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Y -- MOBILE PRETREATMENT FACILITY FOR SOLID RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN AN ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT POC Jerry Riles, Contract Specialist, Code 3220, (202) 767-2120; Dr. Barry Spargo, AMEC Project Officer, Code 6115, (202) 404-6392 This is a Request for Information issued by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), soliciting industry input and capabilities for design, construction and operations training for a modular Mobile Pretreatment Facility (MPF) for Solid Radioactive Waste (SRW) to be deployed in an Arctic environment. The SRW consists of compressible, metallic, and non-processible streams, which need to be sorted/segregated and individually addressed. Examples of compressible waste include plastics, rubber, paper, wood, clothing, fabrics, filter media, glass, soil, thin metal containers (cans, buckets), etc. Favored pretreatment capabilities would include radiation assay and logging, shredding, and low force in-drum compaction to achieve volume reduction and interim isolation of the wastes from the environment. Examples of metallic wastes include equipment, fittings, piping, and other metal scrap having basically surface contamination that could potentially be decontaminated to Russian free release standards for recycle. Favored pretreatment capabilities would include radiation assay and logging, size reduction through non-thermal cutting and shearing technologies, modest dry decontamination, and handling/segregation. Examples of non-processible wastes include highly activated metals, control sources, various reactor components, and other non-compressibles or materials unsuited for decontamination. Favored pretreatment capabilities of such wastes would include radiation assay and handling/segregation. Final treatment and stabilization of waste would be carried out at a separate centralized treatment facility, which is not part of this scope. Waste handling and interim storage should assume B-25 type containers and 200 liter drums. As a mobile facility the module(s) should be readily transported via ship, train, or truck from site to site such as might be readily accommodated within ISO type containers. However, at the site it should be securely fastened to a prepared outside pad so that it can withstand winds of up to 45 m/s (~100 mph) and snow and ice loadings of up to 250 kg/m2 (~50 pound/ft2). Arctic temperatures can range down to -40 C. Alternately the facility might be assembled/setup at certain sites within an existing structure if one exists. In addition to a work area for pretreating the waste, a worker service area is required for worker dress-out in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), storage of clothing, equipment and supplies, and personal hygiene needs. Power generation, heating requirements, and HEPA filtration systems would also be part of the facility. The overall facility should be essentially self sufficient or relatively independent from external power sources and water supplies, therefore it should be able to operate for up to a week without resupply of fuel and water. Construction and operation of such a facility should conform to all applicable U.S. and Russian codes and regulations for worker health and safety. Economy and simplicity of design are important factors for operating in an Arctic environment. Interested parties responding to this request for information should be capable of the complete design, construction, and operator training for a ready to operate system. Subsystems can be subcontracted/procured from commercially available vendors. This notice is being issued to determine the interest and feasibility of proceeding with a formal request for proposals. Should interest be determined sufficient, a formal request for proposals may be forthcoming. Offerors should address as a minimum the following criteria: (1) capability and experience in the design and construction of similar systems; (2) understanding of laws and regulations pertaining to SRW handling and worker protection systems; (3) estimate of financial requirements for design and construction phases [for planning purposes only]; (4) estimated period of performance for project completion; (5) technical specification information required for MPF design. This announcement is a request for information and no contract will be awarded pursuant to this announcement. The requested information is for planning purposes and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that a procurement action will be issued nor will the government pay for the information solicited. All data received in response to this Request for Information marked or designated as corporate or proprietary information, will be fully protected and held in strict confidence. Responses to this notice should be provided in writing to Naval Research Laboratory, ATTN: Dr. Barry Spargo, Code 6115, Washington, D.C. 20375-5348. The FAX number is (202) 404-8515. No telephone responses will be accepted. For additional information concerning a conceptual design send email to paul_krumrine@wpi.org or call at (301) 528-1904. Posted 03/25/99 (W-SN312765). (0084)

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