2024 Project Management Awards

The following awards were presented in 2025.

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Award	Recipient	Award Citation
FEDERAL PROJECT DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR	Charles Comeau Office of Environmental Management	This award is in recognition of your leadership and contributions as the Federal Project Director for the $218 million Saltstone Disposal Unit #8 and 9 and the $496 million Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12 projects at the Savannah River Site (SRS). You demonstrated exceptional budget and schedule management, steady project direction, and consummate professionalism to further the SRS clean-up effort. Your meticulous attention to detail in managing these high visibility projects has resulted in these projects completing seven months ahead of schedule and over $60 million under budget and advancing the Office of Environmental Management’s mission to address the nation’s Cold War environmental legacy resulting from decades of nuclear weapons production and government-sponsored nuclear energy research. Your accomplishments to deliver outstanding value in the completion of capital asset projects below expected costs and significantly ahead of schedule is duly recognized and sincerely appreciated. The Department and your nation thank you for a job well done.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE	X-326 Process Building Demolition Project Office of Environmental Management	The $160 million X-326 Process Building Demolition Project is evidence of the Department of Energy’s commitment to environmental clean-up of legacy Uranium Enrichment Enterprise. The facility reliably provided enriched uranium for defense purposes, the Nuclear Navy, and international commercial power utility customers from 1956 to 2000. The project scope included installation of initial infrastructure, demolition of the X-326 Process Building and associated structures down to the slab, size-reduction of the debris, loadout of the debris for transfer to the On-Site Waste Disposal Facility, decontamination and demobilization of the demolition equipment. The project team proactively managed the project to complete the project $28.5 million under and 16 months ahead of schedule. The Department commends the project team for achieving extraordinary results on a vital Office of Environmental Management project.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT	Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) 8 and 9 Project Office of Environmental Management	The SDU 8 & 9 project at the Savannah River Site (SRS) provided landfill capacity for receipt of Low Activity Treated Waste grout, which supports SRS site closure goals. The $218 million project was delivered $60 million under budget and seven months ahead of schedule. The project features design, construction, and commissioning of two mega-volume saltstone disposal units that can store up to 32-million gallons of low-level radioactive grout waste generated by nuclear materials production operations at SRS over many decades of the Cold War. The Department commends the project team for achieving extraordinary results on a vital Office of Environmental Management project.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT	138kV Nevada Power Transmission System Replacement (NPTSR) Project National Nuclear Security Administration	The 138kV NPTSR Project supports the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) Mission Corridor and replaces obsolete copper wire-based technology. This $50.3 million project ensures the reliability and capability for electrical power distribution and vital communications across the NNSS and was delivered $3 million under budget. The project utilized an innovative contracting approach with a Firm Fixed Price contract directly with the Management and Operating Contractor. This project modernizes and improves mission critical infrastructure such as security, safety, and emergency management systems through uninterrupted power, communications, and data transmission for the Nuclear Security Enterprise. The Department commends the project team for achieving extraordinary results on a vital National Nuclear Security Administration project.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT	Linac Coherent Light Source-II (LCLS-II) Project Office of Science	The LCLS-II project at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center was delivered within budget and on schedule through exceptional project management and strict adherence to engineering requirements for ultra-high-vacuum and cryogenic superconducting systems and coordination across national and international institutions. The $1.1 billion project provides advancements in X-ray laser science and maintaining global leadership in X-ray Free Electron Laser research. This groundbreaking facility delivered the world’s most powerful x-ray free-electron laser, enabling unparalleled insight into atomic and molecular processes critical for breakthroughs in energy, medicine, and materials science. The Department commends the project team for achieving extraordinary results on a vital Office of Science project.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT	Electrical Capacity & Distribution Capability (ECDC) Project Office of Science	The ECDC Project at Argonne National Laboratory provides new redundant 138kV transmission systems and expands electrical substation capacity across the laboratory. The $61 million project was delivered on time and on budget and experienced zero first aid cases or recordable accidents through project completion while connecting over two miles of pole-and-wire installation of the new transmission system. The increased power capacity allows for needed future site loads and enables growth of critical science programs across the laboratory. The Department commends the project team for achieving extraordinary results on a vital Office of Science project.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACHIEVEMENT	Translational Research Capability (TRC) Project Office of Science	The TRC Project provides modern, flexible, and adaptable space that is capable of responding to the pressing demand to support advancement in computing and material science in support of multidisciplinary research and supports Advanced Scientific Computing Research program mission to discover, develop, and deploy computational and networking capability to analyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena important to the Department of Energy at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). The $95 million project was completed on budget and ahead of schedule at ORNL’s main campus. The Department commends the project team for achieving extraordinary results on a vital Office of Science project.
PROJECT CONTROLS EXCELLENCE AWARD	Saltstone Disposal Unit (SDU) 10, 11, and 12 Project Office of Environmental Management	The Office of Environmental Management (EM) SDU project at the Savannah River Site provides landfill capacity for Low Activity Treated Waste as grout at the Savannah River Site. The $496 million SDU #10, 11, 12 projects will build the final three mega-volume units. Savannah River Mission Completion (SRMC) and the EM team have demonstrated excellence in their use of project controls to manage and report credible and reliable monthly project information to drive leadership decisions. The SRMC self-governance process underscores their dedication to maintaining data integrity and quality; the team utilizes a rigorous quality assurance process for its monthly submission and have demonstrated continued improvement through the application of an environment and maturity assessment of their project controls process. The Department commends the project team for achieving extraordinary results on this vital Environmental Management project.
PROJECT CONTROLS EXCELLENCE AWARD	Transuranic Liquid Waste (TLW) Facility Project National Nuclear Security Administration	Triad National Security, the managing contractor, alongside the NNSA Team, has shown outstanding use of project controls for credible, reliable monthly reporting, guiding leadership decisions on the $215 million TLW Project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for the Plutonium Modernization Program Office. The project includes the construction of a new Hazard Category three facility capable of treating over 29,000 liters of transuranic liquid waste each year. Triad’s self-governance highlights a commitment to data integrity, employing the Triad Attribute Test Tool for data validation each month. The team’s project controls processes have consistently improved, through application of an environment and maturity assessment. The Department commends the project team for achieving extraordinary results on a vital project.