Solving Cleanup Challenges Through Risk Reduction

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Solving Cleanup Challenges Through Risk Reduction

Intergovernmental Meeting Dr. Inés
Triay Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Environmental Management October 17,
2007
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Injury Rate Total Recordable Case Rate (TRC)
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Waste Disposal Industry
Construction Industry
Cases per 200,000 work hours
EM
2004 2005
2006
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Project Management
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Inside EM Project Management
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EM Project Portfolio Total Project Cost 200
Billion
EM Critical Decisions
CD-0 - Mission Needs CD-1 - Alternative
Selection Cost Range CD-2 - Performance
Baseline CD-3 - Start of Construction CD-4 -
Start of Operations or Project Completion
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Procurement and Contract Management Status
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• POST AWARD

• WIPP Transportation awarded
• West Valley Interim End State awarded
• (2) Moab Remedial Action awarded
• Separation Process Research Unit (SPRU) Land Area
  Cleanup awarded
• SPRU DD proposals under evaluation
• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center - awarded

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Recruitment Initiatives Intern Program
EM Age Demographics UNDER 30 22 30-39 106 40
-49 497 50-59 592 60-69 151 70 AND UP 2
Percentage of EM Employees above the Age of 50 by
Organization.
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Tribal Policy Framework
Office of Environmental Management
Office of Nuclear Energy
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EM Priorities for FY2008

• Conduct safe operations
• Fully establish the disposition capability for
  radioactive liquid tank waste, special nuclear
  materials, and spent nuclear fuel
• Dispose of contact-handled and remote-handled
  transuranic waste and low-level radioactive
  waste
• Continue to remediate higher risk contaminated
  soil and groundwater
• Decontaminate and decommission facilities no
  longer needed
• Support post-closure benefits and liability
  requirements

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