U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Operations Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, P.O. Box 2001, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-8658

A -- PILOT-SCALE DEMONSTRATION OF TREATMENT ON ACTUAL DOE MIXED LOW-LEVEL WASTE USING THE CATALYTIC EXTRACTION PROCESS POC Contact Point, Mary Berry (423) 576-8217; Contracting Officer, Robert French (423) 576-4849 The Department of Energy Oak Ridge Operations Office (ORO) anticipates awarding a follow-on sole source contract for demonstration of the Catalytic Extraction Process (CEP) as applied to radioactive materials for the treatment of DOE mixed low-level waste (MLLW) with M4 Environmental, L.P. (M4). The CEP technology employs the catalytic and solvent properties of molten metal to break down wastes to their elements, and subsequently, to waste forms suitable for disposal or reuse. Follow-on activities in the proposed sole source contract constitute the next step in the evolutionary cycle of the CEP process as it transitions from radioactive surrogate work funded through a previous contract to processing of actual DOE MLLW. ORO will provide sufficient quantities of waste to demonstrate the operational reliability, safety, and cost-effectiveness of the CEP technology. Candidate MLLW streams to be provided for the demonstration include aqueous organics and soil/debris. This sole source is focused on the evaluation of the molten metal treatment process, product reuse, and cost-effectiveness. This is not a request for proposals. See Numbered Note 22. (0290)

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