March - Y-12 National Security Complex - U.S. Department of Energy

MISSION, cont. from pg. 1Nuclear Materials Control and Accountabilityreceived an “Excellent” having implementedeffective material surveillance, iteminventory and process monitoring programs.The report stated that NMC&A “continues tobe recognized as a leader within theU.S. Department of Energy.”Institutional Management andBusinessThis heading includes general management,business management, informationtechnology and contractor assurance; it wasrated as “Very Good.”Communications “continued to providehigh quality public affairs products insupport of the Y-12 mission.” A Y-12 MediaCenter was developed for use during emergencypublic communications activities.B&W Y-12 provided “excellent sustainedsupport for Y-12 modernization” initiatives,including support for the Stockpile Stewardshipand Management Plan and the EmergencyResponse Facility project.What this meansEach of the companies that manageand operate sites for NNSA typically do sounder an award fee structure, which meansthe companies and the government agreeto a potential amount of profit, or fee,which can be earned through demonstratedperformance. In Y-12’s instance, the totalavailable fee was a little more than $60 millionin 2012; B&W Y-12 earned 58.9 percentof that, or about $35.8 million.President and General Manager ChuckSpencer said, “While these results are not upto our previous standards, it is important torealize that we have made significant progresssince the July 28 event and are off to a verygood start in fiscal year 2013.“As I’ve said before, the best we can dois to perform to the best of our abilities everyday, and then go home satisfied that wewere safe and productive. And even thoughwe’re in a time of transition related to thecontract bid, it is imperative that we stayfocused on safely and successfully completingour tasks every day.”Site improvementsof $490 million result from FIRPThe Facilitiesand InfrastructureRecapitalizationProgram has beena key componentof modernizationand transformationefforts at Y-12. Sinceits inception in 2002,FIRP has invested$490 million in facilityand infrastructureupgrades. Theprogram concludedin December withcompletion of the finalfacility demolition,Building 9720-18.“FIRP workscope has includedrecapitalization, excessfacility dispositionand utility line-itemThe Potable Water System Upgradesprojects,” said MikeProject and Bear Creek Road PavingProject resulted from the Facilities andRichesin, programInfrastructure Recapitalization Program.manager.Recapitalizationactivities focused on upgrades to mission-essential facilities. One of the most notableachievements is the $40 million investment in roof replacements that resulted in28 acres of new roofing.FIRP resources of $120 million enabled the demolition of 321 excess buildings,reducing the site footprint by 1.4 million square feet and retiring $18 million indeferred maintenance. Facility dispositions at Y-12 accounted for 47 percent of thenuclear security enterprise total square foot reduction goal of 3 million square feet.FIRP also sponsored three major utility line-item projects: Compressed AirUpgrades, Potable Water System Upgrades and Steam Plant Life Extension. Thesemodernization projects greatly improved operability and reliability of key utilitysystems that serve mission-critical infrastructure.Y-12 addressed hundreds of sitewide infrastructure deficiencies to fulfill the FIRPmission. As the program came to an end, FIRP focused on closeout activities such asremoving abandoned utility poles and cables from demolition sites and refurbishingroadways heavily used during project execution.“Y-12 has accomplished a huge amount of work under FIRP,” Richesin said, “butthere is much work still to be done. We are currently working with headquarters toestablish a new program that will continue infrastructure improvements to ensure Y-12missions are accomplished.”2