FOI_2011-00646_Enclosure - Hanford Site

Progress Review Meeting
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needed. (9/7) DDI would like to schedule this to follow the 9/27 1:00 meeting. (9/22) Meeting
rescheduled for Monday at 1:00 p.m. (9/28) Delay impacts meeting scheduled for 10/6/10 at
1:00. (10/5) Delay impacts meeting to be rescheduled, time TBD. (10/12) DDI has completed
review and would like to meet again to put this issue to rest. Meeting will be scheduled as soon
as possible. (10/26) Meeting rescheduled for today at 1:00 to discuss the last couple weeks. A
meeting to discuss impacts TBD. (11/2) Delay status meeting today at 1:00. (11/9) WCH and
DDI met on 11/15/2010 and will continue these discussions. (11/16) WCH would like to have
complete agreement on delays so DDI is in a position to submit request for delays past 45 days.
The weekly meetings will resume beginning Thursday, 12/2. (11/30) Currently, delays have been
discussed through the end of November. DDI to respond to WCH letter regarding delays.
Moving forward, DDI will follow the equipment and manpower process as lined out in Exhibit B
from this date forward. (12/7) WCH is requesting that DDI provide a letter of agreement on the
45-day of scheduled delays. In return, WCH will provide to DDI a letter agreeing to a calculated
method versus TIA for delays. November 30' was the last day of the 45-day of delays. (12/14)
WCH to respond to 12/15/10 DDI delays letter, concurrent to meeting 45 days of Exhibit B
delays as of 11/30/10. This letter will include explanation of how the delay days were
determined/calculated. (12/28) WCH will have letter to DDI completed by COB today. (1/4)
WCH Procurement has letter and is working on distribution of letter to DDI. (1/12) Procurement
will issue the letter by COB today. (1/18) Delays for December are recorded and up-to-date and
WCH/DDI are working through the delays for January. The delays in further discussion are
related to equipment delays versus personnel delays. DDI has submitted an updated equipment
list with rates for WCH to review. (1/25) Procurement is reviewing equipment standby rates.
They are also evaluating standby versus delays and effect each has on the contract. (2/2)
" Stainless steel acid overpack decontamination needs to be completed. (10/12) This has not yet
been done. Drums are currently contained in the anomaly staging area. (10/26) Characterization
plan development is in process. The drums are in an exclusion zone due to the contamination on
the outside of the drums. (11/2) No change. (11/9) WCH is developing a characterization plan.
(11/16) No update. (11/30) Characterization plan is with WCH Engineering for review. (12/7)
No update. (12/14) Characterization plan is at the planning for evaluation. (12/28) No change.
(1/4) Plan has been returned from the planning department and is in review by project
management. WCH would like to have review complete and returned to planning with changes
this week. (1/12) Hans Carmen, RE who will be helping Doug Teachout, will be taking the lead
in finalizing this plan. (1/18) A JHA walkdown is scheduled for tomorrow. Once final tweaks
are completed, plan will be reviewed with the crew and implemented. (1/25)
* RCTs working on survey of trenches D, E, P and G to prepare for GPERS survey. (11/16)
Surveys on hold due to weather conditions. (11/30) DDI requests trenches D, E, P, and G
retainage release. WCH is evaluating this. Surveys to begin, weather and personnel permitting.
(12/14) RCTs scheduled to begin surveys of trenches D and P on 1/3/11. (12/28) WCH
suggested that Trenches 0, J, L and H be down posted. (1/4) Down posting of trenches not yet
complete. Some additional debris in the bottom of the trenches will need to be excavated and
disposed of prior to down posting. (1/12) There are twelve (12) small spots that will be dug (no
more than 6" by shovel) and bagged by a laborer in full PPE with RCT support before area will
be downposted. (1/18) Approximately half of the spots have been cleaned up to date. (1/25)