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Following Through: Oak Ridge’s Cleanup Program Continues Forward Laura Wilkerson, Deputy Manager Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management

Our work supports critical Departmental missions in Oak Ridge Complete cleanup of Oak Ridge Reservation to:  Protect the region’s health and environment  Make clean land available for future use  Ensure DOE’s ongoing vital missions Our vision is a remediated, modernized, andreindustrialized Oak Ridge Reservation 2 · energy.gov/EM

Oak Ridge includes three distinct sites with a variety of cleanup challenges 3 · energy.gov/OREM

OREM’s guiding principles are leading to cleanup successes across Oak Ridge OREM Guiding Principles:  Remain investment worthy  Maintain an unwavering commitment to safety  Finish what we start  Reduce risk to protect people and the environment 4 · energy.gov/OREM

Accomplishing our goals has resulted in annual budget increases FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 Enacted Enacted Enacted Enacted Enacted Appropriation Account Budget Budget Budget Budget Budget Defense Environmental Cleanup 239.5 251.6 278.8 417.8 424.0 Non-Defense Environmental Cleanup 2.5 6.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 – Historic Preservation UE D&D Fund 189.6 211.6 213.5 214.0 212.3 Total Oak Ridge $431.2 $469.2 $498.3 $639.8 $646.3 Dollars in millions Oak Ridge’s cleanup program employs more than 2,255 direct contractors and 75 federal employees. 5 · energy.gov/OREM

A view of ETTP before we began transforming the site 6 · energy.gov/OREM

We have made tremendous progress toward our vision for ETTP 7 · energy.gov/OREM

We are nearing our Vision 2020 goal 8 · energy.gov/OREM

Today, ETTP is ready for private sector development  1,200+ acres of land transferred to date  600+ additional acres approved for transfer  14 buildings transferred totaling 332,000 ft 2 Access to abundant power  20 private companies operating at ETTP  Site infrastructure, roads and emergency services transferred to the City of Oak Ridge Large parcels of land are available 9 · energy.gov/OREM

We are working to commemorate the accomplishments of Manhattan Project workers 10 · energy.gov/OREM

There are decades of work for the EM program at Y-12 and ORNL Excess Facilities at Y-12 Excess Facilities at ORNL  ORNL and Y-12 have 220+ excess contaminated buildings  Oak Ridge contains 66 of DOE’s 254 high-risk facilities– far more thanany other DOE site  Wide range of physical, chemical, and nuclear hazards that present riskto critical ongoing research and national securitymissions 11 · energy.gov/OREM

Through Congressional support, we are ramping up cleanup efforts and dispositioning legacy waste at ORNL LGWO Life-Extension Activities Transuranic Waste Processing and Shipments  Funding from Congress has allowed us to begin work at ORNL excess facilities earlier than originally anticipated  We are beginning risk reduction and stabilization projects primarily in the Central Campus Area  Transuranic waste inventory processing and disposition underway  Facility modifications to enable processing of remaining U-233 inventory in design phase Building 3026 12 · energy.gov/OREM

Our work enhances safety and enables future growth at ORNL 13 · energy.gov/OREM

Through Congressional support, we are ramping up cleanup efforts at Y-12  Funding from Congress has allowed us to begin work at Y-12 earlier than originally anticipated  At Y-12, we are beginning mercury risk reduction and preparing the remaining five Biology Complex buildings for demolition 14 · energy.gov/OREM

Our work enhances safety and enables future growth at Y-12 15 · energy.gov/OREM

We are constructing key infrastructure to enable large-scale cleanup at Y-12 Crews constructing the retaining walls for the Mercury Treatment Facility o Site preparation for the Mercury Treatment Facility is complete o APTIM-North Wind Construction awarded contract, and construction willbegin this year o It will pave the way for demolition of the large, contaminated buildings atY-12 16 · energy.gov/OREM

Sufficient waste disposal capacity is crucial to begin the next phase of cleanup The current onsite disposal facility, the Environmental Management Waste Management Facility o Our current engineered disposal facility is more than 70 percent full, andwe need additional capacity to complete cleanup at ORNL andY-12 o We concluded the Public Comment Period for the proposed new facilityin January, and we are working with EPA and TDEC to move forward on the project. 17 · energy.gov/OREM

We are planning the logistical and operational set-up for the next phase of cleanup • With cleanup at ETTP concluding, we are working to identify areas to locate our workforce • Estimate needing a 20-acre area for hundreds of employees that will be working on ORNL and Y-12’s cleanup scope • Partnering with the Office of Science and NNSA to find the best location and solution

We are awarding contracts to perform the next phase of cleanup  Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanupcontract o Scope covers EM activities at Y-12, ORNL, andETTP o Draft Request for Proposal being developed  Characterization and D&D contract o Evaluating proposals. Expect to make multiple awards in Spring 2019  Engineering Technical Services contract o Procurement planning ongoing. Contract provides nuclear safety services to our cleanup program  DOE Information Center &Site Specific Advisory Board contract o Procurement Planning ongoing, 8(A) opportunity. Contact Natasha White: Natasha.White@orem.doe.gov. For additional information: https://www.emcbc.doe.gov/seb/orrcc/ 19 · energy.gov/OREM

Our work is removing economic barriers and enabling DOE’s important ongoing missions • Work at the East Tennessee Technology Park is transforming the former uranium enrichment complex into a private industrial park • Cleanup at Y-12 and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is eliminating risks, supporting modernization, opening clean land for future missions, and enabling these sites to remain at the forefront of their respective fields New Hope Center at Y-12 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Heritage Center Industrial Park at ETTP

Questions? 21 · energy.gov/OREM