Oak Ridge NationalLaboratory

Office of Science

Site Status ReportPresented By:

Greg LarsonOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)UT-BattelleAnalytical Services Program

2014 ASP WorkshopSeptember 15-18, 2014Albuquerque, NM

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• 3 major operating sites on theOak Ridge Reservation:– Y-12 National Security Complex

• Defense Program

– East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP)• D&D to privatize

– Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)• DOE’s largest and most diversified multi-program national laboratory

– Computing and Computational Sciences

– Energy and Environmental Studies

– Global Security

– Neutron Sciences

– Nuclear Science and Engineering

– Physical Sciences

– Science and Technology Partnerships

– U.S. International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Project

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

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Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) Pulsed Neutron Source

Supercomputer Facility

Electron Microscope Laboratory

High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)Continuous Neutron Source

DOE Bioenergy Science Center

Oak Ridge Science and Technology Park

ORNL’ Central Campus Area

ORNL Central Campus Layout/Overview

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Laboratory Waste Services Division (LWSD)

• Hazardous and Mixed Waste Management• Hazardous Material Spill Response • Operational Planning and Waste Services

Representatives (WSRs)• Pollution Prevention• Radioactive Waste Management• Waste and Materials Disposition• Waste Handling and Facilities and Operations• Analytical Services Program

NOTE: At the end of June, 2014; Environmental Protection and Waste Services Division was split into two divisions – Environmental Protection Services Division (EPSD) and Laboratory Waste Services Division (LWSD).

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• FY14 – Contracts under ICPT BOA with several full service laboratories

• All offsite analytical support provided by BOA laboratories LWS; 3 Offsite Labs under Contract w/ Limited Onsite Lab Need For

Special Case Issues (e.g. High Rad; Rad Fecal Coliform, etc.) EPS; 4 Offsite Labs under Contract; More Usage of Onsite Lab Due

To Short Analytical Hold Time Requirement Analyses

• Laboratory selection performed and documented on each sample request (lab justification); dependent upon analytical suite.

• Lab Justification Factors considered: Cost (# Samples, Analytical Suite, TAT, Deliverable Requested) Past performance (MAPEP, DOECAP Audits, QA/QC Issues w/ Data

Reviews, Invoicing; Responsiveness; etc.) Other issues (e.g. Sample Volume, NRC license, Facility Safety

Basis, Meeting TAT)

Contracting Analytical Support

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ID ASP Process Flow Actions

1 Sample Request Received

2 Analytical Services Coordinator (ASC) Assigned

3 Lab Selection/Justification

4Transportation Request Submitted(ORNL-19 or ORNL-28)

5 Transportation Request Approval

6 SP Field Hazard Evaluation (SPFHE)

7Sample Documentation Completed[SPRF, Work Plan (SPFHE), SI, Trans]

8Sample Requestor Reviews/Approves Sample Documentation

9 Sampling Scheduled/Completed

10 Samples Shipped Offsite

Special Project Sample Requests: The Process Flow

SP Field Hazard Evaluation; Safety Aspect Considerations…a) Samplers open waste items and

containers; physically contact waste matrix.

b) Safety Rep walkdown project with Sampler

c) Considerations…• Radiation Work Permit; rad

conditions (dose rates, contamination, etc.)

• Lead• Beryllium• Lock Out/Tag Out; Stored Energy;

electrical, pumps, motors, stored energy of any type

• Chemical Hazards; acids, bases, flammables, shock sensitive, etc.

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• 39 Routine Special Project (SP) Sample Requests Processed:

146 Samples w/ 363 Analytical Tests consisting of…

149 - Radiological (Gross Alpha/Gross Beta; Gamma; Alpha Spec; etc.)

124 - RCRA components

51 - PCBs

39 - Misc. analyses (pH, Flashpoint, Boiling Point, etc.)

Sample Request Waste Streams Sampled Include:

12 - Used Oil

6 - Glovebox/Hot Cells involving High Rad Contamination

7 - Hazardous Liquids

4 - Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Dry Active Waste (DAW)

3 - Sewage Treatment Plant

2 - HEPAs

5 - Misc; solids/liquids

FY14 LWSD ASP Special Project Sampling

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• Analytical Data Verification and Validation (V&V):

Increased Emphasis on NNSA Disposal in Nevada

Waste Services Rep Identifies Candidate Waste Streams

7 SP’s Identified for V&V…

4500N; Facility; Hood Removal RCRA Char

2521; STP Drying Beds; 20 Bxs Dried Sewage Sludge

7935; LLLW Collection Tank; Tank Contents

3025E; Hot Cells; Facility Rad Distribution

7920; 108; Glovebox 7920-108-1 RCRA/TSCA Char

2521; Sewage Water/Sludge Disposal Endpoint Determination Char

3047B; 109; Hot Cells; Rad Char

FY14 LWSD ASP SP; V&V Activities

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• Environmental Sampling Activity:

1242 Samples w/ 1916 Analytical Tests consisting of…

NPDES Related (Permit; Rad Monitoring; Water Quality; etc.)

o 791 samples w/ 1179 analytical tests

Surveillance (Food, Groundwater, Air, etc.)

o 422 samples w/ 702 analytical tests

Carbon Fiber Test Facility (CFTF) Permit

o 29 samples w/ 35 analytical tests

FY14 EPSD Environmental Sampling

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Sampling Improvements…

Innovative Sampling Ideas:

• HEPA Sampling Glovebag:

Portable; allows for sampling at location; do not need to locate vent hood for sampling.

• Metal Punch for Coupon Sampling:

Easily produce punchout of up to ½” steel for TCLP RCRA Metals sample.

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Oak Ridge National LaboratoryFY14 Decade of Waste Generation*

* Does not include waste from ARRA Funded Projects.

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• 77 waste shipments to off-site TSDFs

Zero shipment issues during transport or acceptance at the disposal endpoint.

• Waste Management software change over from commercial to ORNL developed software.

• April 8, 2011… First use of “item level certification”

• FY11… Implemented waste chargeback model [Treatment and Disposal (T&D) cost].

• Effective and efficient management of waste inventory.

Full waste shipments, small amount of waste in storage.

• RCRA Permitted Waste Storage Facility at ORNL

Provide capability for ORNL to store waste for longer than 90 days (up to 1 year).

Improve lab packing efficiency; combine items from different onsite generators into same labpack thereby reducing disposal costs.

FY 2014 Waste Management Highlights

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FY 2014 - The Tale of Two Projects…Campus Modernization: New Shipping and Receiving Facility; Site Preparation

• Old Facility Demolition

Bldg. 7005; Lead Shop Bldg. 7018; Bulk Receiving/Stores

• Facility Characterization

Bldg. 7005; Sampling…

- 1 Sample Project; 20 samples with 55 analytical tests

- Media sampled: Metal I-beams, Concrete, Soil

- Contaminates;Uranium (U); K-25 Structural SteelLead (Pb); Smelting Operations

Bldg. 7018; Process Knowledge... No Rad and No Hazardous

• Facility Demolition Disposition

• New Facility Site Characterization

1 Sample Project; 37 samples with 51 analytical tests

- Media sampled: Soil Corings- Analytes;

Gross Alpha/Gross Beta (No Rad Added)TCLP RCRA Metals (include Mercury)TCLP VOAsPCBs

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FY 2014 - The Tale of Two Projects (cont’d)…Sewage Treatment Plant (STP); Disposition Endpoint Determination

• Disposition Issue: Non-Hazardous Low Levels of Radionuclide Contamination

• Possible Endpoints

Oak Ridge City Sewage Treatment Plant

- Digester Outlet; Liquid w/ High Solids Content

- Tanker Truck- Sample For OR STP Acceptance Criteria

Y-12 Landfill

- Fan Press (Centrifuge) Outlet; Solid- Waste Box- ResRad Model to Determine Dose

Commitment Acceptability

Commercial Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility

- Dryer Outlet; Pathogen Acceptance Requirement

NNSA (Nevada)

- Fan Press (Centrifuge) Outlet; Solid- Moisture Content Requirements

• Sampling Requests

4 Sample Projects; 11 samples with 67 analytical tests

- Inlet Water BoxMercury Testing

- Digester Outlet/Centrifuge OutletScoping Analysis

- Fan Press OutletMoisture Testing; Freeze/Thaw, Shaker, and Oven Drying

- Digester Outlet/Fan Press OutletFull Analytical Suite for Possible Endpoints

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ORNL Cleanup Projects• Transuranic Waste Processing Project

• Building 3026 and Hot Cell Demolition• Miscellaneous Facilities Demolition (34 Facilities and Structures on Central Campus Area)• Tank W-1A Removal and Melton Valley Wells• Building 3038 Legacy Materials Removal and Demolition Preparation• Bethel Valley Burial Grounds• ORNL Waste Operations (Liquid, Gaseous, and Process Waste Treatment)• Building 4500 Stack Removal• 2000 Complex Demolition• Isotope Row Char and Legacy Material Removal• Building 2026 Legacy Material Removal• Beta 3 Characterization• West Quad Soil Remediation• National Priority List Site Boundary

ORNL Related ARRA Projects Overview

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FY14 ORNL DOECAPTSDF and Laboratory Auditors

• 3 DOECAP TSDF auditors qualified in following disciplines: 1 Lead; Non-Rad TSDF 1 Waste Operations 3 Radiological Control 2 Transportation Management

• 1 DOECAP Laboratory auditor qualified in following discipline: 1 Haz & Rad Material Management

• FY14 Audit Participation: 2 TSDF Audits supporting following disciplines:

1 – Transportation Management2 – Radiological Control

Lab Audit supporting following discipline:None

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Future of ORNL with DOECAP

• ORNL is committed to:Continue using DOECAP and Mixed Analyte

Performance Evaluation Program (MAPEP) resourcesContinue supporting DOECAP on TSDF and Lab

AuditsLWS Management committed to identify additional

potential auditors to support DOECAP