ASP 2011 Workshop September 19-22, 2011 Pleasanton, California

1. Office of Legacy Management Analytical Services Status ReportSteve DonivanLaboratory CoordinatorS.M. Stoller Corp, Grand Junction Contract Number DE-AM01-07LM00060 ASP 2011 Workshop September 19-22, 2011 Pleasanton, California

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. Durango, Colorado, Processing and Disposal Sites • The Durango Processing Site, a former uranium and vanadium ore-processing facility, is located 0.25 miles southwest of Durango along the Animas River. • From 1986 to 1991, DOE removed tailings and other tailings-contaminated materials from the Durango Processing Site and stabilized them in a disposal cell located 3.5 miles southwest of Durango in Bodo Canyon. • Compliance strategies include, natural attenuation, institutional controls, supplemental standards, and continued monitoring.

7. 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.

8. CERCLA/RCRA sites account for about 60% of the samples per year collected for LM. CERCLA/RCRASamples

9. 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

10. 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.

11. Amchitka, Alaska, Site • Amchitka Island is located about 1,340 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, and 870 miles east of the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russia. • The U.S. Government conducted three underground nuclear tests on Amchitka • Long Shot, was a nuclear detection research experiment detonated in October 1965 at a depth of 2,300 feet below ground surface, with a yield of about 80 kilotons • Milrow, was a high yield (about 1,000 kilotons or 1 megaton) weapons calibration test detonated in October 1969 at a depth of 4,000 feet. • Cannikin, was detonated in November 1971 at a depth of 5,875 feet below ground surface. The yield was listed as “less than 5 megatons.” • Cannikin remains the largest underground nuclear test in U.S. history.

12. Amchitka Environmental Monitoring • LM manages the Amchitka Site according to a site specific Long-Term Surveillance and Maintenance Plan to ensure that site conditions continue to be protective of the environment. • Under provisions of this plan, LM conducts inspections of the site to evaluate the condition of surface features and perform site maintenance as necessary. • Biological monitoring is conducted on a 5-year frequency in conjunction with the site inspection. The first inspection and biological sampling event was in 2011.

13. 2011 Amchitka Expedition • Conduct sampling • Amchitka Island • Adak Island as a reference site • On-island tasks • Five-year inspection of seven disposal cells containing drill cuttings • Well inspection and abandonment • Repair Milrow plaque • Infantry Road repair Infantry Road washout near mile marker 4

14. 2011 Amchitka Samples and Analyses Samples: • Flora • Dragon kelp, rockweed, star reindeer lichen • Fauna • Chiton, sea urchin, brown and blue mussel, rock fish, greenling, Irish Lord, Pacific cod, halibut, Dolly Varden, octopus, and gull egg • Seawater • Marine sediment • Soil beneath the star reindeer lichen collection area Analyses: • Cesium-137 • Americium-241 • Plutonium (239 and 240) • Uranium (234, 235, and 238) • Tritium Photo by Stephen Jewett Photo by Stephen Jewett

15. 2011 Amchitka Sampling Data Uses • Assess radionuclide concentrations in various species by comparing to data collected from the reference site (Adak). • Provide human health assessment to assure that seafood harvested (subsistence and commercial catch) is safe. • Add to the available data to allow: • Statistical analysis • Comparison to concentrations due to global fallout. Photo by Stephen Jewett

16. 2011 Amchitka Expedition • Two chartered two ships were required (on-island work and biological sampling work) • On-island work required: • One week of work • Fifteen people (engineer, geologists, biologists, scientists, and construction crew) • Biological sampling required: • Three weeks of work • Twenty people (scientists, divers, and support crew) • Work was performed with participation of the Amchitka Working Group

17. Legacy Management Sites Current Sites There are 91 site managed by LM. There are 44 sites that have analytical support requirements. There are 38 sites identified for future transfer to Legacy Management

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 FY2010 was 867K. FY2011 estimated total is 900K. • Other contracts for special analytical services and site-specific requirements are established as needed.

20. DOECAP Participation Legacy Management currently has three DOECAP auditors. • 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 increased due to additional work at the Pinellas Site. • Additional increases 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.