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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
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The Oak Ridge Environmental Management Program Progress and Opportunities Mark Whitney Manager February 20, 2014 www.energy.gov/EM 1 Mission Complete the cleanup of the Oak Ridge Reservation to: Protect the regions health and
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ORNL 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
350 390 430 470 510 550 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 $ in millions
Historical Base Funding Profiles
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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
AFTER BEFORE
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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
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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