Cleanup Progress Update
Richland Operations Office
September 2014
Richland Cleanup Priorities
• Maintain safe, secure and compliant activities,
facilities and operations
• Continue River Corridor cleanup, including
remediation of 618-10 Burial Ground
• Continue Plutonium Finishing Plant deactivation,
decommissioning and demolition
• Continue groundwater pump and treat operations,
and implement additional groundwater remedies
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Richland Cleanup Priorities
• Continue preparations for 324 waste site soil
remediation (River Corridor)
• Move sludge from K-West Basin near
the Columbia River to interim storage in the
Central Plateau
• Move cesium, strontium capsules stored
underwater in Waste Encapsulation Storage
Facility into dry storage
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River Corridor Building Demolition
415 of 522 facilities in
the River Corridor have
been demolished
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River Corridor Waste Site Remediation
887 of 1,012 waste sites in
the River Corridor
have been remediated
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River Corridor 300 Area Progress
1977
For nearly 60 years, the 300 Area was the
center of Hanford’s radiological research
and fuel fabrication. Now the above
ground field work and building demolition
is nearly complete.
Before
2014
After
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River Corridor Progress in 300 Area
309 Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor (PRTR)
Workers removed hundreds of contaminated
process tubes and pipes to support the removal
of the reactor.
340 Tank Vault
A lift system was
constructed beneath the
vault
The 1,082-ton PRTR was lifted and transported to
the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility
(ERDF) for disposal.
The 1,153-ton vault was transported to ERDF for
disposal
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River Corridor Progress in 100-B/C Area
Field remediation near C Reactor
Excavation at the 100-C-7 chrome waste
site reached groundwater at 85 feet
Excavation and backfill are
complete at waste sites
near B and C Reactors
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River Corridor Progress in D Reactor Area
2009
Demolition of water filter building near
D Reactor
2014
Chromium excavation near D Reactor
reached groundwater – 85 feet deep
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K-Basin Closure Project
• Completed
installation of
structural steel
on K-West Annex
• Completed first set
of modifications to
K-West Basin to
allow for installation
of sludge removal
system
• Initiated
procurement of
process equipment
for sludge removal
Workers install metal wall panels on the K-West Annex. The Annex will house
equipment used to transfer radioactive sludge in the K West Basin to a facility on
the Central Plateau.
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100-N Area
N Reactor - 2012
Before
N Reactor - 1970
After
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River Corridor Progress in N Reactor Area
Load out of contamination at 100-N area
Concrete anchor blocks were removed from the
site of a former pump house on the Columbia
River near N Reactor.
Demolition of the 100-N Fuel Storage Basin
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River Corridor Progress in 100-D and H Areas
Field remediation near D Reactor
Field remediation near H Reactor
Waste site remediation at H Reactor Area
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100-F Area
F Reactor Area during operations
F Area in 2012
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618-10 Burial Ground Remediation Progress
The 618-10 Burial Ground operated from
1954 to 1963. It covers approximately 5.2
acres, and contains 12 trenches and 94
vertical pipe units. Remediation of
trenches is scheduled for completion in
2015.
Methods testing for
removal of the
vertical pipe units at
618-10 Burial Ground
is under way
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Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility
• 16.4 million tons of waste
disposed since ERDF
opened in 1996
• 1 million tons of waste
disposed in fiscal year 2014
Workers dispose
the 340 Vault
earlier this year
Waste transport drivers
have logged millions of
miles since ERDF opened in
1996.
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Central Plateau Cleanup
Plutonium Finishing Plant
Workers are removing glove
boxes and pencil tanks at the
high-hazard Plutonium Finishing
Plant. Deactivation at the plant
is almost 75 percent complete.
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Cleanup Progress at Plutonium Finishing Plant
The 270-Z
Building housed
the plant’s
administration
offices, one of
eight support
facilities
removed or
demolished this
summer.
• In recent weeks, crews
demolished
8 support buildings,
clearing the way for
operating heavy
equipment and staging
debris during demolition
of main plant
• 63 of 81 plant facilities
removed or demolished
• 212 of 238 glove boxes
removed or cleaned out
for removal during
demolition
• 142 of 196 pencil tank
units removed
Preparing to enter one of
Hanford’s most
hazardous rooms:
Workers helped select
protective equipment and
suits for entering the
plant’s McCluskey Room
this fall.
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Central Plateau Cleanup
PUREX Canyon
There are hundreds of facilities to be cleaned out
and torn down, including 5 large chemical
processing canyons
Cesium and Strontium Capsules
Nearly 2,000 capsules of highly radioactive
cesium and strontium need to be moved
out of a storage pool into dry storage
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Groundwater Remediation Progress
• Contractor recently met
DOE annual goal to remove
550 pounds of hexavalent
chromium from
groundwater near Columbia
River 4 months ahead of
schedule
• More than 1 billion gallons
treated and 680 pounds
removed in FY14 through
end of July
• Remediation of major
sources of chromium in soil
and operation of five pumpand-treat systems along
river is reducing
contaminant concentrations
in groundwater
Aerial view of 100-D Area
Inside a pumpand-treat system
at 100-D Area
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Hanford Site Services
• Providing critical infrastructure
services to
– Richland Operations Office
– Office of River Protection
– 5 other prime contractors
• Maintaining and consolidating site
infrastructure and site-wide systems
• Ensuring 45 to 65 year old
infrastructure has the capacity and
reliability to support the cleanup
mission
• Providing reliable services to ensure
protection and safety of nuclear
facilities
• Aligning services to support changing
cleanup needs
There are over 6,000
electrical poles delivering
power across the site
Water lines were installed in the
40s and 50s
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Complexity of Scope
• Water Systems
– Over 95 miles of buried pipe
– 800M gallons of water used annually
• Electrical Utilities
Reliable infrastructure services are
necessary for Hanford cleanup
operations
– 246 miles of power lines
– 6,000 power poles
– Loads will double with Waste Treatment Plant
• Emergency Services & Systems
– Radio Fire Alarm Reporting is essential to
employee welfare and the safety and security
of facilities and Information Technology
– Legacy applications to be updated
– Cyber security improvements
• Roads
Hanford has over 350 lane miles
of roads
– Over 5,700 passenger vehicles (daily average)
– 350+ lane miles of paved roads
– 500 trips by heavy haul trucks (daily average)
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Hanford Site Lab & TSDF Usage Estimates
Anticipated Hanford Site TSDF Usage
Contractor
Battelle
FY15
FY16
$675,000
$6,400,000
$675,000
$12,400,000
MSA
$25,000
$25,000
WCH
$5,275,000
$125,000
WRPS
$3,820,000
$16,195,000
$3,820,000
$17,045,000
CHPRC
Total
Anticipated Hanford Site Laboratory Usage
Contractor
CHPRC
FY15
FY16
$936,000
$955,000
MSA
TBD
TBD
WCH
$2,306,000
0
WRPS
$1,510,000
$4,752,000
$1,510,000
$2,465,000
Total
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Hanford Site Lab Usage Estimates
DOECAP Laboratory Usage Summary for FY2015 & FY2016
Laboratory
DOE User Site/Entity
ALS Environmental Fort Collins Laboratory, Ft.
Collins, CO
CHPRC at Hanford (RL) (EM)
ALS Laboratory Group - Ohio, Cincinnati, OH
WCH at Hanford (RL) (EM)
ALS Laboratory Group - Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, UT
Anticipated FY
2015 Usage ($$$)
Anticipated FY
2016 Usage ($$$)
$161,000
$325,000
$1,000
$0
WCH at Hanford (RL) (EM)
WRPS at Hanford (ORP) (EM)
$90,000
$500,000
$0
$500,000
Center for Laboratory SCIENCE (SC)s, Pasco, WA
WRPS at Hanford (ORP) (EM)
$980,000
$980,000
Eberline Services Corporation, Oak Ridge,TN
WCH at Hanford (RL) (EM)
$90,000
$0
WCH at Hanford (RL) (EM)
$250,000
$0
CHPRC at Hanford (RL) (EM)
$635,000
$635,000
WRPS at Hanford (ORP) (EM)
$20,000
$20,000
Materials & Chemistry Laboratory, Inc., Oak Ridge,
TN
WRPS at Hanford (ORP) (EM)
$5,000
$5,000
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
CHPRC at Hanford (RL) (EM)
$140,000
$285,000
TestAmerica, Inc. - Arvada, Arvada, CO
WCH at Hanford (RL) (EM)
$875,000
$0
WCH at Hanford (RL) (EM) - env samples
$400,000
$0
WCH at Hanford (RL) (EM) - IH samples
$600,000
$0
WRPS at Hanford (ORP) (EM)
$1,000
$1,000
WRPS at Hanford (ORP) (EM)
$4,000
$4,000
GEL Laboratories, LLC, Charleston, SC
TestAmerica, Inc. - Richland, Richland, WA
TestAmerica, Inc. - St. Louis, Earth City, MO
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Hanford Site TSDF Usage Estimates
DOECAP TSDF Facility Usage Summary for FY 2015 and FY 2016
Treatment, Storage, & Disposal Facility
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Aragonite, UT
DOE User Site/Entity
Anticipated
FY 2015
Usage ($$$)
Anticipated
FY 2016
Usage ($$$)
Battelle Memorial Institute at PNNL
$200,000
$200,000
CHPRC at Hanford (RL)
$100,000
$100,000
MSA at Hanford (RL)
$5,000
$5,000
WCH at Hanford (RL)
$200,000
$50,000
WRPS at Hanford (ORP)
$210,000
$210,000
Battelle Memorial Institute at PNNL
$5,000
$5,000
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, El Dorado, AR
Battelle Memorial Institute at PNNL
$50,000
$50,000
Perma-Fix Environmental Services of Florida, Gainesville, FL
WRPS at Hanford (ORP) (EM)
$25,000
$25,000
$6,200,000
$12,200,000
MSA at Hanford (RL)
$10,000
$10,000
WCH at Hanford (RL)
$5,050,000
$50,000
WRPS at Hanford (ORP)
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
Battelle Memorial Institute at PNNL
$400,000
$400,000
Battelle Memorial Institute at PNNL
$20,000
$20,000
$100,000
$100,000
MSA at Hanford (RL)
$10,000
$10,000
WRPS at Hanford (ORP)
$35,000
$35,000
WCH at Hanford (RL)
$25,000
$25,000
WRPS at Hanford (ORP)
$50,000
$50,000
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc., Kingston, TN
CHPRC at Hanford (RL)
Perma-Fix Northwest, Inc., Richland, WA
Waste Control Specialists LLC, Andrews, TX
CHPRC at Hanford (RL)
Stericycle (formally PSC),
Kent, WA 98032
Materials and Energy Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN
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