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A -- WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS IN SUPPORT OF ROCKY FLATS SOL ibd:99-072 POC Laura Barber, Licensing Executive, IBD-PO, MS- C334, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, 505-667-9266 -- telephone, 505-665-0154 -- fax, ljbb@lanl.gov E-MAIL: ljbb@lanl.gov, ljbb@lanl.gov. The University of California, which operates the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) under contract to the Department of Energy, solicits expressions of interest in obtaining non-exclusive LANL license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the Expressions of Interest from the commercial waste treatment sector in deployment of turnkey treatment systems for wastes at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS) that currently may not have a viable disposition path. These wastes may be low-level mixed (hazardous and radioactive contaminants present), transuranic (TRU) wastes (>100 nCi/g plutonium), or TRU mixed wastes that do not meet existing repository waste acceptance criteria and therefore must undergo some form of treatment, which is currently unavailable or unidentified. The following wastes have been identified and Expressions of Interest are solicited for any or all of these waste streams: (1) TRU ion exchange resins, (2) TRU liquids and aqueous sludges, (3) Low-level and TRU PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) solids, (4) TRU sludges with high concentrations of oils and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), (5) TRU and low-level combustibles containing high concentrations of (VOCs), (6) Low-level mixed waste sludges containing >10 nCi/g plutonium contamination, and (7) Misc. rubble and debris with >10 nCi/g plutonium. Additional wastes without straightforward disposition paths may be identified as characterization at RFETS continues or may be identified at other DOE sites, so flexibility in handling varied waste feed streams will be a principal decision criterion. The goal of this solicitation is to establish cost-shared partnerships with commercial sector companies to address the adaptation of existing treatment technologies to enable disposition of these wastes from RFETS by 2006 to enable accelerated RFETS closure. In addition, LANL may license its own patents and copyrighted designs as needed for the partnership to enable the commercial implementation of LANL technologies. Small to medium scale treatment systems able to process 1-5 drums per day are of primary interest. LANL has a proven record of delivering mobile and skid-mounted assay, repackaging, and treatment systems for low-level and TRU wastes. LANL can also augment capabilities of partners in the areas of shipping of radioactive wastes and certification and packaging of TRU waste for disposition at WIPP. LANL will provide permitted facilities, as required and as available, for demonstration on actual radioactively contaminated wastes. The Expressions of Interest should include the following: 1) a description of the organization's business; 2) a description of relevant in-house technologies available for this application; 3) previous radioactive waste treatment experience; 4) previous deployment and operating experience; 5) any existing licenses or permits to receive, store, and treat radioactively contaminated wastes; 6) motivation for participating in this project; and 7) suggestions for partnering strategies/mechanisms.Los Alamos' Environmental Science and Waste Management Division Office at RFETS will evaluate these Expressions of Interest with a goal of expeditiously choosing partners for each waste and establishing teams to design, construct, test, deploy, and operate treatment systems that will enable the disposition of wastes from RFETS by 2006. Priority will be given to off-site treatment options to facilitate site closure and/or to mobile, self-contained treatment systems with the potential for multiple site deployments. For consideration, companies must respond as required and stated above within 30 days from the date that this advertisement first appears in the Commerce Business Daily. For questions or clarifications contact Laura Barber, Licensing Executive, IBD-PO, MS- C334, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, 505-667-9266 -- telephone, 505-665-0154 -- fax, e-mail -- ljbb@lanl.gov Posted 08/12/99 (W-SN367299). (0224)

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