1. INTRODUCTION

Environmental Alternatives, Inc. is pleased to have this opportunity to present our capabilities and experience in nuclear decontamination, project management, site support, technical services and decontamination technology development for D&D of nuclear facilities. In concert with our clients,

EAI is committed to helping provide cost effective and technically sound solutions for nuclear decommissioning and environmental restoration projects.

EAI is a Small Business that provides turnkey environmental restoration, decontamination and decommissioning (D&D), project management, and waste management services to federal clientele such as DOD, DOE, NNSA, EPA and DHS.

EAI was founded in 1989 by Chris Norton, and specializes in decontamination and remediation of radioactive and hazardous contaminants. Services include environmental investigation, site assessments, project planning, onsite technical support services, contaminant control, and development and deployment of cutting-edge decontamination technologies to achieve clean-up objectives and site restoration. EAI’s services have supported decommissioning projects, property transfer, alternate use conversion, and final site closure activities. EAI maintains a corporate office in Swanzey, New Hampshire, a radiological licensed production facility near San Diego, CA and project offices at various locations around the country.

Our company has a 26 year history of successfully completed projects and fully implemented contracts with unbeatable technical abilities. Our management/technical abilities and customer responsiveness will provide your organization with the environmental restoration services and attention to customer satisfaction our other clients have come to expect. Our senior managers, scientists, and technicians bring “big business” expertise, integrated with a focus on client responsiveness and satisfaction. As a small business, EAI can perform a broad range of work under direct contract or can play the role of subcontractor when needed. The following capability statement briefly summarizes our capacity to execute a range of specialized services for the nuclear industry. EAI points of contact are as follows:

Table 1.1. EAI Points of Contact

2. TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES

Our extraordinary corporate experience in the nuclear decontamination and technical support service arena is presented in the following text and illustrates EAI’s competency and capacity to fully execute a majority of work assignments in these areas.

EAI personnel have successfully completed multiple projects related directly to the decontamination and deactivation of DOE and commercial nuclear sites. EAI is a technology-based, efficiently-managed,small business with the following recent corporate experience:

▪EAI is managed by technical professionals. EAI provides cutting edge decontamination and environmental restoration services for clients such as Rocky Flats (DOE), Los Alamos National Laboratory (DOE), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, West Valley Nuclear Service Company, Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc., Energy Solutions, AECOM, Bechtel Power Corporation, Fluor Corporation and CH2M.

▪Innovative technologies, such as the Rad Release line of chemical extraction processes, save our clients significant time, money, and safety concerns. EAI recently completed a rapid response contract utilizing the first Homeland Security monies. The remedial technology employed saved an estimated $1,000,000 by performing chemical decontamination, extraction and removal of radioisotopes from a variety of components and building surfaces that improved efficiencies, minimized waste streams, reduced health risks, and expedited scheduled milestones.

▪EAI has managed well over $65 Million in nuclear decontamination and environmental restoration projects.

▪Through current, long-term decontamination and technical support contracts using a variety of leading edge technologies, personnel manage, organize, and conduct decontamination, waste processing and volume reduction services for several federal agencies (i.e., DOE and DOD).

▪EAI managers are experienced in all aspects of management and administration of large task order type contracts to ensure that the work is completed on time and within budget.

▪Resources include equipment and supplies (e.g., decontamination / remediation equipment, trucks, trailers, containment structures, air supply systems, generators, HEPA ventilation systems, special remote handle tooling and robotics, etc.).

2.1 Service Quality

EAI’s work quality is exemplified by projects being completed on time, within budget, and in accordance to regulatory provisions and work scope. Commendation letters testify to our ability to exceed client expectations. For example, EAI recently completed a Large Scale Demonstration Deployment Program at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The project demonstrated our innovative remediation technology. Based upon the demonstration, the Shaw Group Program Manager, Mr. John McFee, wrote, “Kevin Barbour has finished our demonstration of decontamination techniques and you’re the clear winner”. “The EAI chemical extraction technology was the only process capable of achieving the reuse standard by lowering contamination levels from greater than 1 million dpm/100 cm2 to less than 50K dpm/100 cm2 on all surfaces of the glove box.”

Additionally, this patented technology is saving one federal agency approximately $100M by improving worker safety, accelerating cleanup schedules, limiting liability, and significantly lowering hazardous waste volumes.

2.2 EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE

Although EAI is a small business, we provide large business capability with small business responsiveness. We understand environmental restoration projects and procedures; we have performed directly related work; we have outstanding personnel with exceptional credentials and accreditations; and we are familiar with government expectations, procedures, and goals.

Providing high quality, cost effective environmental services to federal, state, and private clients is EAI’s primary business focus. Our personnel have been performing environmental/nuclear remediation work for more than 26 years. EAI has successfully completed environmental projects under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

2.3 RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE

For the decontamination and technical services typical to complex D&D projects, a detailed description of select relevant contract /project experience and associated achievements are presented in the following pages to outline our breadth and depth of directly related experience to the nuclear D&D market.

CONTRACT SCOPE

As a continuation of the work started under the previous M&O contractor (Fluor) EAI was put back under contract to support the new site contractor CH2MHILL PRC at the Plutonium Finishing Plant in Richland, WA to provide our chemical extraction technology and fulltime onsite technical support for the decontamination of glove boxes and components used in past weapons production. Due to funding limitations the current contract has a limited duration until the new federal budget was passed and until access to stimulus funds can be secured. It is anticipated that the contract will be extended for at least another year in order to get the work completed.

The project goal is to decontaminate the components in the facility to reduce contamination levels from high level Transuranic down to low level SCO to eliminate the costly disposal of these waste streams at WIPP. The components are being decontaminated and placed into the onsite ERDF disposal cell to achieve project cost reductions as well as acceleration of the project schedule. EAI’s work scope includes:

1. Project management, procedures and work plan preparation.

2. Full time on site technical representative to train union workers and oversee decontamination initiatives for plutonium contaminated glove boxes and process equipment.

3. Project planning and development of remote deployment techniques.

4. Chemical modeling and protocol development for a variety of substrates with varying isotope matrixes and contamination levels.

5. Elimination of health and safety risks for size reduction activities using the new technology to achieve disposal criteria for Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO).

6. Assistance in schedule acceleration and achieving quarterly earned value milestones.

EAI supported Fluor Hanford Company at the Plutonium Finishing Plant in Richland, WA to provide our chemical extraction technology and fulltime onsite technical support for the decontamination of glove boxes and components used in past weapons production.

The project goal was to decontaminate the components in the facility to reduce contamination levels from high level Transuranic down to low level SCO to eliminate the costly disposal of these waste streams at WIPP. The components were decontaminated and placed into the onsite ERDF disposal cell and helped the client achieve tremendous project cost reductions as well as acceleration of the project schedule. EAI’s work scope included:

1. Project management, procedures and work plan preparation.

2. Full time on site technical representative to train union workers and oversee decontamination initiatives for plutonium contaminated glove boxes and process equipment.

3. Project planning and development of remote deployment techniques for the 232-Z Scrubber cell.

4. Chemical modeling and protocol development for a variety of substrates with varying isotope matrixes and contamination levels.

5. Elimination of health and safety risks for size reduction activities using the new technology to achieve disposal criteria for Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO).

6. Assistance in schedule acceleration and achieving quarterly earned value milestones.

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CONTRACT SCOPE

EAI was contracted by Shaw E&I under an Army Corps rapid response contract number DACA-A45-98-D-003,DS 21 to complete the decontamination and remediation of a former radioactive source-manufacturing complex that was abandoned by the former owner. The project was overseen by USACE, US EPA and state regulators.

The project received a high priority under the Homeland Security Act to ensure that the radioactive materials were removed and disposed of properly to prevent the material from falling into unfriendly hands for use in building “Dirty Bombs”. The equipment in the buildings (primarily of glove boxes), as well as, the building surfaces themselves were contaminated at levels that exceeded Class C. Since this was a commercially operated facility, there was no path to disposal for the greater than Class C waste. The project required that all equipment such as glove boxes, furnaces, encapsulators, air handling units, and duct work along with building surfaces be decontaminated from greater than Class C waste to low-level Class A waste so that it could be disposed of at Envirocare rather than being placed into long term monitored storage. The client estimates that the decontamination success contributed to over $1 million in savings by avoiding long term monitored storage. The glove boxes in this facility were most comparable to the Analytical and Standards Lab style boxes. The dimensions of the boxes were generally 6’X4’X3’ and constructed of both stainless steel and mild steel with leaded glass windows. In addition, there were numerous high-level radioactive sources that had been stored throughout the facility. These sources had to be located, characterized, retrieved and packaged for disposition under the National Source Recovery Program. The general scope of services under this project scope included the following:

▪Sampling and characterization of the buildings, glove boxes and components.

▪Radioactive Source retrieval and packaging.

▪Gross decontamination of equipment, rooms and components from greater than Class C to low-level Class A Waste.

▪Post decontamination sampling and characterization to ensure that waste acceptance criteria had been achieved.

▪Disconnect and remove equipment and components from the building.

▪Package waste for shipment to disposal site.

▪Decontamination of rooms and building surfaces to allow demolition of the facility to progress.

▪Supply equipment and hardware such as portable HEPA ventilation systems, equipment removal tooling, mobile decontamination trailer based facility and other support equipment necessary to complete the work.

▪Erection of containment barriers and furnish and install temporary HEPA ventilation systems with environmental monitoring systems to mitigate the spread of contamination.

▪Preparation of work plans, procedures and schedules to support final site closure.

▪Project Management, health and safety oversight and coordination of work activities with the client,

USACE, EPA, state regulators and other contractors.

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PROJECT SCOPE

EAI was contracted to Kaiser-Hill Company who is under contract with the US Department of Energy for the closure of the Rocky Flats site. EAI provided decontamination technologies and technical support using our new Chemical Extraction technology, to reduce plutonium contaminated high-level TRU waste to low-level for disposal. Prior to EAI’s involvement, the only options for removal of the large object TRU contaminated equipment required an extensive labor effort to erect tents and size reduce the components for disposal at WIPP. EAI’s process has allowed the large objects to be reclassified as low-level waste under the SCO criteria (less than 100 nano-curies/gram),packaged into cargo containers and disposed of at NTS rather than WIPP. As a result of the work that EAI performed, an Immediate Risk Reduction Action Plan (IRRAP) was issued by Jesse Roberson of DOE EM Headquarters recommending that EAI’s technology be considered for use across the complex. The general scope of services included in this project scope include the following:

1. Project management, procedures and work plan preparation.

2. Provide on site technical representative to revise technical procedures, train union workers and oversee all decontamination initiatives for plutonium contaminated glove boxes and process equipment.

3. Furnishing all chemical formulations and reagent chemistry along with the decontamination technology and decontamination tooling required to complete the work.

4. Project planning and development of remote deployment techniques for the D&D of the Advanced Size Reduction Facility (ASRF).

5. Assessment of decontamination requirements and analysis of results.

6. Development of decontamination protocol for process equipment internal to the glove boxes to eliminate commodity removal requirements.

7. Chemical modeling and protocol development for a variety of substrates with varying isotope matrixes and contamination levels.

8. Elimination of health and safety risks for size reduction activities using the new technology to achieve disposal criteria for Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO).

9. Assistance in schedule acceleration and achieving quarterly earned value milestones.

Glove box sizes varied from 4’X3’X3’ up to 20’X12’X6’. Both wet chemistry and dry process glove boxes were decontaminated along with hoods, plenums, filter housings, chainveyors and the complete Advanced Size Reduction Facility which measured approximately 50’X40’X30’. In all, EAI decontaminated over 600 glove boxes, hundreds of linear feet of chainveyor and many of other components. The success rate was nearly 100%.

The project was originally estimated to take 3 years to complete, but due to the speed and success rate of the process, was completed nearly one year ahead of schedule and resulted in a project savings of over $100 Million dollars.

Contract Scope

EAI supported Fluor Hanford Company at the Plutonium Finishing Plant in Richland, WA to provide decontamination of the 232-Z incinerator facility three-station glove box and associated equipment. EAI used its chemical extraction process to complete the work.

The project goal was to decontaminate the plutonium contaminated components in the facility to reduce contamination levels from transuranic levels down to low level SCO to eliminate the costly disposal of these waste streams at WIPP. The three station glove box and associated components were successfully decontaminated and removed from the building for direct disposal onsite. The components are being placed into the onsite ERDF disposal cell. The use of the chemical extraction process is expected to achieve tremendous project cost reductions as well as aid in meeting the project schedule outlined in the Tri-party agreement. EAI’s work scope included:

1. Project management, procedures and work plan preparation.

2. Full time on site technical representative to train workers and oversee decontamination initiatives for plutonium contaminated glove boxes and process equipment.

3. Project planning and development of remote deployment techniques for other parts of the 232-Z facility.

4. Chemical modeling and protocol development for a variety of substrates with varying isotope matrixes and contamination levels.

5. Elimination of health and safety risks for size reduction activities using the new technology to achieve disposal criteria for Surface Contaminated Objects (SCO).

CONTRACT SCOPE

Commencing in December 2001, EAI began decontamination and remediation of selected buildings at the Maine Yankee Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Project. The contract was awarded to support the decommissioning of the former nuclear power plant and closure of the site. It was determined that by taking advantage of derived concentration guideline levels (DCGL), various buildings could be decontaminated and below grade portions of the facilities could be left buried in place rather than completely removed and still meet the requirements of the License Termination Plan. The Maine Yankee Plant is licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requiring varied and diverse remedial actions for final closure, as well as requirements mandated by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP). EAI’s work elements under this contract entailed a broad scope of activities that is briefly outlined below.

▪Assist senior management in strategic planning to identify and implement strategies, innovative technologies, and other techniques to reduce project cost and accelerate project schedules; and identify schedule, or technical risks to ensure successful building decontamination for final demolition and closure. EAI personnel worked with the client to implement strategies to eliminate, mitigate, or avoid the risks associated with complex decommissioning, and deactivation programs. Specifically, EAI’s work entailed supporting targeted schedules and work activities for the ultimate purpose of preparing the Primary Auxiliary Building and Containment Spray Building for final survey and compliance with the DCGL protocol. Throughout the project, EAI personnel aided the client in identifying and implementing improvements, accurate tracking and forecasting of project metrics, identifying future project risks and assisted in the mitigation, elimination or avoidance of risks,

▪Providing technical support services to support decontamination activities associated with the decommissioning project. Services include, but are not limited to, planning, field data collection and documentation, project controls, waste management and packaging, project management and supervision, and Health and Safety. Examples of specific work elements include analyses and feasibility studies for technology development and decommissioning and decontamination (D&D) program activities (e.g., decontamination optimization, dismantlement / demolition methodology, waste minimization techniques, waste collection and packaging, and strategy development); providing supervision, oversight, and technical guidance for implementing the decontamination and selective demolition methods used to complete the PAB and CSB portion of the project.

▪Preparing and reviewing documents to support decontamination and selective demolition technology development and implementation, weekly and monthly status reports and progress tracking documentation; proposed action memorandum and data summary reports; and field implementation plans and standard operating procedures.

▪EAI maintained a strong focus on integrated safety management and employed full time onsite health and safety personnel to manage the health and safety program. All aspects of industrial and radiological safety were managed for EAI personnel and craft labor assigned to this portion of the work. In addition, monitoring programs were established to check for hazards such as silica dust, lead and radiological particulate.

▪EAI managed the collection and packaging of all waste generated during the decontamination of the 66,200 ft2portion of the facilities that were below grade.

▪EAI employed selective demolition techniques for removal of embedded steel, removal of trenches and sump pit liners in order to prepare the areas for final survey.

▪EAI’s site management team integrated the local union work force for all craft labor disciplines required to complete the work. This included all decontamination activities, demolition work and scaffolding erection, as well as equipment operation.

▪Prior to the demolition and removal of the sump pit liners, decontamination of piping systems and removal of sludge from the sumps was required. Following the removal of the sludge, the sumps were decontaminated and the steel liners were pulled so that surveys could be performed on the concrete surfaces behind the liners.

▪In addition to the decontamination of the concrete surfaces within the structures, EAI personnel worked with the client to establish a core boring/sampling system to track migration of contamination in cracks and other surface imperfections. The program was used to determine locations that required further remediation prior to final survey.

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PROJECT SCOPE

Under subcontract with DEMCO, Inc. EAI was tasked to de-sludge, decontaminate and apply lockdown fixatives on all eight of the plant process tanks including the ADHUT, RWST, RTT’s, BWST’s and WTT’s. The project utilized a combination of remote tooling, robotics and innovations to reduce worker exposures during the clean-up. This work was performed to prepare the tank farm and mitigate the spread of contamination during demolition activities.

EAI was also contracted direct to Bechtel to remotely apply a lock down fixative to all surfaces of the reactor head in order to prepare it for final shipment to the burial site as part of the site decommissioning activities. Prior to EAI applying the lock down, Bechtel cut the thermal sleeves and nozzles away from the underside of the reactor head and allowed them to fall to the floor inside the reactor head stand. Following the lock down work and the removal of the reactor head from containment, EAI was contracted to utilize a specially designed robot with manipulator grip arm to retrieve the thermal sleeves and nozzles and remotely place them onto an engineered pin rack for placement into an 8120 shipping cask for disposal. The thermal sleeves had extremely high radiation dose rates and were highly contaminated with alpha contamination as well as beta gamma contamination. The use of the robot to retrieve the thermal sleeves significantly reduced radiation exposures for the project.

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PROJECT SCOPE

EAI personnel were responsible for implementing a Large Scale Demonstration Deployment Program (LSDDP) at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The purpose of the LSDDP was to evaluate five technologies against the site baseline technology to determine if improvements could be achieved. EAI assisted the project technical manager in the preparation of a test plan, decontamination procedures, job hazard analysis and other program compliance requirements prior to mobilizing to the site. Work was performed over a one-week period, and EAI personnel were responsible for project oversight, management, training and technical guidance of the Lab workers who applied the chemical extraction formulations.

The project objective was to determine if a decontamination technology could effectively remove high contamination levels of TRU (plutonium/americium) contamination from process glove boxes to a reuse standard of less than 50K dpm/100cm2. The TA-55 area of the lab had been tasked with a new mission. Thus if the glove boxes could be cost effectively decontaminated to the reuse standard, a tremendous cost savings would be recognized through elimination of the need to remove and replace all of the glove boxes. Our chemical extraction process was once again used following the protocol developed during our work at Rocky Flats. The glove box chosen for the demonstration measured approximately 6’X4’X3’ and was constructed of stainless steel with leaded glass windows. Initial contamination levels exceeded 2.4 million dpm/100cm2. Two workers, under the direction of EAI personnel, decontaminated the glove box in 6.5 hours. The average contamination levels post-decon were 24K dpm/100cm2 and the demonstration was deemed a complete success. Based on the results of the comparison against the lab baseline and other technologies tested, EAI was declared the winner. The technology is now being planned for use for several applications at Los Alamos including decontamination of stock piles of legacy waste.

The results of the LSDDP have been published in an Innovative Technology Summary Report for DOE. The project resulted in capital equipment reuse, hazard reduction, increased worker safety, and pollution prevention.

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PROJECT SCOPE

EAI personnel were responsible for implementing a Large Scale Demonstration Deployment Program (LSDDP) at the West Valley Site in upstate New York. The purpose of the LSDDP was to evaluate technologies against the site baseline technology to determine if improvements could be achieved for future Hot Cell decontamination work at the site. EAI assisted the project technical manager in the preparation of a test plan, decontamination procedures, job hazard analysis and other program compliance requirements prior to mobilizing to the site. Work was performed over a two-week period, and EAI personnel were responsible for project oversight, management, training and technical guidance of the workers who applied the chemical extraction formulations.

The project objective was to determine if a decontamination technology could effectively remove high contamination levels of mixed fission products and yet be transferable to remote operations for future hot cell and building D&D. Two areas were selected for the testing. The first area was a trench in the Fuel Receiving and Storage Building where casks containing spent fuel assemblies were once washed down. The second test involved the decontamination of cut sections from a spent fuel rack that had been immersed in radioactive water and sludge for 30 years.

The two examples illustrate the usefulness of our chemical extraction technology for both fixed, subsurface contaminants on building surfaces from incidental, but repeated contact with radioisotopes over a time and on equipment that has remained in contact with high level radioactive liquid for many decades.

The demonstration yielded impressive results that showed dramatic improvement over baseline techniques that had been used in the past as well as in side by side comparison during the demonstration testing. The process performed extremely well, removing radionuclide contamination to yield a residual contamination level close to unrestricted release, after a single application of the process. A decontamination factor of 200 was realized when the pre and post measurements were compared.

West Valley personnel concluded that the process would be readily transferable to remote deployment using PaR manipulators typically used in most hot cells.

The results of the LSDDP have been published in an Innovative Technology Summary Report for DOE.

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PROJECT SCOPE

EAI, under a teaming agreement with the Alpha Group & Associates, was awarded a contract with the DOE for developing alternatives for removing uranium deposits from inactive gaseous diffusion plant cascades at the Portsmouth GDP. This is a three phase contract requiring the contractor to successfully complete the goals and objectives outlined for each phase prior to being awarded any further work. EAI has completed Phase I and Phase II. Due to funding limitations, Phase III was cancelled.

The purpose of the contract is to evaluate technologies against the site baseline technology (LTLT) to determine if improvements could be achieved for future GDP dismantlement work at the site. Phase I entailed conducting an extensive review of all available and emerging technologies and down selection of the most viable process along with making a recommendation to DOE for further implementation of the chosen method. Phase II involved process development, mock up of GDP components and bench scale testing on actual uranium deposits typical of all conditions that may be encountered in the GDP cascade. Phase III will be actual floor level demonstration and decontamination of a portion of a GDP system.

During Phase I, EAI’s chemical extraction technology emerged as the clear choice for further development and deployment and offered distinct advantages over any other existing technology. The chemical extraction process recommendation was accepted by DOE and testing was completed during Phase II with very successful results. The testing clearly demonstrated that the uranium, uranium oxides, Uranyl fluoride and other forms of deposits could be effectively removed from GDP substrates in a cold form without requiring a restart of the system. EAI assisted the project technical manager in the preparation of a test plan, decontamination procedures, job hazard analysis and other program compliance requirements prior to conducting the decontamination trials. Each phase includes a full topical report and briefing to DOE on the progress and results that have been achieved.

It is expected that the full scale deployment of EAI’s technology for the clean up of gaseous diffusion plant equipment, will result in a tremendous cost savings over the current baseline, result in a shortened schedule and eliminate many health and safety risks to workers associated with the dismantlement of the GDP system.

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PROJECT SCOPE

EAI has been awarded a research and development contract under the DARPA BAA program by the special projects office to provide research, process improvements and testing of our chemical extraction technology for responding to terrorist attacks involving the use of a radiological dispersal device (RDD). The contract includes three phases.

Phase I involves compiling all of the data from the previous deployment of the technology on other radiological decontamination work performed at US Department of Energy sites and other projects and using this information to build a preliminary model whereby lab scale testing can be performed using measurable performance indicators to predict the outcome of decontamination effectiveness. The initial testing will be conducted with cobalt and cesium contamination on concrete, granite and marble substrates. Also included in Phase I will be bench scale testing on actual contaminated substrates using the assumptions from the performance model to predict the outcome so that a database and modeling software can be created. The database and modeling program will be used to develop a system that will allow first responders to access the information from the field via hand held PDA’s. The database will give the wartime fighter or first responder full instructions on which formula to use and the application and removal protocol for the decontamination of any radionuclide on any type of surface based on the conditions encountered at the scene.

The Phase I work will be verified and validated at INEL and a final report documenting the results will be published and forward to the special projects office for evaluation and continuation of the program for Phase II.

Phase II will involve R&D for the full list of additional threat radionuclides, as well as, additional types of substrates and building surfaces that could be involved in an RDD event. Phase II will also include design, development and testing of equipment for large scale application, collection and removal of the spent chemical formulas and radioisotopes to provide a complete recovery package. At the conclusion of Phase II, a complete database and modeling program will be in place to provide first responders with a technology and all necessary information required to complete the decontamination and recovery of the scene along with the necessary hardware and equipment to deploy the technology.

Phase II and Phase III were de-scoped and de-funded due to a shift in responsibilities for DHS under a Presidential Directive that removed post event recovery from DHS.

The initial Phase I testing was completed by the end of 2006.

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PROJECT SCOPE

High level legacy waste (TRU) stored at the Los Alamos National Laboratory needed to be remediated and removed from the above ground storage under a priority agreement known as the 3706 campaign. The contract was awarded to Energy Solutions, Inc. EAI and Energy Solutions under an exclusive teaming arrangement for work in the nuclear industry joined forces to plan and execute the decontamination tasks as required by this contract. Also based on the previous testing work that had been completed by EAI at Los Alamos, Energy Solutions contracted EAI to provide professional services, technical support and decontamination technologies to support the processing of gloveboxes, tanks and other equipment. The work was started in April 2013. Energy Solutions and EAI have been able to lower contamination levels and dose rates from high level transuranic (TRU) to low level thus reducing disposal costs, eliminating the original planned hazardous size reduction activities and improving the schedule. The project was highly successful resulting in 100% completion of all TRU contaminated materials that were processed by EAIs Rad-Release Technology. Items as high as 67,000 nCi/gram were lowered to 37 nCi/gram. All materials needed to meet the SCO criteria for being less than 100 nCi/gram. This work was accomplished ahead of schedule.

Once the 3706 campaign was completed (April 2014) additional processing of other TRU legacy waste was expected to continue for the next several years. Due to the two incidents that occurred at WIPP resulting in a cease of operations, all TRU work around the DOE complex was halted until the WIPP recovery is completed.

Future plans will include the use of EAI and our technologies to continue the program and process additional waste streams under the program that was successfully implemented under this contract. Work is estimated to start up in 2017.

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PROJECT SCOPE

The surface ships of the Pacific Fleet were stationed in Japan at the time of the Fukushima nuclear accident. The main propulsion systems of these ships are driven by LM2500 marine gas generators (MGTE). As a result, the MGTEs drew in contaminated air from the release of radioactivity at the nuclear plant and have internally deposited contamination. EAI was awarded the prime contract to establish a radiologically licensed facility and assemble a team to carry out the work. Under the contract, EAI is responsible for receiving the contaminated radiological assets and putting them under controlled storage. The engines are then inspected and surveyed for both radiological contamination as well as physical damage. The MGTE is then disassembled and torn down to minor piece part level, tagged, inventoried, surveyed with several different methods to provide defense in depth assessment of the radiological condition, decontaminated, re-surveyed and then packaged and released back to the Navy as clean for reassembly and re-installation in the fleet.

EAI’s operation includes a radioactive materials license, fully operational turbine production facility, RADCON professionals, decontamination specialists and turbine maintenance personnel along with special tooling, fixtures and equipment to handle this work in a radiological environment. Upon completion of each MGTE, a full technical data report is compiled and delivered to the Navy prior to release of the engine. As of March 2016, EAI has processed five complete MGTEs through the facility exceeding the schedule and expectations of the Navy.

ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVES, INC.

PROJECT SCOPE

EAI has been supporting various tests at the nuclear site following the accident to assist with the clean-up and recovery of the site. Materials ranging from debris and equipment to the cask wash down pit have been tested and evaluated. All testing of our Rad-Release technology has been successful and discussions are ongoing for planning the decontamination of the interior of the reactor buildings to lower contamination levels and dose rates for future manned entries. Everything to date has been centered on remote and robotic deployment.

ENVIRONMENTAL ALTERNATIVES, INC.

PROJECT SCOPE

After several attempts by the client to decontaminate the Hot Cell using their own resources, EAI was placed under contract to decontaminate a spent fuel testing hot cell. The cell required decontamination and dose rate reduction to allow manned entries to perform refurbishment and repairs. Dose rates were reduced from 500mR/hr general area (with hot spots up to 10R/hr) down to less than 30mR/hr general area. Contamination levels were reduced from 41rad/hr to less than 20,000dpm/100cm2. The hot cell was repaired, refurbished, and placed back into operation.

EAI also assisted the lab with decontamination and recovery of a pipe tunnel following the discovery of a leaking tank. The project included concrete building surface, pipes, lead shielding and other materials. The area was recovered and the tank was repaired and returned to service.

Table 3-1. Mix and Depth of EAI Senior Managers and Project Engineers

Notes:

1. Includes PA/SIs; RI/FS/CMS; groundwater assessment/monitoring; environmental inventories; documentation; risk-based assessments/human and/or ecological risk based assessments; multimedia investigations; etc.

2. Includes remedial design/remedial action; specifications/construction plans/cost estimates; etc.

3. Includes CERCLA/RCRA/NEPA and other regulatory provisions; hazardous waste inventories/recovery plans; compliance audits/assessments; environmental permitting; etc.

*Have previously held “Q” or “L” clearance

4. HEALTH AND SAFETY

EAI places emphasis and commitment to the health and safety of our employees, subcontractors, visitors, and consultants in the office and on the project site. Safety is a number one mission of our corporate management. The firm has in place a structured, organized, mandatory program of health and safety training applicable to all levels of technical and support personnel.

EAI’s health and safety program provides corporate policy regarding in-house and job site safety, required OSHA programs (such as a respiratory protection program, a personal protective equipment program, and a hazard communication program), and relevant forms and procedures.

EAI provides its employees with yearly medical monitoring, OSHA hazardous waste operations refresher training, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, and first aid training (every three years). EAI has established, in accordance with the requirements of OSHA as cited in 29 CFR 1910.120, a medical surveillance program to help assess and monitor the health and fitness of employees working with hazardous substances. EAI also provides additional, job-specific training, such as confined space entry (when applicable).

5. QUALITY ASSURANCE

EAI manages the quality of all work in accordance with our Corporate Quality Assurance Program and the specific requirements of each client’s project. Our QA program is fully compliant with and meets all of the required elements of NQA-1 and 10CFR50 Appendix B as evidenced by the attached table of contents from our QA manual. A full copy of EAI’s Corporate Quality Assurance program is available upon request.

6. CONCLUSIONS

EAI is confident that we can provide the technical competence and responsiveness needed to add value to any project. In concert with the various government agency missions, we are committed to providing the comprehensive technical and management expertise needed to execute our assigned tasks expeditiously and cost effectively.

EAI is comprised of professionals who strive to achieve the highest technical and ethical standards.

We know the type of work; we have performed similar work previously; we have outstanding, experienced personnel; and we are familiar with government contracts, expectations, procedures, and goals. EAI meets all of the criteria – having current and directly related contract experience, the ability to manage and carry out a majority of tasks associated with typical projects within the remediation arena, and a 100 percent commitment from management to obligate the resources and infrastructure needed to execute these contracts.

Thank you for considering EAI; we appreciate the opportunity to submit our statement of capability. The entire EAI team looks forward to working closely with the project personnel to a help achieve your environmental restoration objectives.