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Phase A: Infrastructure and Site Improvements
TEC, TEC,
OPC OPC,
PED Construction TEC, Total Except D&D D&D OPC, Total TPC
FY 2012 3,000 9,881 12,881 6 00 N/A 600 1 3,481
Phase B: Staging and Characterization Facilities
TEC, TEC,
OPC OPC,
PED Construction TEC, Total Except D&D D&D OPC, Total TPC
FY 2012 15,193 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
CD-0 – Approve Mission Need
CD-1 – Approve Alternative Selection and Cost Range
CD-2 – Approve Performance Baseline
CD-3 – Approve Start of Construction
CD-4 – Approve Start of Operations or Project Closeout
D&D Start – Start of Demolition & Decontamination (D&D) work
D&D Complete –Completion of D&D work
4. Project Description, Justification, and Scope
The Department of Energy (DOE) signed an Order of Consent (“Consent Order”) with the State of New
Mexico, effective on March 1, 2005. The Consent Order requires DOE to complete a “Fence-to-Fence”
cleanup of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) by December 29, 2015. “Fence-to-Fence”
means removal and/or remediation of contaminants that reside in the environment at LANL. As part of
the Consent Order, the State of New Mexico has identified four Material Disposal Areas (MDAs) in
TA-54. The current set of Transuranic (TRU) waste storage and process facilities resides in MDA G.
The MDA G will undergo a phased closure, consistent with the Consent Order, to be completed by
December 29, 2015. It will not be feasible, practical, or realistic to attempt to keep the TRU facilities
operational in the midst of Area G closure activities. Therefore, the TRU waste management capability
must be reconstituted at a location outside of the closure boundaries. Closure of MDA G is scheduled to
start in FY 2013 and must be completed by December 29, 2015. The replacement capability will be
used for handling future Defense Programs newly generated waste.
Phase A: Infrastructure and Site Improvements Scope
The scope will be limited to construction of site utilities to prepare the selected site for the construction
of the staging and characterization facilities. Construction of the new facilities requires the site to obtain
a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit from the State of New Mexico
Environmental Division. Applying for the RCRA permit requires a detailed design of the site
infrastructure, which involves site surveys, grading, and extending utility lines from the existing services
for tie-in to the new building.
FY 2012 activities include completion of the final design and start of construction.
Weapons Activities/RTBF/Construction/
12-D-301, TRU Waste Facility Project,
LANL FY 2012 Congressional Budget
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