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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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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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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