoing at Monument Valley, AZ, Shiprock, NM, and Tuba City, AZ.

  6. Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site • The Bluewater Site is located in west central New Mexico, about 9 miles northwest of Grants. Uranium ore was processed at the site between 1953 and 1982 with a peak capacity of 6,000 tons per day. • Reclamation of the site was completed in 1995 resulting in the encapsulation of contaminated materials in 6 disposal areas. • Compliance strategy is continued monitoring with alternate concentration limits. The contaminates of concern are PCBs, molybdenum, selenium, and uranium.

  7. Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site • The Long-Term Surveillance Plan (LTSP) requires sampling the point-of-exposure (POE) well if an ACL is exceeded in the companion point-of-compliance (POC) well. • Decreasing water levels at the site have resulted in the POE well being dry since 2004. • Six new monitoring wells were installed in 2012.

  8. FUSRAP Sites • There are 29 Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) managed by LM. • These are sites where radioactive contamination remained from Manhattan Project and early U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) operations • When required, remediation is performed either by the DOE or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. • FUSRAP sites transfer to LM for long-term care once remediation is completed

  9. CERCLA/RCRASites • There are 8 sites managed LM where remediation was conducted in accordance with Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and/or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations. • These sites were radiologically and/or chemically contaminated by federal milling, processing, research, and/or weapons manufacturing operations.

  10. CERCLA/RCRA sites account for about 70% of the samples per year collected for LM. CERCLA/RCRASamples

  11. Weldon Spring, Missouri, Site • 1941–1945Atlas Powder Co., under contract with the Army, operated a TNT and DNT production plant at the 17,200 acre site. • 1956 217 acres of the former ordnance works property were transferred to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) for construction of the Weldon Spring Uranium Feed Materials Plant, later called the Weldon Spring Chemical Plant. • 1967 AEC closed the plant and the Army reacquired it. • 1984 The Army transferred custody of the chemical plant to DOE. DOE initiated the Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project (WSSRAP). • 1987 The EPA placed the Weldon Spring Quarry on the National Priorities List (NPL) • 1989 The NPL designation was expanded to include the raffinate pits and the Chemical Plant area

  12. Weldon Spring, Missouri, Site • 1993–1995 Bulk waste was removed from the Weldon Spring Quarry. • 2001 Construction was completed of a 45 acre disposal cell in the area formerly occupied by Chemical Plant production buildings • 2002 Restoration of the Weldon Spring Quarry was completed. • 2002 TheWeldon Spring Site Interpretive Center opened. • 2003 The Weldon Spring Site transferred to the Office of Legacy Management

  13. Weldon Spring, Missouri, Site • Two construction activities for 2012 • Demolition of 33,000 SF of the Administration Building • Replacement of the existing wastewater treatment system.

  14. Nevada OffsitesSites • There are 9 sites where underground nuclear tests and experiments were performed outside of the Nevada Test Site (Nevada Offsites). • Long-term monitoring activities consist primarily of ensuring that use restrictions remain in force and maintaining site integrity to protect public health and the environment.

  15. DOE Defense Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) Program Sites • The D&D Program was responsible for the surveillance and maintenance of surplus DOE facilities, including any decontamination and decommissioning activities. • With the exception of the Grand Junction Site, these are decommissioned reactor sites.

  16. Site A/Plot M Decommissioned Reactor Site • The Site A/Plot M site is located 20 miles southwest of Chicago. • Site A was a 19-acre area that contained experimental laboratories and nuclear reactor research facilities. • Site A was the operational facility for two of the nation's first nuclear reactors, referred to as Chicago Pile-2 and Chicago Pile-3 (CP 2 and CP 3). • Plot M, a 150-foot by 140-foot area that was used for burial of radioactive waste. Plot M is located about 1,500 feet north of Site A.

  17. Legacy Management Sites Current Sites There are 89 site managed by LM. There are 44 sites that have analytical support requirements. There are 40 sites identified for transfer to Legacy Management over the next 10 years.

  18. Number of Samples per Year

  19. Analytical Services Contracts • Analytical services were procured utilizing the ICPT Basic Ordering Agreement along with an LM-specific requirements document. • Contracts with GEL Laboratories, ALS Laboratory Group, and TestAmerica were awarded March 2008. • The total dollar amount of the contracts for FY2011 was 845K. FY2012 estimated total is 886K. • Other contracts for special analytical services and site-specific requirements are established as needed.

  20. DOECAP Participation Legacy Management has three DOECAP auditors, one lead auditor. • Quality Assurance Management Systems and General Laboratory Practices • Data Quality for Organic Analyses • Data Quality for Inorganic and Wet Chemistry Analyses • Data Quality for Radiochemistry Analyses • Laboratory Information Management Systems/Electronic Data Deliverables • Hazardous and Radioactive Materials Management

  21. Legacy Management Status Summary • The number of samples submitted to contract laboratories decreased due to reduced work at the Pinellas Site. • Large changes in the number of samples is not anticipated in the near future. • Legacy Management will rely on DOECAP as the primary provider of laboratory audits.

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