Analytical Services Production Contractor and the 222S Laboratory

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Analytical Services ProductionContractor and the
222-SLaboratory

• Small Business Vendor ForumApril 29, 2009
• Jou Hwang, PHDAdvanced Technologies and
  Laboratories International, Inc.

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Hanford Analytical Services, 222-S Laboratory

• Hazard Category 3 facility with cleared personnel
• Handles high radioactivity and alpha emitting
  radionuclide samples
• Began operations in 1952
• Scheduled for operation through 2035

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222-S Laboratory ATLs Role

• Analytical and testing services functions were
  transferred ATL on May 16, 2005
• ATL is the first small business prime contractor
  employed by the Laboratory
• ATL operates under Tank Farm Contractor who
  provides facility maintenance and engineering,
  environmental, and nuclear safety

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Mission

• Services provided to Hanford and all DOE sites,
  including non-proliferation
• Testing and analysis supporting
• RCRA site closure (tank closure) analyses
• Decommissioning and decontamination analyses
• Site operations analyses
• Waste retrieval, treatment, and disposal
• Testing and specialty services
• Analysis compliant with HASQARD Rev 3 NQA-1
  (2000)

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Capabilities
Under ATL, received AIHA and WDOE accreditation.

• Perform approximately 25,000 inorganic, organic,
  and radionuclide analyses
• Process approximately 3,000 intermediate to high
  level radioactive and/or hazardous samples
  received from multiple locations and entities on
  the Hanford Site
• Receive samples up to 300 Rad/hr, with a
  significant part from gamma radiation
• Use hot cells to process alpha emitters, TRU

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Capabilities

• Perform about 13,000 analyses per year
• Perform 175 analytical methods
• Possess facility for Special Nuclear Material
• Process rad IH and Be samples
• Process IH Tube, SUMMA rad sample analyses

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Capabilities

• Hot Cell
• 11 Hot Cells
• 26 Manipulators for Sample Handling
• Organic Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Radiochemistry
• Standards Pharmacy
• Special Nuclear Material Analysis

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Accomplishments in 222-S Laboratory

• Gained experience in nuclear defense conduct of
  operations
• Matured systems and processes to support
• Receipt of intermediate and high activity
  samples, including SNM
• Analysis of short holding time samples
• Routine samples processing with short turnaround
  times
• On-time delivery, brief regulatory holding time,
  fast turnaround time
• Established quality, credibility and trust
• Assumed NQA-1 and HASQARD standards
• Earned AIHA Accreditation for Highly Radioactive
  Samples (Be, Metals, Hg-Vapor, NH3-Vapor, GS,
  GC-MS)
• Earned WA State Ecology accreditation

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Small Business Opportunities

• Chemicals Supplies
• Equipment Instrumentation
• Software and Application Systems
• Staff Augmentation
• Special Studies or Assessments
• Data Validation

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Serving Customers with Professionalism and
Passion Advanced Technologies and Laboratories
International, Inc. (ATL) is a rapidly growing
technical and management solution provider with
government and private clients worldwide. Establis
hed in 1989, its professional staff is dedicated
to delivering best-value services and solutions
based on innovative and integrated applications
of science, engineering, policy, management, and
technology. ATL has an uncompromising commitment
to provide our customers with QUALITY products
and services.
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Worker Safety Health
Nuclear Services Operations

• Chemistry and Process Assurance
• Health Safety
• OSHA and EPA Regulations

• Operations and Facility Management
• Safety Basis
• Engineering Licensing
• Radiological Protection
• Nuclear Materials Safeguards
• Quality Assurance
• Nuclear Radio Chemistry

Environmental Process Engineering

• Decommissioning
• Radioactive Waste Management
• Management Consulting
• Licensing

Chemical Management
Information Technology

• Chemistry and Process Assurance
• Health Safety
• OSHA and EPA Regulations

• VTC Telecommunication
• Multi-media Training
• Training Systems

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