DOE-RL Update
K Basins Sludge Treatment Project
Roger Quintero Acting Federal Project Director
K Basin Closure Project June 11, 2013
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K Basins Closure Project – May 2008
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K Basins Closure Project – December 2012
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K Basins Sludge Treatment Project
KOP
Engineered Container Retrieval and Transport System (ECRTS)
Engineered Container Sludge
Knock Out Pot Sludge
Phase I (ECRTS)
Retrieval Load and Transport STSC/STS
Interim Store – T-Plant
Load and Transport STSC/STS
Oxidize and Package Remotely
Transport to WIPP Dispose in WIPP
Phase II STSC: Sludge Transportation and Storage Container STS: Sludge Transport System WIPP: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant MCO: Multi-Canister Overpack CSB: Canister Storage Building SNF: Spent Nuclear Fuel
Pre-treatment (PT)
Processing and Packaging
(KPS)
Load into MCO’s
Cold Vacuum Drying
Transport MCO’s To CSB
Store in CSB
Dispose with SNF
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K West Basin Sludge Engineered Containers
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K Basins Sludge Removal Process (ECRTS) Simplified Process Flow Diagram
Transfer System (STP 72.6)
Transport System (STP 72.5) Retrieval System (STP 72.1)
Decant/Filter System (STP 72.7)
Ventilation System (STP 72.11)
STS Trailer
Trailer Scale
Purge
STS Cask
Flocculant Injection Skid
XAGO Hydrolance
XAGO Pump Skid
Engineered Container
IXM Water
Flocculant Injection Skid
Transfer Box
Ventilation System
Booster Pump Skid
STSC
Decant Water Return
Ingress/ Egress Assy
KW Basin Water
Instrument Spool Decant
Pump Box
Sand Filter Skid
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KW Basin Modified Annex
KW Basin KW Basin w/ Annex (future)
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KW Basin Modified Annex
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Modified KW Basin Annex Construction
KW Basin Annex Truck Scale Slab
Dismantlement of wall forms
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ECRTS Test Facility and Mockup (400 Area Maintenance and Storage Facility, MASF)
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K Basins Sludge Removal (ECRTS) Summary Plan
K Basins Sludge Removal Project Summary Plan
ECRTS ProcessDesign/Safety
AnalysisCold Commissioning /
Operator Training (MASF)
Equipment Procurement
Acceptance Testing
Readiness/ Startup
OperationsSludge Removal
Complete
KW Annex Construction Equipment Installation
Acceptance Testing
KW BasinOld Equipment/Debris
RelocationFacility Mods
Equipment Installation
Acceptance Testing
Readiness/ Startup
Process Optimization (MASF)
T PlantEquipment
Design/ProcurementDeck/Cell Cleanout
Equipment Installation
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K Basins Sludge Removal (ECRTS) Project Challenges and Efficiency Initiatives
• Challenges/Impacts: –FY13 funding reductions
• Continuing Resolution – equipment procurement and T Plant mods
• Sequester – suspended KW Annex construction –Annex construction issues
• Stand down on quality related work • Number of design changes
–Annex remobilization
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K Basins Sludge Removal (ECRTS) Project Challenges and Efficiency Initiatives
• Efficiency Initiatives: –Annex Constructability Review
• Identify lessons learned, corrective actions • Review structural design, minimize design
changes after construction resumes –Process optimization at MASF
• Baseline runs on full-scale process system • Confirm operability, safety interlocks • Operator training and procedure development • Cold commissioning
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K Basins Sludge Removal (ECRTS) Project Challenges and Efficiency Initiatives
• Efficiency Initiatives: –Engineering and safety analysis
• Sludge loading and blending in STSCs reduce number of STSCs and operations time • Modify Engineered Container 230 in KW Basin reduce equipment procurement costs and operational safety requirements
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TPA Milestones – K Basins Sludge Removal
• M-016-174 Complete final design of sludge retrieval and transfer system. (9/30/13)
• M-16-175 Begin sludge removal from 105-KW Fuel Storage Basin. (9/30/14)
• M-16-176 Complete sludge removal from 105-KW Fuel Storage Basin. (12/31/15)
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Bldg 142K - Cold Vacuum Drying Facility (CVDF)
• Last MCO processed through CVDF Sep 2012. • Nuclear Facility downgrade completed Mar 2013. • Fuel processing systems deactivated May 2013. • “CVDF” no longer exists.
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Questions?
Roger Quintero, DOE-RL Acting Federal Project Director
K Basins Closure Project 509-373-0421