, an 爱神传媒-led project, is responsible for cleaning up the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 Oak Ridge Reservation. After completing the first-ever cleanup of a gaseous diffusion complex鈥攖he Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant鈥擴COR is now cleaning up select sites at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12). UCOR is also completing remedial action activities at the former gaseous diffusion plant site, now called East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). With UCOR鈥檚 assistance, DOE is converting ETTP into a multi-use industrial park, national park, and conservation area.

When UCOR began cleanup activities in Oak Ridge in 2011, crews were faced with challenging, high hazard work as most of the buildings were dilapidated and contaminated. UCOR鈥檚 unique dispose-as-you-go approach kept projects moving more rapidly by immediately disposing of the demolition waste.

UCOR鈥檚 successful completion of the ETTP cleanup contract鈥攗nder budget and ahead of schedule鈥攍ed to the company being awarded a follow-on contract that expands cleanup across the Reservation. With cleanup work shifting to ORNL and Y-12, UCOR鈥檚 important work is freeing up valuable space for continued science and national defense missions.

UCOR鈥檚 successful work on the Oak Ridge Reservation has been highlighted by an exceptional safety record. UCOR has achieved DOE Voluntary Protection Program Star status, a designation only given to the safest sites in the DOE Complex. UCOR has also won multiple VPP Star of Excellence Awards and was named one of America鈥檚 safest companies by聽EHS Today听尘补驳补锄颈苍别.

Project Highlights

• UCOR completed demolition of the Bulk Shielding Reactor, marking the the first-ever demolition of a reactor at ORNL. The facility was built in the 1950s for radiation shielding studies as part of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Program.
• Crews demolished the Criticality Experiment Laboratory, a 1940s-era facility, at Y-12. During the first decade of its operation, scientists conducted more than 9,700 experiments. Beginning in the mid-1960s, the two-story facility was used to support the Oak Ridge National Laboratory鈥檚 High-Flux Isotope Reactor program. The building has been closed since 1992.
• Worker completed removal of the Biology Complex at Y-12, a former 11-building complex constructed for recovering uranium from process streams and later used for research on the effects of radiation on genetics. A new lithium processing facility is planned to be built on the cleared site.
• Soil remediation at ETTP will wrap up in 2024 as workers continue removing contaminated soil and replacing it with clean fill.
• UCOR joined DOE and regulators to break ground on the new Environmental Management Disposal Facility, an onsite disposal complex that will hold waste from ORNL and Y-12 cleanup.

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In 1979, Congress authorized the construction of WIPP as a research and development facility to demonstrate the safe disposal of defense-generated transuranic (TRU) radioactive waste from activities not regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The facility, located 26 miles southeast of Carlsbad, N.M., was constructed during the 1980s. In 1998, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency certified WIPP for safe, long-term disposal of TRU wastes.

Generally, TRU waste consists of clothing, tools, rags, residues, debris, soil, and other items contaminated with radioactive elements, mostly plutonium. These man-made elements have atomic numbers greater than uranium, thus trans-uranic, or beyond uranium on the Periodic Table of Elements.

爱神传媒鈥檚 Historical Role at WIPP

爱神传媒鈥檚 long history at WIPP began in 1985 when the first in a long line of 爱神传媒 heritage companies served the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with design, engineering, and technical assistance.聽 Three years later (1988) another heritage company, was named the WIPP management and operations contractor.聽 In all, 爱神传媒 and its heritage companies have managed and operated WIPP for more than 35 years.

Since the first Transuranic waste shipment arrived at WIPP on March 24, 1999, 爱神传媒 was a part of numerous milestones that helped shape DOE鈥檚 approach to nuclear waste management and disposal.

To date, 爱神传媒 has partnered with DOE to complete TRU waste cleanup at 22 DOE sites nationwide, including the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site near Denver, Colorado in 2006.聽 As a result, Rocky Flats has been transformed into a wildlife refuge that is enjoyed by thousands of Coloradoans each year.

Since opening, more than 13,300 TRU waste shipments safely arrived at WIPP.聽 During more than 20 years of TRU waste transportation, drivers completed more than 15 million safe-loaded miles without serious incidents.聽 This feat is equivalent to a person driving the circumference of the earth 600 times without a significant accident.

In addition to cleaning up the environment and making America safer, 爱神传媒 and its heritage companies made huge contributions to the communities near WIPP. WIPP hosts communities of Carlsbad and Hobbs, New Mexico where corporate donations routinely eclipse $500,000 a year and grew to several million dollars over the life of the project.

WIPP Key Milestones

May 1986 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Westinghouse Waste Isolation Division oversees the redesign of the shipping container, the TRUPACT, adding double containment and eliminating a venting feature.

September 1989 鈥� The Nuclear Regulatory Commission certifies the TRUPACT-II shipping container.

June 1990 鈥� A record of decision by the DOE allows 爱神传媒 legacy company, Westinghouse, to continue with the phased development of WIPP.

October 1992 鈥� President Bush signs into law the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act, designating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as WIPP鈥檚 primary regulator.

December 1993 鈥� U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issues radiation standards for waste containment criteria for WIPP.

May 1995 鈥� Co-permittees DOE and 爱神传媒-led Westinghouse Waste Isolation Division submit the application for a Hazardous Waste Permit to the New Mexico Environment Department.

May 1998 鈥� EPA certifies WIPP, and the New Mexico Environment Department issues a draft Hazardous Waste Permit.

March 26, 1999 鈥� First waste shipment arrives at WIPP and is emplaced underground later that day.

April 17, 1999 鈥� Energy Secretary Bill Richardson welcomes dignitaries to WIPP grand opening.

October 2000 鈥� The Nuclear Regulatory Commission certifies the RH-72B shipping container for remote-handled TRU waste.

December 2003 鈥� Waste Panel 1 is filled.

May 2004 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Westinghouse鈥檚 Silver Mine Rescue Team is named overall champion at the National Mine Rescue Competition.

June 2005 鈥� Rocky Flats sends final TRU waste shipment to WIPP, allowing the large quantity waste site to close ahead of schedule.

February 2007 鈥� For the 21^st time in 22 years, 爱神传媒-led Westinghouse is awarded the New Mexico Mining Association鈥檚 mine operator of the year for safety.

2009 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Westinghouse/WIPP celebrates 10 years of safe operations.

2010 鈥� WIPP drivers surpass 10 million safe-loaded miles.

2011 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Nuclear Waste Partnership receives 10,000^th waste shipment.

2012 鈥� Final shipments arrive from Sandia National Laboratories, which is the 22^nd site to be cleaned up.

February 2014 鈥� WIPP temporarily suspends operations following a fire on a salt haul truck.聽 Days later, a radiological release occurs, which is later determined to have resulted from a Los Alamos National Laboratory waste container.

2016 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Nuclear Waste Partnership鈥檚 Blue Mine Rescue Team wins the National Mine Rescue Competition championship.

2017 鈥� Waste emplacement operations and WIPP shipments resume following the 2014 events.

2018 鈥� Mining resumes at WIPP and ground is broken for a new permanent ventilation system.

2019 鈥� 爱神传媒/WIPP celebrates 20 years of operations.

2020 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Nuclear Waste Partnership regains the DOE Voluntary Protection Program 鈥淪tar鈥� status; excavation for new Utility Shaft reaches 56-foot mark.

August 2021 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Nuclear Waste Partnership reaches a key milestone six weeks early by completing the foundation of the New Filter Building, a key component of the new permanent ventilation system.

November 2021 鈥� WIPP receives its 13,000 TRU waste shipment marking an important milestone in DOE鈥檚 mission to clean up the country鈥檚 Cold War legacy.

April 14, 2022 鈥� The final container of legacy TRU waste from聽the Savannah River Site arrives at WIPP for permanent disposal, capping the end of a journey for 239 shipments that began in 2011.

October 20, 2022 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Nuclear Waste Partnership reaches a major milestone as the last container of TRU waste is emplaced in Room 1 Panel 7 of the WIPP underground.

November 23, 2022 鈥� WIPP employees begin emplacing waste in Room 7 Panel 8 marking a new beginning for workers who no longer need to wear respirators and protective clothing due to the radioactive contamination in Panel 7 caused by the 2014 radiological event.

December 2022 鈥� 爱神传媒-led Nuclear Waste Partnership receives shipments and emplaces waste at a rate not seen since prior to the 2014 radiological event, signifying the end of WIPP recovery and return to normal operations underground.

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The Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) is an 爱神传媒-led prime contractor at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hanford Site in southeastern Washington state. The company is responsible for the environmental cleanup of select portions of the site, regarded as one of the most complex and challenging projects in the world. Hanford spans 580 square miles and is home to facilities that once produced materials to support nuclear weapons for World War II and the Cold War.

CPCCo’s cleanup vision aims to deliver headline-worthy changes by safely achieving meaningful near-term goals and reducing risk while accelerating the overall remediation schedule and minimizing lifecycle costs. The company’s work primarily focuses on:

• Facility deactivation, decommissioning, decontamination, and demolition
• Waste-site remediation
• Transuranic waste management
• Soil and groundwater treatment to protect the Columbia River, which runs adjacent to the site
• Development of decision documents to support regulatory requirements and oversight
• Preservation of select Manhattan Project National Historical Park assets at Hanford

CPCCo assumed the 10-year, $10 billion Central Plateau Cleanup Contract in January 2021. The company employs 1,700 experienced and talented workers committed to CPCCo鈥檚 vision of completing the cleanup work safely and efficiently.

Project Highlights

• • Completed demolition at Hanford鈥檚 historic Plutonium Finishing Plant, removing remaining structures and placing a protective soil cover over the top of the area.
  • Finished 鈥渃ocooning鈥� of the K East Reactor by constructing an innovative steel structure around the facility, which protects the building while allowing radioactivity in the core to decay over the next 75 years. The construction project 鈥� marked as a DOE Environmental Management fiscal year (FY) 2022 priority 鈥� was completed a year ahead of the original approved completion date and more than $4 million under budget.
  • Treated 2.3 billion gallons of groundwater, meeting an FY 2022 DOE Key Performance Goal and marking the eighth straight year the Hanford Site has treated more than 2 billion gallons of groundwater.
  • Preparing the Integrated Disposal Facility, an engineered landfill at the center of the Hanford Site, to receive vitrified low-activity waste produced at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant and other secondary solid wastes generated during the treatment process. The facility is a key component of the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste program to treat Hanford鈥檚 tank waste.
  • Operating the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility (ERDF), Hanford鈥檚 engineered landfill for low-level radioactive and hazardous mixed waste. ERDF is the largest landfill in the DOE-EM complex, containing nearly 20 million tons of contaminated soil, debris, and solid waste from cleanup activities in Hanford鈥檚 Central Plateau and Columbia River corridor.
  • Removing debris and installing a dewatering system at the K West Reactor spent fuel storage basin in preparation for grouting and demolition. Both the K East and K West basins provided temporary storage of irradiated fuel discharged from reactors prior to shipment to fuel processing facilities.
  • Developing a system to transfer 1,936 cesium and strontium capsules from underwater pools at the aging Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility to a nearby dry storage configuration. The capsules represent nearly one-third of the total radioactivity on the Hanford Site.
  • Completing several cleanup activities at two of Hanford鈥檚 former plutonium processing plants in preparation for eventual demolition.
  • Managing radioactive and mixed waste stored at Hanford鈥檚 Central Waste Complex, which stores transuranic waste and other waste types requiring processing before disposal.
  • Completed a series of upgrades to Hanford鈥檚 historic B Reactor, the world鈥檚 first full-scale plutonium production reactor, and part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park. The upgrades to the reactor ensure safety and enhance visitor experience during the summer tourist season.

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Located along the Columbia River in the southeastern part of the Washington State, the 586-square-mile Hanford Site was created in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project producing plutonium for nuclear weapons during World War II and the Cold War.

Today, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy, 爱神传媒-led Washington River Protection Solutions is responsible for reducing the environmental risk posed by 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste left over from plutonium production. Our commitment includes doing the job safely with a strong focus on innovation, employee involvement, and environmental protection.

Significant Accomplishments:

• Operating the Hanford Site鈥檚 first industrial-scale tank waste treatment system, with 440,000 gallons of chemical and radioactive tank waste staged and ready for vitrification.
  鈥� Upgrading numerous facilities to support tank waste vitrification, or immobilization in glass.
  鈥� Retrieving waste from the site鈥檚 20th single-shell tank and transferring that waste to newer double-shell tanks for safer storage.
  鈥� Installed pretreatment system to prepare tank waste for vitrification Completed waste retrieval from the first tank farm ever at Hanford
  鈥� Treated about 440,000 gallons of tank waste through Tank Side Cesium Removal; it is staged and ready for vitrification.
  鈥� Wrapping up upgrades at the Effluent Treatment Facility that are necessary for Direct Feed Low Activity Waste.
  鈥� Retrieved approximately 35% of waste from Tank AX-101, the last of four SST in AX Farm to be retrieved. Currently balancing waste inventories in the DST system, making more room for additional transfers from AX-101, which has 395,000 gallons remaining.
  鈥� Mobilization is underway for the U Tank Farm interim surface barrier. There are six barriers in five tank farms, meant to prevent rainwater from driving existing contamination toward the groundwater. The installation will be finished this summer.
  鈥� Preparing to transition to the new Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition contractor, subject to DOE direction.
  鈥� Maintained record as one of the safest companies in the DOE-EM complex

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We have decades of experience in the design, licensing, construction, and operation of deep geological radioactive waste repositories, and near surface facilities in the UK and internationally.

Project Highlights

• Programme management and planning for the next 10 years of Nuclear Waste Services acitivites for the siting and characterisatrion of the GDF.
• Development of a roadmap to implement Requirements Management within the client organisation including review and enhancement of procedures, processes, training, and client capability.
• Review and enhancement of disposal concepts for high-heat generating wastes, alternative container designs and technology readiness reviews of alternative disposal concepts such as near surface disposal and deep boreholes.

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爱神传媒 is the programme integration partner, managing and delivering the scope of multiple independent yet interconnected projects. This includes:

• Completion of the Material Handling Store.
• Repacking of Enriched Uranium in readiness for shipment.
• Shipment of the material to a new store.
• Decommissioning of the old store and facility.

Furthermore, we are responsible for the development of an Enriched Uranium components manufacturing capability. The contract reward is outcome-based and provides a clear example that 爱神传媒 is focused on reducing the cost to the client whilst providing a high quality service that meets all expectations and deadlines.

Delivery Risks & Stakeholder Confidence:

爱神传媒鈥檚 experience in complex project management has been applied in our role as programme integration partner. This experience sees our approach focus on the beginning of the delivery cycle, ensuring programme
requirements are aligned to our client鈥檚 strategic objectives and needs whilst ensuring stakeholder views and challenges have been addressed. This formula is key as it avoids the significant risk of launching projects with unclear
objectives, without stakeholder buy-in, and the risk of 鈥榠n flight鈥� and potentially uncontrolled change. 爱神传媒鈥檚 programme and project management delivery approach is rooted in effective management of risks, interfaces, and integration of requirements into scope, through design, regulatory approvals, procurement strategy, quality of delivery, installation, commissioning, hand over and benefits realisation. We seek to ensure we support our clients in only initiating the right projects and deliver them in a controlled, efficient manner, which builds confidence with stakeholders and regulators.

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For over 20 years, the FAA has turned to 爱神传媒 to implement Environmental Task Orders at their world class research environment, the William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center.聽 In order to support long-term sustainment and the mission to deliver NextGen operational capabilities, the FAA needed new environmental remediation systems, as well as infrastructure planning and management, design, modernization support and construction of a new data repository.

To that end, the 爱神传媒 team operates two groundwater treatment systems and implements numerous remedial action solutions supporting the FAA Environmental Program. We are now implementing the world鈥檚 largest thermal project that will reduce the Area D cleanup timeline by 90%. We also designed and now maintain the FAA Environmental Program National Data Repository built upon advanced geospatial technologies.

Project Highlights

• 22 years without a lost-time injury
• Reducing site closure timeline from over 20 years to under 3 through the implementation of a Thermal Conductive Heating (TCH) as a final solution
• Construction of a $25M Central Treatment Plant and delivering significant cost savings for the FAA
• Realizing a $170K Annual Operational Savings resulting from an expert Optimization Study
• Building and managing a Data Repository allowing FAA users across the world easy access to analytical and electronic data

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爱神传媒 successfully led and staffed readiness assessments (Management Self-Assessments (MSA), Contractor Readiness Assessments (CRA), Independent Verification Reviews (IVR), and Federal Readiness Assessments (FRA)) for the Plutonium Processing Facility (PF-4) located in Technical Area 55 (TA-55), the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Facility, the Weapons Engineering Tritium Facility, and the Transuranic Waste Facilities located in Technical Area 54 (TA-54) at Area G.聽聽 This included operations, engineering, maintenance, environmental, emergency preparedness, fire protection, quality assurance, radiological control, management, safety, training & procedures, transportation, waste management, and nuclear safety/criticality readiness in preparation for startup through the performance of more than 15 formal readiness assessments for key weapons processing facilities.

After a 2013 Laboratory wide pause, this was one of the largest resumption efforts in the last 10 years. In addition to supporting the recovery and reconstitution of the LANL conduct of operations program and implementation, our ability to deliver both leadership and world-class subject matter experts allowed for successful restarts and DOE recognition of the LANL readiness process as Best in Class.

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