Large Recovery Act Contract(s) For Nuclear Waste Clean Up

The single largest contract from the Stimulus Package has gone to Savannah River Nuclear Solution, LLC (SRNS) in the amount of $1,407,839,884. The Savannah River Site is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. The management and operating contractor is Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC. SRNS partners include Fluor Daniel, Northrop Grumman and Honeywell.

Recovery Act Projects at SRNS consist of:

Project A - Complete deactivation and in situ decommissioning of the P-Reactor and the R-Reactor, the remediation of 6 miles of underground lines and 220 acres of contaminated soil.

Project B - Complete closure of the former site heavy water production facilities at D Area, deactivation of the D Area powerhouse and support facilities, remediation of 210 acres and 117,000 cubic yards of tritium contaminated soils and concrete, complete closure of the fuel manufacturing facilities at M-Area, remediate 45 acres of contaminated soil and removal of all contamination sources to a 1,500 acre ground water plume.

Project C - at various other site areas deactivate/decommission facilities, remediate soil and ground water and remediate impacted site systems. Remove plutonium-238, characterize A-area waste units, remediate Gunsite-12 and the CMP pits, decommission the heavy water components test reactor, consolidated incineration facility, cooling towers, power houses and excess facilities in various areas.

Project D - Handle waste disposition and impacted site systems, disposition 4,500 cubic meters of legacy waste, consolidate all RCRA waste storage and close excess facilities, disposition 16,000 drums of depleted uranium oxide, and dispose of all waste generated as a result of the previously described processes. Inter-Entity Work Orders (IEWO) - support for development of chemical information for vapor space corrosion testing, and demonstration of batch transfer consistency from scaled double shell tank.

The largest awards in U.S. as reported by recipients are for nuclear clean up, mostly from weapons facilities and laboratories:

1. SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC, SC - $1,407,839,884

2. CH2M HILL PLATEAU REMEDIATION COMPANY, WA - $1,359,715,229

3. CH2M WG IDAHO LLC, ID - $437,675,000

4. UT-BATTELLE, LLC, TN - $338,697,231

5. SAIC-FREDERICK, INC., MD - $302,521,207

6. WASHINGTON RIVER PROTECTION SOLUTIONS LLC, WA - $299,728,838

7. BABCOCK & WILCOX TECHNICAL SERVICES Y-12, LLC, TN - $270,299,243

8. BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC, NY -$257,613,800

9. WASHINGTON CLOSURE HANFORD, LLC, WA - $253,614,000

10. LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC, NM - $230,835,000

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 distributes the $787 billion via tax benefits, contracts, grants, loans and entitlements. (Recovery.Gov)