PCAPP Update

30 October 2013

Safety

As of September 30, 2013

PCAPP staff has accomplished:

522 Safe Work Days

2,748,740 Safe Work Hours

Element Ownership Teams formed for VPP Application for Operations

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Staffing – 1,021 employees

Bechtel Pueblo Team non-manual: 842

Pueblo – 840

–197 Pueblo County hires

–43 Colorado hires

–Off-project locations—2

Construction Workers: 179

–Bechtel direct-hire – 110

–Subcontractor personnel – 69

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Local Hires

4

Hiresv.

Vacancies

Pueblo County

Applicants v.

Hires

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

9/18-10/20

New Hires Pueblo County

New Hires from Colorado

New Hires from Other(Includes Transfers)

Positions Filled

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

9/18-10/22

Filled Positions

Filled Positionscontaining PuebloCounty Applicants

Pueblo County New Hires

Qualified Pueblo applicants filled 42% of the positions

they applied for in Oct.

Upcoming Recruiting Events

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November 13PCAPP Job Symposium; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Pueblo Convention Center

November 20Pueblo Community College – Career Fair

Dates TBDPueblo County Workforce Center – Info Sessions

Major Milestones – The Road to Pilot Test Demonstration (Agent Ops)

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*Major Milestones

per the PCAPP Integrated Master Schedule (IMS)

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7

9

8

5

4

3

2

6

14

15

Lab Dilute Agent Operations Mini-ORR

Boiler Ignition Readiness

Assessment

Start Operational Readiness Demo (IOD) – JUN 2015

Agent Entry Readiness and Agent Containment and Confinement

Controls – JUL 2014

Start ERB Provisional Operations/Operations Certifications – SEP 2014

Start APB Provisional Operations/Operations Certifications –

NOV 2014

Contingency Training Readiness/Crew Certification –

JAN 2015

Begin Plant “Soft” Lockdown (Familiarization) – FEB

2015

Start BTA Provisional Operations/Operations Certifications –

NOV 2014

Yard Provisional Operations – JUL 2014

Systemization

Complete/Declare Readiness –

JUL 2015

Complete PCAPP

Systemization (for Pilot

Testing – SEP 2015

Training Facility Available for Practical Factors – Readiness Check

Pre-Systemization Complete

Training Facility Available for Toxic Area Training – Readiness Check

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11

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13Environmental Readiness – MAR 2015

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Key Readiness Milestones

COMPLETE

IN PROGRESS

NOT STARTED

* Incremental Readiness

Assessments will overlap – they are not

strictly sequential

Lab Transition to Operations

Lab met criteria to begin work with working agent standards

Pueblo Chemical Depot providing working standards to PCAPP Laboratory

PCAPP Demonstrations and Readiness Certification Completed in October

PCAPP Laboratory initiated work with Agent Stock A Solutions

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ACWA Review of Minicams

Precision and Accuracy Study

and Baseline Monitoring Data for

four instruments

National Research Council Report

Review of the PCAPP water recovery system (WRS) and brine reduction system (BRS)

Study reviewed the current design, systemization approach and planned operating conditions for the biotreatment system (BTS), WRS and BRS to provide additional confidence in operational readiness of the plant

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NRC Report (cont.)

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NRC Main Observations PCAPP Response

The selection of a biofilm process for the biotreatmentsystem was a wise selection

Concur

The feed, consisting of hydrolysate and recycled process water, is unique, complex, and not well-defined. This may present challenges and require PCAPP to be particularly flexible and proactive in the operation of the plant.

the 30-day hydrolysate tanks provide equalization and the ability to have controlled feed to the BTS. BRS and BTS vendors will provide startup and operational assistance.

Starting the Immobilized Cell Bioreactor (ICB) units sequentially instead of simultaneously is strongly urged.

Start-up will be sequentially.

The build-up of solids could be a major problem. Solids accumulations in the ICB units will be minimized by aeration. The yield values from the BRS and BTS vendors indicate that the solids can be handled.

Continuous and extensive process monitoring throughout the BTA-WRS-BRS is required to prevent system failure. A comprehensive corrosion monitoring program is also necessary

The Sampling and Analysis Plan to be implemented during Pilot Plant Testing addresses issues of monitoring needs. Corrosion monitoring measures to be implemented during operations are being evaluated.

CSU-P Leadership Student

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Colorado State University-Pueblo student Michael Martino (front), gets first-hand experience with the Laboratory staff, including working with Lab Operations Manager Brian Ramdwar (right).

Martino, who is part of the university’s Honors & President’s Leadership Program, has to complete 30 hours of shadowing a leader in his field. Martino is a biology & chemistry major.

Hazard School Board

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Confined Space Entry was the Hazard School Board’s safety topic this month. PCAPP employees went through a simulator to understand safety risks from confined spaces both at home and at work.

CAC Tour of BTA

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George Lecakes, chief scientist (right), explains the Brine Reduction System to (from left), Bret Griebenow, deputy project manager; Irene Kornelly, Terry Hart and Joe Schieffelin, Citizens’ Advisory Commission members during an Oct. 22 tour of the facility.

Questions?

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