Following
is a list of major projects that BSI has undertaken. We believe that this
list clearly illustrates our corporate experience in a wide spectrum of
key areas, including decommissioning, remediation and environmental cleanup.
The projects cited involved various and complex activities illustrate
our extensive capabilities.
Project:
Location:
Description:
HGP
Turbine Building Demolition
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, WA
Firm fixed price contract to provide project management and engineering
to support the demolition of the HGP Turbine Building and all associated
systems. BSI is providing project management and engineering to support
RW Rhine in the demolition of the HGP Turbine building to 15 feet below
grade. This is a $6.5 Million fixed price contract. Work scope includes
the removal of all contaminated and non-contaminated systems, including
the turbine, condenser and steam system. Subsequent actions include the
compaction and disposal of contaminated material, the backfill of the
basement void, and the installation of a protective cap as the final "as-left"
condition.
Project:
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Description:
Conceptual
& Detailed Design of 116-N-1 Crib Remediation
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland, WA
Firm fixed price contract to provide radiological engineering support
to Bechtel Hanford for the conceptual and detailed design of remediation
of the 116-N-1 crib. BSI is providing radiological engineering and consulting
to determine applicable technologies for the mitigation of airborne radioactivity
risk during the excavation of high activity soils from the 116-N-1 discharge
crib at the 100-NR site. Scope includes performance of a trade-off study
comparing multiple techniques for the mitigation of airborne radioactivity
and recommendations for selected concepts.
Project:
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Description:
Final
Status Survey of Personnel Training Center Facility
Exelon Personnel Training Center (PTC)
Exelon Personnel Training Center (PTC)
Plan, design, execute and report Final Status Survey of the Exelon PTC
facility to support termination of Radioactive Materials License BSI is
performing a Final Status Survey of the Exelon PTC facility to allow Exelon
to request termination of the facilities Radioactive Materials License
with the State of Illinois. BSI is performing all facets of the FSS process
IAW MARSSIM protocols, including development of FSS plan, design of survey,
designation of pre-survey classifications, Historical Site Assessment,
data acquisition and reporting to demonstrate compliance with unrestricted
release criteria.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Remediation
of The Dow Chemical Company
TDCC Bay City Michigan Facility
BSI is providing decommissioning plan development, FSS planning and
site closure expertise pertaining to the closure of the TDCC Bay City
facility, including interface with regulatory agencies on behalf of TDCC.
The facility contains soil and landfill contaminated with thorium slag.
Responsible for regulatory interface to ensure effective review and approval
of proposed plans. Developed methods and procedures for performing soil
analysis using an onsite gamma spectroscopy system. Revised Site Health
and Safety Plan and operational radiation protection procedures to improve
efficiency. Provide the Radiation Safety Officer for the site and retain
responsibility for operation radiation protection and final status survey
of the facility.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Rocky
Flats Kaiser-Hill Support
Rocky Flats Environmental Restoration Project
BSI is providing Final Survey/Characterization Engineering support to
perform the following in support of Kaiser-Hill site remediation and closeout
activities, review existing survey data for areas in question, review
site building/soil remediation status, project goals, and regulatory commitments,
determine which existing data is useable for characterization/FSS, prepare
recommendations for additional characterization if necessary, prepare
recommendations for building/soil disposition decisions, assist Kaiser-Hill
staff in characterization, remediation, Final Status Survey and related
tasks. Provided Subject Matter Expert independent review of Kaiser-Hill
risk-assessment pertaining to plans to demolish plutonium contaminated
building using open air methods.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Brookhaven
National Laboratory Graphite Research Reactor Engineering Study
Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor, Upton NY
BSI assisted Burns & Roe and BGRR with radiological input pertaining
to the different decommissioning scenarios for the BGRR facility. These
tasks include the performance of a Historical Site Assessment, determination
of site release criteria, provide input to current continued Characterization
effort, support integrated site de-construction walk-downs methods and
sequence planning, evaluate final status survey approach and scope, estimate
plan associated costs, support accident risk assessment and support final
report generation.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Rocky
Flats Building 771 Remediation Project
Rocky Flats Environmental Restoration Project
BSI is providing radiological engineering support at the direction of
MACTEC in assisting with the decommissioning of the Building 771 facility
located at the Rocky Flats site. Services include survey design, personnel
oversight, application of operational radiological controls IAW site SOPs.
Project:
Location:
Description:
PUREX/B-Plant
Roof Replacement Project
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
BSI provided Construction Management, Project Controls and field supervision
for Randolph Sheet Metal on the PUREX/B-Plant Replacement Roof Project.
Fluor Hanford Company awarded this $2.2M project to Randolph Sheet Metal.
The project consisted the installation of a new roof structure over potentially
contaminated roofs. This project team devised a new roof structure that
did not disturb known contaminated areas with a cost effective replacement
roof. The job was completed ahead of schedule and within budget.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Review
of License Termination Plan Submittals of Nuclear Power Plants
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Provide a comprehensive report describing the methods used by the Trojan
Nuclear Plant, Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Company, and the Maine
Yankee Atomic Power Company to satisfy new regulations and guidance in
their respective License Termination Plans (LTP's). The LTP's are the
primary utility planning document for the implementation of the decommissioning
of the plants and contain detailed information on characterization, plant
dismantlement and remediation, determining risk-based radiological release
criteria, final site survey, and decommissioning cost estimates. The report
provided an analysis of the methods proposed by the three utilities to
assess their relative effectiveness.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Maine
Yankee Decommissioning Project
Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station, Wiscasset, ME
BSI provides professional consulting services in support of License Termination
Plan and Final Status Survey activities for the decommissioning of the
Maine Yankee nuclear plant. BSI has and is continuing to assist Maine
Yankee in crafting the policy, regulatory, and technical content of the
LTP. Technical lead for LTP information pertaining to characterization,
final site survey, and dose modeling/risk assessment in accordance with
guidance in (MARSSIM).
Project:
Location:
Description:
Connecticut
Yankee Decommissioning Project
Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Station,
East Haddam, CT
BSI provides professional consulting services and expertise in support
of License Termination Plan and Final Status Survey activities as requested
by Connecticut Yankee. BSI has and is continuing to assist Connecticut
Yankee with reviews and independent assessments of the License Termination
Plan as well as scheduling of FSS activities, and radiation protection
asset assessment.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Spent
Fuel Pool Cleanup
Dresden & Quad Cities Nuclear Power Stations, IL.
Provide qualified technicians to support cleanup of spent fuel pool and
support processing and packaging of high level and liquid radioactive
waste at the direction of RWE NUKEM project management.
Project:
Location:
Description:
CH2M
Hill Waste Treatment Project/Bechtel National, Inc.
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
Time & materials contract for providing Project Controls and Construction
Engineering support for the Waste Treatment Project. BSI provided project
control services in support of the rebaselining of the Waste Treatment
project. Responsibilities included preparation of resource loaded Primavera
schedules for the WTP. Additionally, BSI provided project engineering
to support constructability reviews for the LAW facility designs and the
procurement of the emergency sirens for the WTP site.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Plutonium
Finishing Plant (PFP) Restart
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
Time and materials contract to provide project management services in
support of the restart effort at the PFP. BSI provided project management
and maintenance planning/scheduling services in the areas of operations
and maintenance in support of the restart effort at the PFP. This project
required a significant amount of facility specific knowledge and experience.
The project manager was directly responsible for ensuring all operations
and maintenance activities necessary for the restart were properly planned,
scheduled and completed on time. This was a fast-track project designed
to determine the final plutonium inventory in the facility and to begin
preparations for deactivation of the plant.
Project:
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Project
Management Support for River Protection Project (RPP) Interim Stabilization
Project
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
Provide full-time Operations and Engineering support to the Interim Stabilization
(IS) Pumping project (Saltwell Pumping) for removal of liquid waste from
aging Single Shell Waste tanks resulting in the minimization of the threat
of release to the environment. BSI provided project management & systems
engineering services with extensive Tank Farm experience to assist the
IS Project Manager in providing technical support for the design, installation,
operation, and maintenance of saltwell pumping systems. Responsibilities
included providing oversight in areas of engineering, operations, project
scheduling and work package planning. Team leader for the pumping optimization
team was responsible for increasing saltwell pumping efficiency to improve
overall project completion schedule and lower operating and maintenance
costs. Other responsibilities included management and reduction of corrective
maintenance backlog, and expedition of materials to support saltwell pumping
start-up milestones. System engineers provided technical direction for
operation, maintenance, and repair of systems and equipment, including
design responsibility for upgrade and safety basis evaluations. Performed
reviews and approvals of procedures for Interim Stabilization efforts
in tank farms. Additionally, BSI provided work package planning necessary
for equipment installation and maintenance. BSI was instrumental in assisting
RPP in meeting and exceeding the stabilization pumping schedule goals.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Operations
Interface for 101-SY Level Mitigation Project
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
Time and Materials contract to provide full-time Operations services and
guidance in support of emergency pumping project necessary to mitigate
waste growth issues associated with this tank. BSI provided project management
with extensive Tank Farm Operational experience in providing support for
technical issues related to the design, installation, operation, and maintenance
of a state of the art above ground emergency pumping system. The project
manager was responsible for the system operation through project completion,
and development of Operations and Maintenance project plans. Additionally,
BSI provided planning needed to support equipment installation and maintenance.
The on-site superintendent was also responsible for ensuring that the
systems and procedures passed a readiness assessment performed by the
Department of Energy.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Engineering,
Operations and Technical Support for Project W-521 Conceptual Design Review
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
Team member on fixed-price contract to provide operational and technical
support services as well as project engineering services related to conceptual
design activities for Phase 1 Waste Feed Delivery pumping programs (Project
W-521). BSI provided Operations Lead to interface with the project team
on technical issues related to the retrieval of dangerous radioactive
tank waste at the Hanford Tank Farms. BSI was responsible for providing
operations and maintenance input during design phases to ensure final
operability, ease of construction, and minimum redesign of systems. Additionally,
BSI provided design engineers to support pump and valve pit designs/modifications
for new and existing pits. Design engineers also interfaced with the other
groups on the team, providing an extensive background of Tank Farm Specific
knowledge to the project to ensure new designs are compatible with existing
systems and equipment.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Conduct
of Operations, Assessment and Implementation
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
Time and materials contract to provide Conduct of Operations assessment
support and assist with the implementation of corrective actions. BSI
was contracted to provide Project Engineering services to perform a Conduct
of Operations & Procedural Compliance assessments for external audits
at the Waste Sampling & Characterization Facility. Upon completion
of these assessments, BSI assisted in the development and implementation
of a corrective action plan for deficiencies identified during the assessment.
Part of this assignment was to ensure that the Integrated Safety Management
System (ISMS) was integrated into the framework of current policies and
procedures.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Operations
and Maintenance (O&M) Concept Manual for Waste Feed Delivery (WFD)
Project
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
Provide Project Management for the development of the WFD O&M Concept
Manual. BSI provided full-time Project Management to provide operations
and maintenance input in support of the development of the O&M concept
& philosophy manual for the WFD organization within the RPP.
Project:
Location:
Description:
Project
Management and Field Engineering Support for Pickering Site Restart
Provided Project Management, Engineering Management, Planning and Scheduling
support, and Field Engineering services in support of restart of Units
1, 2, 3, and 4 at the Pickering Site. BSI provided full-time Project Management
responsible for the review and validation of the cost and schedule estimate
for the largest restart project in North America. This required performing
field walk-downs of work packages to identify and/or validate the scope
of work associated with each unit. It also required interfacing with contractor
and client management on a regular basis as well as overseeing the activities
of the field validation team. BSI provided full-time management services
for Planning and Scheduling and for Project Engineering as well as outage
schedulers, project schedulers and procurement engineers in a staff augmentation
capacity.
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Project
Management Support for Spent Nuclear Fuel Removal Program
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
BSI provides full-time Project Management responsible for activities in
support of spent fuel and sludge removal activities at K-Basins. Responsible
for oversight of staff and subcontractors for all phases of design, engineering,
procurement, construction, and testing. Responsible for ensuring the project
meets cost and schedule budgets and fulfils the intended scope of the
client.
Project:
Location:
Description:
River
Protection Project Tank Retrieval Program Facility Assessments
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
BSI provided full-time Project Management services responsible performing
facility and equipment condition assessments to determine the extent of
upgrades and repairs necessary to support Waste Feed Delivery operations
to the RPP Privatization contractor. These activities required extensive
Tank Farm knowledge and experience to ensure that the proper equipment
was assessed and repairs identified to support aggressive pumping schedules
in the Waste Feed Delivery Feed program.
Project:
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Project
Management for Project W-519
Hanford Nuclear Reservation, Richland WA
Provide Project Management services in support of Project W-519 (Privatization
Phase I Infrastructure Support). BSI provided full-time Project Management
services in support of Project W-519 (Privatization Phase I Infrastructure
Support), a $39 million project for Lockheed Martin Hanford Corp. Responsible
for oversight of staff and subcontractors for all phases of engineering,
procurement, construction, and testing. Responsible for ensuring the project
met cost and schedule budgets and fulfilled the intended scope of the client.