December 2015 Newsletter - Los Alamos Field Office Legacy Cleanup

Safety

• Safety and health record for November is good

Contracts/Acquisition

• Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Bridge Contract commenced October 1
• Future cleanup contract is under development

Key Actions

• The EM-LA Corrective Action Plan, prepared in response to the Accident Investigation Board's Accident Investigation Report, was released on November 24
• Staff recruitments continue, including a deputy manager and a waste management specialist

Key Events

• Storm Water Individual Permit Public Meeting on December 9
• WIPP Town Hall Meeting on January 7
• NNMCAB Combined Committee Meeting on January 13
• NNMCAB Board Meeting on January 27

D&D Progress

• Demolition of the Sewage Treatment Facility at Technical Area 21 is complete
• An excavator and concrete breaker were used for much of the work, which took four weeks to complete

TRU Waste Progress

• The Unremediated Nitrate Salt sampling integrated process and procedure for sampling is near final form
• Remediated Nitrate Salt (RNS) storage inspections continue to be implemented effectively

Soil/Groundwater Progress

• A final Environmental Assessment was released  on December 16 for the Chromium Project’s interim measure and plume center characterization
• A Finding of No Significant Impact was issued on December 16 for the Chromium Project’s planned actions