Defense Special Weapons Agency, 6801 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

B -- TECHNOLOGY APPLICABLE TO VOLUME REDUCTION OF LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN RUSSIA POC Damon Q. McClure, Negotiator, (703) 325-1198, Daniel R. Gonzales, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-6684. The Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) is seeking firms with off-the-shelf technologies for volume reduction of solid and liquid low level radioactive waste (LLRW), generated from the dismantlement of Russian ballistic missile nuclear powered submarines. Technologies for liquid LLRW should be capable of processing up to 1500 cubic meters per year of liquid waste having varying chloride level of up to 7g/l. varying metal salt content of up to 20 g/l, and containing up to 1x10 to the negative fifth exponent ci/l activity. Primary radionuclides are Strontium-90 and Cesium-134/137; others include Cr-51, Fe53/55, Mn-54, Co-58/60, C-14, S-35, and Ca-45. Equipment capable of filtering up to 20,000 cubic meters per year of laundry water containing approximately 2x10 to the negative ninth exponent ci/l of above radionuclides is also of interest. Solid LLRW volume reduction technologies capable of sorting and processing up to 200 cubic meters per year of combined metal and non-metal LLRW are sought. For non-metal waste such as rags, wood, tarpaulin, plastics, and rubber, alternatives to high-cost incineration technologies (e.g. shredding, compaction and/or others) are sought. For metals, technologies capable of reducing the waste stream through surface decontamination, metal melting, or other means are of particular interest. Applicable to all types of the above waste streams, DSWA is interested in technologies for stabilizing radioactive residue from the volume reduction process, to prevent migration of radioactive contamination to the environment during permanent disposal. Finally, information is requested on sampling and filtering systems for airborne radioactive contamination, beta and gamma radiation monitoring equipment, and radiochemistry analysis for water borne contamination. Request interested parties provide capabilities statement, description of applicable technologies and approximate unit costs. All responsible sources should submit capability statements and any technical specification for consideration by the Agency to: Defense Special Weapons Agency, Attn: Mr. Damon Q. McClure, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398 by 25 Oct 96. DSWA may request visits to facilities of those firms submitting capability statements to examine proposed technologies. This synopsis does not constitute a request for proposal, and is not to be construed as a commitment of any kind by the U.S. Government. This effort will be a featured item at DSWA's Cooperative Threat Reduction Forecast to Industry scheduled for 19 Nov 96. Future information concerning DSWA's Forecast to Industry will be published in the Commerce Business Daily and available on DSWA's Home Page at http://www.dswa.mil. Information on DSWA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DSWA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. As of 31 May 96, Acquisition Management has added ''Procurement Opportunities'' to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. Reference Synopsis No. 96-101 (0274)

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