SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- In-Situ TRU Delineation and Waste Removal of Radioactive Waste at Hanford 618-10 and 618-11 Burial Grounds
- Notice Date
- 5/16/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 3610 Collins Ferry Road (MS-I07) P.O. Box 880 Morgantown, WV 26507-0880
- ZIP Code
- 26507-0880
- Solicitation Number
- DE-RA26-03NT41755
- Point of Contact
- Raymond Johnson, Contracting Officer, Contact Contract Specialist, johnson@netl.doe.gov;Mary Price, Contract Specialist, 412-386-6179, mprice@netl.doe.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Mary Price, Contract Specialist
(mprice@netl.doe.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) announces the availability of Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA) No. DE-RA26-03NT41755 entitled In-Situ TRU Delineation and Waste Removal of Radioactive Waste at Hanford 618-10 and 618-11 Burial Grounds, expected to be published on or about May 30, 2003. The PRDA supports the mission of the Office of Science & Technology (OST), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management (EM), U. S. Department of Energy (DOE). The objectives of this procurement are to demonstrate technologies for in-situ delineation and excavation of transuranic (TRU) waste utilizing innovative technologies at three Hanford burial grounds. Using the 618-10 Cold Test Facility and the 218-W-4C Low-Level Burial Grounds (LLBG) as initial demonstration sites, the technologies will subsequently be applied to Hanford?s 618-10 & 618-11 burial grounds. Successful completion of this project will accelerate cleanup of the Columbia River Corridor, thus meeting the objectives of the Performance Management Plan for the Accelerated Cleanup of the Hanford Site, (DOE/RL-2002-47, Rev. D) by accelerating cleanup of the Columbia River Corridor for industrial use, and support fulfillment of Record of Decisions that have been put in place for these sites. The proposed work will be accomplished in three phases. The evaluation and selection of technologies for demonstration will be completed in Phase I. Cold demonstration at the Hanford 618-10 cold test facility and a hot demonstration of retrieval technology at Hanford?s 218-W-4C Low-Level Burial Grounds will comprise Phase II. Based on the success of these demonstrations, a follow-on hot retrieval demonstration at the Hanford 618-10 and/or 618-11 Burial Grounds is proposed for Phase III. Reporting and D&D and removal of equipment from the demonstration sites are proposed for Phase II and III. The burial grounds are located at the Department of Energy Hanford site in southeastern Washington State. The 618-10 and 618-11 burial grounds were operated for disposal of pre-1970 generated TRU and low to high-level activity waste to support defense production of plutonium at the Hanford site. Documentation of materials placed in the burial grounds is incomplete, but it is recognized that high-activity fission products, low-level, and mixed low level radioactive waste, plutonium, uranium, and other TRU wastes were placed into the waste sites in various forms. Chemical species in both burial grounds may include solid metallic sodium, beryllium residues, contaminated lead shielding, technetium oxide, promethium oxide, zirconium cladding, potentially pyrophoric metal turnings, thorium oxide, other thorium compounds, and uranium compounds. Radioisotopes may include tritium, carbon-14, cobalt-60, zinc-65, strontium-90, ruthenium-103, iodine-131, cesium-137, cerium-144, promethium-147, radium-226, thorium-232, uranium-233, uranium-235, neptunium-237, uranium-238, plutonium-238, plutonium-239, plutonium-240/241, americium-241, and curium-244. This project will provide support to the selection of final remedies for portions of the 200 and 600 Areas through the demonstration of waste delineation and hot spot removal that provide immediate risk reduction. A mixture of technologies is assumed by all parties to be the solution. Teaming with other firms to provide a comprehensive approach for various aspects of this solicitation is strongly encouraged. Since the selected remedy must have regulator approval, the project will also emphasize effective regulator and stakeholder involvement. Prior to excavation at the 618-10 and 618-11 burial grounds, pre-excavation characterization is required to be demonstrated that has the capability to delineate burial ground boundaries and waste locations and to identify significant contaminant sources present at the sites. The capability of technology to delineate the location of the horizontal and vertical boundaries of the burial ground trenches, the exact location of vertical pipe units and caissons and the location within the burial ground of potential significant sources of contaminants must be demonstrated before excavation begins. To aid in planning the demonstration of excavation technology and to determine health and safety precautions, the types of wastes to be exhumed during the hot demonstrations in Phases II and III must be determined. In addition, if possible, the characterization technology should also be capable of delineating the physical size of waste masses or containers, the quantity of these waste masses or containers, and the concentration or radiation intensity of the wastes to be exhumed. The high dose rate of the wastes is expected to require remote excavation and handling of materials to protect site workers. Environmental controls will be required to prevent unintended release of contaminants to the environment. Field characterization of exhumed waste for TRU content, radiation type and intensity, will be conducted, preferably on a real-time basis. In addition, completion of the appropriate safety basis documentation will be necessary, including site-specific health and safety plans, prior to any excavation activities. At this time, based upon limited inventory information, burial grounds 618-10 and 618-11 are both considered as hazard category 3 nuclear facilities. Classification of these facilities could change during the course of site characterization and subsequent remediation activities. This project will contribute to accelerating the remediation of the 618-10 and 618-11 burial grounds and to significant reduction in overall project costs. This could be accomplished by removing tritium and radionuclide source terms, thereby mitigating the future contamination of both the vadose zone and groundwater; aid in the future selection of excavation technologies for both contact handled (CH) and remote handled (RH) TRU waste; and provide lessons-learned and potential bench-marking that will assist in the refinement of these technologies prior to full field-deployment at these burial grounds. Cold testing of retrieval and excavation technologies for TRU waste and/or caisson and pipe unit removal at the 618-10 burial ground cold test facility during year two will not only minimize safety concerns and issues during actual ?hot? retrieval and excavation activities, but will also contribute to the ALARA and Integrated Safety Management Principles. Once these technologies have been demonstrated during the duration of this four year project, they can then be deployed in the future at Hanford as well as other sites throughout the DOE complex that require in-situ location/identification and retrieval of TRU and tritium source-term wastes. Once released, the solicitation will be available for downloading from the IIPS Internet page. At this Internet site you will also be able to register with IIPS, enabling you to submit a proposal. If you need technical assistance in registering or for any other IIPS function, call the IIPS Help Desk at (800) 683-0751 or E-mail the Help Desk personnel at IIPS_HelpDesk@e-center.doe.gov. The solicitation will only be made available in IIPS, no hard (paper) copies of the solicitation and related documents will be made available. Prospective offerors who would like to be notified as soon as the solicitation is available should subscribe to the Business Alert Mailing List at http://www.netl.doe.gov/business. Once you subscribe, you will receive an announcement by E-mail that the solicitation has been released to the public. This is a courtesy, therefore, you are encouraged to frequently monitor the NETL website for solicitation postings. Telephone requests, written requests, E-mail requests, or facsimile requests for a copy of the solicitation package will not be accepted and/or honored. Proposals must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the instructions and forms contained in the solicitation. The actual solicitation document will allow for requests for explanation and/or interpretation. Point of Contact: Mary S. Price, Contract Specialist, 412/386-6179, mprice@netl.doe.gov All questions are to be submitted through IIPS using the Submit Question feature.
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