D uratek has just completed the first year of a three-year - PDF document

v o l u m e 2 9 v o l u m e 2 9 W o r k i n g T o g e t h e r f o r a C l e a n e r , S a f e r W o r l d Duratek Earns “Excellent” Performance Rating at Los Alamos National Laboratory by Leila Crawford D uratek has just completed the first year of a three-year subcontract to provide waste collec- tion, characterization, packaging, transportation, treatment, and disposal services for hazardous, low- level radioactive, chemical, and mixed wastes at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). On July 2, Duratek received notice that the project had earned an “excel- lent” award fee rating—the highest possible—for the period September 1, 2000 to April 1, 2001. The numeri- cal score of 96 qualifies Duratek to receive 100 percent of the award fee available under the subcontract. The following quotations from Duratek’s award fee report highlight some of the accomplishments that went into this outstanding performance rating. Transportation/Compliance: [The customer] “was impressed with the overall caliber of Duratek personnel….The waste transportation crews have avoided Our LANL customer noted that Duratek personnel are “highly skilled and motivated to perform each transportation violations by asking questions and rejecting task in the shortest amount of time with a high non-conforming waste. Off-site shipments have been well degree of quality.” planned and without incident.” Training: “The OSHA Logs: “Duratek did not have any recordable or What’s Inside: performance of reportable incidents. Duratek has endorsed the Zero Accident Duratek has been Policy and is concerned with the safety of its workers.” 2 Exelon Presents Certificate of professional, Appreciation to Duratek cooperative, and Management Satisfaction : “During this six-month period, 2 Hittman Safely Transports immediate. Em- Duratek has performed its contract responsibilities in an 110,000-Pound Reactor ployees take outstanding manner. When Duratek was requested to provide Coolant Pump Motor training seriously additional services, they performed admirably. The individuals 3 Oak Ridge Landfill Operations and attendance and provided by Duratek were highly skilled and very motivated. Project Receives Safety Award completion has This allowed each task to be performed in the shortest 3 Safety Is Lookin’ Good! been excellent. amount of time with a high degree of quality.” 3 Chem-Nuclear/Duratek Named Duratek’s internal Duratek also received kudos for sponsoring, organizing, “Best Industry” training is over and and carrying out a very successful Household Hazardous above what the 4 Recent Duratek Contract Waste Disposal event in Espanola, New Mexico, in April. The Awards Laboratory re- customer stated that “this event truly helped Northern New quires. This makes 5 Duratek Donates Robotics Mexico at the grass roots level.” System to University their personnel Duratek commends the LANL Waste Management Project, more capable to 5 Duratek Raises Money for including former Project Manager Troy Eshleman, current perform their United Way Project Manager John Kelly, and the entire project staff, for mission.” 6 Financial Highlights their excellent performance.

Exelon Presents Certificate of Appreciation to Duratek by Joe Amico L spread throughout all of the processing were on-site immediately, working aSalle County Generating Station is tanks. Oil transients overloaded through logistics issues and supporting a two-reactor (two-unit) nuclear Duratek’s on-site Advanced Liquid the needs of our client. The focused power plant located in rural northern Waste Processing System (ALPS); yet it efforts of ComEd/Exelon and Duratek Illinois. Together, the units can produce continued to function flawlessly. resulted in being able to meet all of the over 2,000 megawatts, enough power However, it needed immediate service in needs for restart without impacting the to support the electricity needs of over order to process the large volumes of aggressive schedule. Exelon sent a two million average American homes. water required to restart the reactor. certificate of appreciation to Tony and At the end of last year, LaSalle per- ComEd, an Exelon company, which the entire Duratek radwaste team for formed an aggressive Unit 2 refueling runs the nuclear plant, contacted going the “extra mile” to ensure both a outage. During the outage, a contractor Duratek and requested technician successful completion of the outage and team of workers cutting pipes along the staffing support and accelerated ship- a timely restart. The Unit 2 nuclear main condenser accidentally allowed oil ments of filters and resin for the ALPS reactor returned to service on schedule to get into the condenser. This oil made system. Project Manager, Tony and resumed supplying much needed its way through all of the plant systems Didgeon, and other Duratek personnel, electricity to customers. and eventually back into the radwaste processing systems. Organics rapidly Hittman Safely Transports 110,000-Pound Reactor Coolant Pump Motor by Karen Kirby D uratek’s wholly owned subsidiary, Hittman Transport Services (HTS), has been successfully hauling large components since 1993. Its expert heavy-haul team has extensive over-the-road and rail experience. Every facet of a project is examined to be sure it is brought to a safe and successful completion. This is especially important with moving large components due to the complexities involved in such an endeavor. HTS recently transported a 110,000-pound reactor coolant pump (RCP) motor, measuring 20’-6” long by 11’-4” wide by 19’-3” high, for U.S. Ecology, a motor refurbishment shop in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Months of planning were devoted to properly prepare for these shipments. The project’s initial phase involved contracting for crane and rigging services at a local rail siding where HTS coordinated the transfer of the motor— packaged in a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)-approved shipping container—to HTS’ seven-axle, 65-ton capacity trailer. The Oak Ridge police force assisted with traffic control as HTS carefully navigated the heavy-haul vehicle. The utility company supported this effort by lifting overhead wires. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), which permitted this load to travel through its site, provided the necessary assistance for safe passage. Once the service to the motor was complete, the entire process was repeated in the southbound direction. With flashing blue and orange lights from eight attendant vehicles illuminating the area, the trip to and from U.S. Ecology was completed in less than two hours. Each move was flawlessly executed. Both the utility customer and U.S. Ecology were pleased with our attention to detail and hands-on service. These shipments were successful due to the talent, expertise, and support of Larry Briggs, an HTS driver; Darrel Watkins, who provided the maintenance support; and assistance by the Oak Ridge police, utility districts, DOE, and private escorts. This team emphasized safety and provided a high level of service and efficiency to complete the project within the parameters outlined by the customer. 2