The Role of CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company in ARRA Funding

Presented by: John Lehew, III, President and CEO

June 2009

Our VisionProvide a sustainable future for the Hanford Area through protection of

the river and remediation of the Central Plateau.

CHPRC0905-26

Presented to: National Conference of State Legislatures

Our Mission

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Support the Department of Energy – Richland Operations Office to protect the Columbia River and complete the Central Plateau projects in a safe, compliant, and cost‐effective manner. CH2M HILL brings proven experience gained from successes at other DOE sites to ensure success of this mission.

Repackaging operations on TRU containers

Last of the 3 FFTF Reactor casks goes to Hanford’s Environmental

Restoration Disposal Facility

CHPRC Scope

• 100K Area remediation (2 reactor complexes, 35 cubic meters of highly radioactive material, 89 facilities to demolish, 109 waste sites)

• Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) closure (46 facilities to demolish, 232 gloveboxes, special nuclear material and fuel)

• Groundwater/vadose zone remediation project (12 plumes with 10 major contaminants encompassing approximately 100 square miles)

• Facility, waste site, and canyon remediation (>700 facilities, and more than 1,100 waste sites)

• Treatment and disposal of more than 15,000 legacy containers of radioactive waste, retrieval of 5,400 cubic meters of transuranic waste, treatment of more than 130 million gallons of liquid waste annually, management of 2,300 metric tons of spent fuel and interim storage of 1,936 cesium and strontium capsules

• Place Fast Flux Test Facility into minimum surveillance and maintenance condition (Cold & Dark)

Project Mission: Decommissioning and remediating the Central Plateau, 100K Area, and site groundwater

$4.5 billion, 5-year contract with 5-year option

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Reducing Risks and Reducing Site Footprint

● Safety performance remains excellent

● All FY09 Tri-Party Agreement Milestones are on or ahead of schedule.

● Ahead of schedule and below cost

● Established subcontracts with small business in excess of 17 percent of total contract cost

● Central Plateau regulatory strategy developed

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100K Project

Lifting of IXC monolith

K East Reactor basin demolition

Before demolition

After demolition of mobile offices area

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● Completed Phase III demolition of the K East Basin

Plutonium Finishing Plant, Balance of Site, Fast Flux Test Facility

Building 2704-W Demolition

Last of the 3 FFTF Casks goes to ERDF

PFP HUFP Loading Mock up

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• Completed placing FFTF reactor complex in minimum surveillance and maintenance

• Initiated decommissioning of PFP and removed 26 gloveboxes

• Plutonium shipments are on schedule

• Demolished 17 buildings

Waste & Fuels Management

66m3 MLLW Box Ready for Final Macroencapsulation at Clive, Utah Facility

Repackaging operations on TRU containers

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● Certified 1,000 transuranic (TRU) waste drums for off-site shipment

● Disposed of 3,009 drum-equivalents of legacy, low-level waste

● Retrieved 1,466 drum-equivalents of buried legacy TRU Waste

Soil and Groundwater Remediation

One of two new operating soil vapor extraction units

Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Characterization - Installing Casing at

the 100-NR-2 TPH Borehole

Pipefitters install new injection header filters and piping as part

of the 100KW pump and treat facility expansion.

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● Pumped and treated more than 230 million gallons of groundwater● Completed Chromium 6 groundwater treatment expansion project in 100K Area

along Columbia River, increasing capacity from 300 to 900 gallons per minute

Engineering, Procurement, Construction Projects

Sludge sample undergoing analysisat PNNL

Road Crossing Installation – K Alignment Phase 1 Pump & Treat

K West sludge sampling

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● Completed sampling of containerized sludge in K West Basin

● Completed KX Pump and Treat construction

• Job creation/retention• Reduce hazards and risks• Shrink active site footprint• Achieve significant Central Plateau remediation• Lifecycle mortgage reduction

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ARRA Goals

ARRA Implementation Status

● More than 3,500 people attended CHPRC Job Fair (April 3 & 4 )

● Hired more than 500 people after receiving Notice to Proceed (4/9/09)

● Hired ARRA Project Manager and implementation team

● Leased 2 in-town offices and mobilized modular units for new hires

● Began block training for D&D(4/27) and NCO’s (5/11) new hires

● Initiated ARRA work scope in TRU retrieval, LLW & MLLW treatment, D&D, groundwater expansion projects and for waste site remediation

Groundwater casing installation Legacy TRU remediation

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ARRA Scope

Nuclear Material Stabilization and Disposition PFP:• Disposition glove boxes, laboratory hoods, pencil tanks from facilities• Prepare facilities for demolition

Solid Waste Stabilization and Disposition:• Continue retrieving and re-packaging contact handled Transuranic (TRU) waste • Initiate retrieval and disposition of remote-handled TRU waste (including large package waste)• Continue building backlog of waste for shipments to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant• Continue treatment of current backlog of legacy mixed, low-level waste• Complete activities required to support disposition and deliver plutonium 238 drums to shipper• Prepare and submit analysis/recommendations for wastes with uncertain disposition path including

strontium and cesium capsules; initiate disposition of these wastes as directed by DOE• Support increased disposal capabilities at the Environmental Restoration Disposal Facility and Integrated

Disposal Facility

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ARRA Scope, continued

Soil and Groundwater Remediation, Groundwater/Vadose Zone:• Accelerate construction of the pump and treat facility, expand current pump and treat operations, and install additional wells in

the 100 D/H Areas• Accelerate construction of the pump and treat system for groundwater contaminants in both 200 West Area operable units• Accelerate completion of remedial investigations, treatability tests, cleanup decisions, and groundwater well decommissioning

in the Central Plateau Area

Nuclear Facility D&D – Remainder of Hanford:• 200 North Area including Demolish spent fuel transfer storage facilities, Remediate waste sites, and Dispose of locomotive

and rail cars• Complete cleanup of B/C Control Area• Initiate remediation of other waste sites in the Central Plateau• U Plant Zone including Demolish 5 remaining ancillary facilities, Disposition Cell 30 tank contents, Clear canyon deck and

grout-fill cells• Complete demolition of up to 15 facilities in the Central Plateau Inner Zone• Complete demolition of DOE facilities and clean-up debris areas on the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve

Nuclear Facility D&D – River Corridor:• 100K Area including Remediate waste sites along the river, Accelerate D&D of 100K ancillary facilities, Accelerate 100K

waste site remediation, and Accelerate KE and KW Reactor disposition

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Questions/Answers

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