Office of River Protection 2013 Hanford ORP Site Status Report

Robert Elkins, WRPS

ASP 2013 Workshop23-26 September, 2013

Asheville, NC

Hanford Site Map

Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant

WTP Analytical Laboratory

WTP Laboratory Hot Cells

DOE ORP Mission Statement

Our mission is to retrieve and treat Hanford’s tank waste and close the tank farms to protect the

Columbia River.

DOE ORP Prime Contractors

• Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI)• Advanced Technologies and Laboratories

International, Inc. (ATL)• Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS)

BNI Off-Site Commercial Laboratories

• BNI utilizes two non-DOECAP laboratories for industrial hygiene analyses

• BNI utilizes a laboratory for glass formulation research which is not a DOECAP participant

BNI Off-Site TSDF

• BNI does not utilize an off-site TSDF

• BNI has contracted WRPS to dispose of hazardous industrial wastes

222-S Analytical Laboratory Complex

222-S Analytical Laboratory

222-S Laboratory Hot Cells

222-S Analytical Laboratory

• ATL performs routine inorganic, organic, and radioanalytical analysis of tank farm and environmental samples as well as inorganic analysis of industrial hygiene samples to support day to day tank farms operations (WSDOE and AIHA accredited)

• WRPS performs analytical method development, tank farm process support, and organic analysis of vapor samples (AIHA accredited)

• WRPS also administers 222-S complex operations

Laboratory Quality Standards

• On-Site – Hanford Analytical Services Quality Assurance Requirements Documents (HASQARD)– Similar to DOECAP QSAS but does not include IH analysis

– Based partly on NQA-1 for application at nuclear facilities

– Allows flexibility when dealing with high level rad samples

– Includes sampling and field analysis activities

– Includes process chemistry analysis

– Includes R&D projects related to environmental cleanup

• Off-Site – HASQARD for environmental laboratories and DOECAP QSAS for industrial hygiene laboratories

Varied Analytical Needs

• Industrial Hygiene Vapor Analysis• General Process Chemistry• Aluminum Dissolution• Separation, Stabilization and/or Treatment of

Selected Waste Streams• Tank Corrosion Studies• Analytical Support for Waste Tank Retrieval• Solids Analysis

Number of WRPS Samples Analyzed Off-Site

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FY2010

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WRPS Off-Site Commercial Laboratories

• WRPS utilizes three DOECAP laboratories for industrial hygiene or environmental sample analyses

• WRPS contracts with one laboratory which is not a DOECAP participant for specialty industrial hygiene and vapor analyses

Qualified DOECAP Laboratory Auditors

• WRPS provides three DOECAP laboratory auditors, two of whom are lead auditors

• ORP provides one DOECAP laboratory auditor

Future DOECAP Laboratory Participation

• Provide audit support for laboratories used by ORP contractors

• Provide support for revision of the DOECAP QSAS and checklists

DOECAP Laboratory Points of Contact

• Jeff Cheadle, DOE ORP

• Glen Clark, WRPS

Non-Radiological TSDF Audits

• WRPS utilizes one off-site, non-radiological TSDF vendor for tank farm, 222-S laboratory and contracted WTP hazardous wastes

• WRPS has conducted its own audit of this vendor• The vendor sends waste to several different facilities• Some of these facilities are audited by DOECAP

Radiological TSDF

• WRPS utilizes one off-site radiological TSDF vendor with four different facilities

• All four facilities are audited by DOECAP• WRPS participates annually in the DOECAP audit of

the local facility in Washington state

Qualified DOECAP TSDF Auditors

• WRPS provides three DOECAP TSDF auditors

DOECAP TSDF Points of Contact

• Jeff Cheadle, DOE ORP