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F -- WASTE CHARACTERIZATION FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - AN ENGINEERING STUDY Sol. FIU0014. Due 072095. POC: Dr. M.A. Ebadian, (305) 348-2569. Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation (FERMCO) and Florida International University (FIU) are seeking qualified suppliers to conduct an engineering study for the waste characterization of construction materials. The study is being performed to support the environmental restoration of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) in Fernald, Ohio. The study will be conducted by FIU in Miami, Florida. The FEMP was one of the main facilities of the Department of Energy that produced high purity uranium metal products for use by other federal agencies. As the two hundred buildings and other structures are decontaminated and dismantled a number of waste streams will be generated. These waste streams must be characterized to determine the enrichment and quantity of uranium-235, uranium-238, thorium-230, and technetium-99. This data collected will be used to determine the disposition options for the material. The waste streams that require this level of characterization include: concrete, piping (carbon steel or stainless), equipment (furnaces, pumps, valves, etc.), ductwork, and structural steel. The contamination is located on internal as well as external surfaces of these waste streams (where applicable). The ideal characterization system would be capable of the following certifying material for off-site shipment or on-site disposal, locating hot spots in a container, handling standard geometry waste containers (i.e. B-25 box, roll-off box, or 8' x 8' x 20' container, and being a field portable system). Interested firms should send a letter stating how the firm meets the waste characterization requirements, including address, contact, telephone and fax numbers to the attention of Florida International University, Attention Dr. M.A. Ebadian, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Design University Park, Miami, Florida 33199 no later than 7/20/95. (191)

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