Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 2002, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6501

99 -- ANALYSIS AND REPACKAGING OF TRANSURANIC WASTE Due 063095. Contact, W.S. Taylor, 615/576-1420, J.M. Renfro, 615/576-1538. Maritn Marietta Energy Systems, Incorporated, acting under its Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-840R21400 with the United States Department of Energy, is seeking expressions of interest for the analysis and repackaging of contact-handled transuranic waste presently stored at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The waste inventory consists of approximately 2500 55-gallon drums, primarily 55-gallon DOT-17H stainless steel drums, plus some wooden and metal boxes. The totel radioactive inventory is estimated to be about 100,000 curies. Analysis and repacking of the drums and boxes is required to meet the waste acceptance criteria for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Significant uncertainties exist with respect to the characterization of the wastes and the waste acceptance criteria which may not be finalized for several years. The scope of the proposed work consits of all activities required to certify the material for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, and includes: data package preparation; RTR analysis of the containers; repackaging of containers to deal with situations such as excess free liquids, non-radionuclide pryophorics, compressed gasses, and explosives and to verify contents and assays of selected containers for statistical control of the certification process; radioassay; headspace gas analysis; and certification of the waste. Contact-handled waste by definition is waste with radiation readings less than 200 mrem/hr dose rate at the surface of the container. Contact-handled waste as used in this announcement does not mean that the contents of the containters are also contact-handled. Some of the containers are known to contain liquids, lead, lead and liquids, mercury alone or with lead or liquids, and in some cases, remote-handled source materials which have been shielded with lead. The containers on the basis of the certification program may end up as transuranic waste or as low-level waste. Some containers are known to contain U-233, Cm-244, and/or CF-252. Most of the waste is suspect or known RCRA-regulated hazardous waste. Expressions of interest should be directed to: W.S. Taylor, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Post Office Box 2002, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, by June 30, 1995, and should include: RCRA license status; NRC license status particularly for handling transuranics; historical costs of analysis and repackaging any radioactive materials similar to this contact-handled transuranic waste; proposal for handling uncertainties in waste characterization and waste acceptance criteria; and information on capabilities to ship and receive contact-hendled low-level and/or transuranic waste at Seller's facility. (128)

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