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 region’s health and environment • Make clean land available for future use • Ensure U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) ongoing vital missions www.energy.gov/EM 2
Program Overview Work is Organized by Cleanup Portfolios: • East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) • Y-12 National Security Site (Y-12) • Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Y-12 ETTP ORNL www.energy.gov/EM 3
Challenges • • Diverse, complex projects High levels of rainfall • • Declining budgets Ongoing DOE missions with billions in investment • Regulatory commitments • Balancing competing priorities • Densely populated area Historical Base Funding Profiles 550 510 $ in millions 470 430 390 350 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 www.energy.gov/EM 4
East Tennessee Technology Park BEFORE AFTER • • Approximately 2,200 acres DOE legacy cleanup complete • • More than 600 buildings History commemorated • • Radiological contaminants Private-sector industrial park (primarily uranium) and wide range of chemical constituents www.energy.gov/EM 5
Near-Term Plan at ETTP ETTP Cleanup and S&M 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 K-25 Building • Fire Water Tower demolition complete Goals • Complete demolition of K-27 building • Prepare for demolition of remaining facilities and soil/sediment remediation K-27 Building • Continue reindustrialization to accelerate cleanup and support economic diversity www.energy.gov/EM 6
Y-12 National Security Complex BEFORE AFTER • • Approximately 800 acres DOE legacy cleanup complete • • Nearly 100 excess buildings totaling High security footprint reduced 3.8 million square feet • Modernized Y-12 incorporating • 2 million pounds of mercury lost new facilities dating back to 1950s – 1960s www.energy.gov/EM 7
Near-Term Plan at Y-12 Outfall 200 Accomplishments • Conceptual design of Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility nearing completion • Recovery Act projects completed Goals Existing Onsite Landfill (EMWMF) • Finalize Mercury Remediation Strategy • Design/construct/operate Outfall 200 Mercury Treatment Facility • Proceed with planning for new Environmental Management Disposal Facility www.energy.gov/EM 8
Oak Ridge National Laboratory BEFORE AFTER • • Approximately 4,400 acres DOE legacy cleanup complete • • Over 300 excess buildings totaling Modernized central campus 1.5 million square feet contributing to Science mission • Predominately radiological contaminants (Transuranics, Strontium, & Cesium) www.energy.gov/EM 9
Near-Term Plan at ORNL TRU Waste Processing Center 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 Loading Zero Power Reactor Plates (U-233 Disposition) www.energy.gov/EM 10
Upcoming Opportunities • 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 www.energy.gov/EM 11
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