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October D ecem ber 2012–

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Welcome to the October–December 2012 issue of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Office of Legacy Management (LM) . This publication is designed to provide aProgram Update

status of activities within LM. Please direct all comments and inquiries to [email protected]

Program UpdateLegacyManagement

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management has completed the stakeholder satisfactionsurvey. Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey. We are in the process of reviewing your responsesin order to address your comments, suggestions, and concerns. The summary survey report will be availableon the LM website in January 2013. �

Goal 2LM Communication and Stakeholder Satisfaction Independent Survey

Goal 1Saw What? Saw-Whet!

For the second year in a row, in early November, the Fernald Preserve in Ohio hosted a Northern Saw-WhetOwl banding demonstration by master bander, Tim Tolford. Bird banding is a technique used to study wildbirds by attaching a tag to their leg to identify them. Identification helps researchers track and study theirhabits. Banding increases knowledge of the Saw-Whet’s life and the demonstration helped participantsunderstand the importance of banding to studying the distribution of bird populations. Due to the number of

attendees in 2011, the demonstration was expanded to two nights thisyear and was attended by 97 interested participants.

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A Northern Saw-Whet Owl is captured for banding during the banding demonstrationat the Fernald Preserve in Ohio in November.

Inside this Update:Saw What? Saw-Whet! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

LM Communication and StakeholderSatisfaction Independent Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

LM Completes X-Ray FilmDigitization Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

LM Receives Sustainability Award . . . . . . . . . . . 2

LM Sees Increase in Information Requests . . . 4

LM FIMS Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Environmental Justice Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Why Won’t My GroundwaterPlume Come Clean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

LM Continues Work with the Navajo Nation . . . 9

LM Travels to Canada for Workshop . . . . . . . . 10

LM Welcomes New Employee . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LM Creates Sustainable Workplaceswith Environmental Benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Anticipated LM Sites Through FY 2020 . . . . . . 16

LM Goals and Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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U.S. Department of EnergyOffice of Legacy Management

October–December 2012

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Officeof Legacy Management (LM) has successfullycompleted a project to digitize nearly400,000 medical x-rays of former DOEcontractor employees.

The x-rays, from the Rocky Flats and GrandJunction, Colorado; Fernald, Mound, andAshtabula, Ohio; and Pinellas, Florida; sites,are needed to support medical compensationclaims and must be kept for long-termpreservation.

The digitizing process involved converting thex-ray images to electronic format to ensurethe record’s readability for their entireretention period. LM received NationalArchives and Records Administrationconcurrence that the x-ray images have beenconverted to an acceptable digital format forFederal records.

Digitizing was performed by Source HOV inLouisville, Kentucky, and Grand Junction,Colorado. LM worked with the digitizingvendor to securely manage the transfer ofsignificant volumes of x-ray materials anddigital files.

Goal 2LM Completes X-Ray Film Digitization Project

Goal 4LM Receives Sustainability Award

The Office of Legacy Management (LM) was one of20 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) organizationsto receive a DOE 2012 Sustainability Award onSeptember 27, 2012. The 20 winners were selectedfrom among 137 submissions by a panel of judgesthat included representatives from DOE and GeneralServices Administration. LM’s submission, titled “NotJust Your Average EMS,” was entered under thecategory of Environmental Management Systems,or EMS. This category recognized the most effectiveand innovative programs to implement EMS at Federalfacilities in accordance with Executive Order 13148,Greening the Government Through Leadership inEnvironmental Management. The submissions were

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With digitizing completed, the digital images have beenuploaded to the LM electronic recordkeeping system, alongwith metadata about each image to enhance the ability toretrieve the digitized records.

The electronic availability of these x-rays will expediteinformation retrieval to support LM records requests andensure long-term records preservation. �

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evaluated on the organization’s implementation offacility-level EMS, which should include measurableenvironmental goals, objectives, and targets; fullintegration of the EMS into the infrastructure andculture of the site/facility, including managementperformance, and decision-making processes; anduse of quantitative or qualitative consideration of thefull range (cradle to grave) of environmental costsand impacts of certain activities or procurement.

The LM EMS is unique in that LM and the LegacyManagement Support contractor have jointresponsibility. The scope of the EMS covers 57 LM

Nearly 400,000 x-rays of former DOE contractor employees have beendigitized to support LM records retention requirements.

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LM Receives Sustainability Award

Award ceremony (left to right): Melvin G. Williams, Jr., Associate Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE);Mary Sizemore, Environmental Management System (EMS) Coordinator, Office of Legacy Management (LM) contractor;Tracy Ribeiro, EMS Coordinator, LM; Tom Pauling, Director of Site Operations, LM; Dave Geiser, Director, LM; andJennifer MacDonald, Director, Sustainability Performance Office, DOE.

employees and 373 contractor employees. LM’s EMS is an employee-driven, cross-cutting system that is integrated into all activities, nomatter how small. Even though LM’s mission entails performing awide range of jobs at sites across the nation with a relatively smallwork force, LM manages to function as one systematic entity to keepworkers safe, protect the public and the environment, and serve asgood stewards. �

LM was one of 20 winners selected to receive a DOE 2012Sustainability Award in September 2012. LM’s submission,

titled “Not Just Your Average EMS,” was entered underthe category of Environmental Management Systems.

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office ofLegacy Management (LM) maintains unclassifiedrecords pertaining to the more than 100 sitesassociated with America’s Cold War nuclear legacy.The records are maintained at the LM Business Centerrecords storage facility and at other Federal recordsstorage centers in support of LM Goal 2: preserve,protect, and share records and information.

Information from these record holdings are sharedwith LM stakeholders following several formal requestprocesses. Stakeholder requests include Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) requests, Privacy Act requests,information requests pertaining to Energy EmployeesOccupational Illness Compensation Program Act(EEOICPA) claims, and routine requests.

LM has experienced an increase in the number offormal stakeholder information requests for fiscalyear (FY) 2012. During FY 2012, LM received nearly1,500 requests, an increase over FY 2011, as noted inthe chart . The FY 2012 total is, however, inon page 14line with the average number of requests for theprevious four FYs and is much less than FY 2007,when more than 2,700 requests were received.

In addition to the year-over-year increase in LM’srequests for information for FY 2012, LM’s trendingstatistics reflect activity for various types of requestsand by LM legacy sites.

Goal 2LM Sees Increase in Information Requests

Total requests for FY 2012 include 50 FOIA and43 Privacy Act requests, more than 900 EEOICPAclaims, and more than 400 routine requests. For eachcategory, the request volume is consistent withvolumes recorded for FYs 2008 through 2011.

When compiled by site, LM received the largestnumber of requests for information on the Rocky Flats,Colorado, site. LM received 466 requests pertainingto Rocky Flats in FY 2012. The Rocky Flats requestvolume reflects a more than 7 percent increase overFY 2011 request volumes for the site, mostly due toan increase in EEOICPA claims submitted for formerRocky Flats workers. The second largest number ofrequests for FY 2012 was for information related tothe Fernald, Ohio, site.

FOIA requests are fulfilled under the FOIA( U.S. Code5 552), “Public information; agency rules,opinion, orders, records, and proceedings”) thatallows any person the right to request Federal agencyrecords. DOE must disclose records in response toFOIA requests, except for certain information that maybe withheld under FOIA exemptions. Information in aFOIA response may be redacted to prevent the releaseof personally identifiable information about individualsor to prevent the disclosure of Classified information orother information under dissemination control.


An LM contractor initiates a review of a records box at theLM Business Center while researching an information request.

An LM contractor at the LM Business Center preparesdocuments to respond to a request for LM-related information.


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Several U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office ofLegacy Management (LM) projects were completedand updated in the Facilities Information ManagementSystem (FIMS) this year. FIMS is DOE’s real propertydatabase that stores data related to land and anythingpermanently affixed to it, such as buildings, fences,and roads. Projects updated in FIMS in 2012 includeddemolition at the Weldon Spring, Missouri, Site;road construction at the Grand Junction, Colorado,Disposal Site; and a cool roof installation at theFernald Preserve, Ohio, offsite administrative building.Information on elements of projects like these is inputinto FIMS, which converts it into data.

LM FIMS currently tracks detailed information for33 buildings (including 4 real property trailers),246 other structures and facilities, and 261 differentland instruments that are owned, leased, or withdrawn.This data is relied upon by DOE Headquarters formaking management decisions related to the condition,maintenance, and disposition of real property. The datais reported to the Federal Real Property Profile, whichis managed by the General Services Administration,Office of Management and Budget, Congress, andthe taxpayers.

DOE Headquarters offices are responsible for, orsponsor, this data and use it in their decision-makingprocesses. The Office of Energy Efficiency andRenewable Energy sponsors sustainability and utilitymetering data. The Office of Science sponsors datarelated to the operating status and utilization of assets.The Office of the Chief Financial Officer sponsorsdeferred maintenance and actual maintenance data.

Most of the remaining data elements are sponsoredby the Office of Management (MA). The Office ofAcquisition and Project Management, working underMA, directs FIMS database efforts.

FIMS is an internal database that is not available tothe public, but stakeholders of LM facilities may beexposed to FIMS data indirectly through publicmeetings and news stories. FIMS data-driven reportscan show statistical trends that may appear inpresentations and broadcasts. Maintenance spending,asset utilization, and future repair needs are examplesof trends that may be examined by authors andpresenters. �


Goal 4LM FIMS Database

A road is improved at the Grand Junction, Colorado, Disposal Site.

A building is demolished at the Weldon Spring, Missouri, Site.

An innovative cool roof installation increased energy efficiencyat the Fernald Preserve, Ohio, offsite administrative building.

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Goal 1Environmental Justice ActivitiesSixth Annual National Conference on Health Disparities

The Sixth Annual National Conference on HealthDisparities, Reducing Health Disparities throughSustaining and Strengthening Healthy Communities,was held in Little Rock, Arkansas, November 28through December 1, 2012, at The Peabody LittleRock. Like its five predecessors, the 2012 conferencefocused on policies and programs to reducehealth disparities among minority and low-incomepopulations. Presenters emphasized the role ofsocial determinants, personal responsibility, andprevention in initiatives that reduce disparities.

Over time, our nation’s healthcareproviders and policy makers havecome to understand that the well-beingof each American impacts the well-being of all Americans. Hence, thisconference is important to allAmericans, and not just our nation’sminority citizens. Truly healthycommunities and their citizen leadersrecognize the related roles of humanhealth, environmental quality,environmental justice, and economicdevelopment in communitydevelopment and well being.


Speaker Dr. Daniel Rahn at theHealth Disparaties Conference.

This year, former president Bill Clinton recorded apersonal video message for the participants, showinghis support and engagement in reducing health disparitiesfor all Americans. Additional presenters includedCongressman James Clyburn (D–SC); CongresspersonDonna Christensen (D–VI); Rex Lee Jim, Vice President,Navajo Nation; Congressman Raul Grijalva (D–AZ); andJocelyn Elders, M.D., former U.S. Surgeon Generalduring the Clinton Administration; among many others.

For additional details, please go tohttp://buildinghealthycommunities2012.com. �

EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Honor Awards Ceremony

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)Office of Enforcement and Compliance AssuranceHonor Awards Ceremony was held in Washington, DC,on December 13, 2012, at the EPA HeadquartersHearing Room. The awards ceremony is a time forEPA to celebrate and reflect on the extraordinaryachievements, accomplishments, and contributions ofemployees at Headquarters and across the nation.

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The efforts of individuals and teams honored exemplifythe work being done by EPA in several areas. Theseareas include pursuing vigorous enforcement againstsources with violations that have a significant impacton health and a clean environment; ramping upinnovative strategies to solve pollution problems; andachieving better compliance, reduced pollution, andimproved transparency through advances in monitoringand information technologies, called Next GenerationCompliance.

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EPA Office of Enforcement and ComplianceAssurance Honor Awards Ceremony


The EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurancepresented Honor Awards at a ceremony at EPA Headquartersin December.

Jordan Allen holding the 2012 College of Sciences andTechnology, and Environmental Science Programacademic excellence trophies, shown with Dr. KennethSajwan, Dr. Elissa Purnell, and Dr. John Lambright.

Jordan Allen, a Savannah State University seniorundergraduate student and U.S. Departmentof Energy (DOE) Environmental Justice grantwinner, won the award for Best Student Paperfor 2012 from the Geological Society of America(GSA). The award was presented at the NationalAssociation of Black Geoscientists (NABG)Annual Technology Conference, held inWashington, DC. At the Conference, held inSeptember 2012, Jordan presented research onIdentifying High Concentration Areas of FecalColiform in Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana:Measurements and Community Perspective.Jordon’s presentation was selected as thewinner from over 45 presentations.

In addition to this recognition, GSA will pay forJordan’s registration to next year’s AnnualConference, scheduled to be held October 2013in Denver, Colorado. During the conference,Jordan received a personal invitation from aUniversity of Arkansas professor to visit thegraduate school program.

The Department congratulates Dr. KennethSajwan, Jordon’s academic advisor andprofessor, and other members of the faculty forproviding Jordan with a strong education thatis serving him well, as demonstrated by thisimpressive accomplishment. �

Savannah State University Student WinsGeological Society Award

Environmental Justice Activities

Among those across the nation receiving the EPABronze Medal Award was the U.S. Department ofEnergy’s Environmental Justice (EJ) ProgramManager, Melinda Downing, along with representativesfrom the U.S. Departments of Health and HumanServices, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Departmentof Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior,U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,U.S. Department of Transportation, and the WhiteHouse Council on Environmental Quality. In addition,members of the Interagency Working Group onEnvironmental Justice (EJ IWG) received this awardfor their outstanding efforts in the reinvigoration ofthe EJ IWG. �

Please join us for the 2013 NationalEnvironmental Justice Conference and Training

Program, April 3 to 5, 2013, co-located at theHoward University School of Law and the Marriott

at Metro Center. See the Call for Abstracts fortopic submission details.

http://www.lm.doe.gov/Office_of_the_Director/Environmental_Justice/Conference_Files/

2013_Conference/2013_Call_For_Abstracts.aspx

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2013 National Environmental JusticeConference and Training Program

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Goal 1Why Won’t My Groundwater Plume Come Clean?

Several decades of characterization and attemptedremediation have generally been unsuccessful inachieving drinking water standards at contaminatedsites worldwide. In fact, few, if any, sites have beencleaned up sufficiently to allow use of the groundwater.Despite significant monetary investments byFederal agencies, such as the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE); theU.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department ofthe Interior, and the U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency, and the private sector, these results indicatethat groundwater remediation is a formidable issue.

Groundwater modeling was conducted on many ofthese sites, and in most cases, the models predictedmuch better cleanup results than are now observed.With the long history of modeling and observationwe have available to us, we can now better determinethe nature of the contaminant plumes and possiblereasons for the failure of early modeling.

Most of the modeling efforts in the past relied on asingle parameter called , which is defined as theKdratio of the contaminant in the solid phase to thecontaminant in the liquid phase, to account for allinteractions between groundwater and the solidgeologic media in the aquifer. The interactions arecomplex and include such processes as adsorption tomineral surfaces, mineral precipitation and dissolution,exchange with immobile pore water, partitioning into avapor-phase, and mineral recrystallization throughaging. Some of these processes may be accentuatedby microbiological activity. To properly capture all ofthese processes in a single term is not possible,Kdand trying to do so is part of the reason the earlymodels made poor predictions.

Errors also arose because many of the early modelsassumed that all chemical interactions wererapid—that is, they assumed that the contaminantsdissolved into the groundwater reacted with the aquifersediments instantly upon contact. We now know thatsome important chemical reactions take a long timeto complete and that during that time, contaminantscontinue to dissolve in the groundwater. Thisphenomenon, called “rate-limited desorption,” is bestdemonstrated by laboratory-based column tests usingidentical conditions but run at different flow rates, orcolumn tests that have the flow stopped for a time. A

Figure 1. Results of column testing conducted in 1995 at theMonticello, Utah, East Tailings.

column test was conducted with alluvial aquifermaterial collected from beneath the East Tailings at theDOE Office of Legacy Management’s (LM) Monticello,Utah, site. The sample for the test was collected in1995, before the tailings were moved. Site groundwaterwas passed through the column, and the flow wasstopped for 4 days after 50 pore volumes of water hadpassed through the column. (A pore volume is thevolume of water required to fill the pore spaces in thecolumn.) Uranium and molybdenum concentrations inthe effluent increased substantially after restarting theflow (see Figure 1 above). This behavior clearlyindicates the action of rate-limited processes that theearly models would not have been able to simulate.

Because of the ramifications of predictive modeling,rate-limited processes have received considerableattention from groundwater researchers over the lastdecade. For example, more than 10 scientific papershave been published in the last 7 years on rate-limiteddesorption at DOE’s Hanford, Washington, Site alone.

To help understand rate-limited processes, considerthe task of laundering a jersey caked with mud. Placingthe wadded-up jersey in a vat of stagnant, clean watermay eventually clean it, but would require a long time,even if the water was changed out periodically. If the

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jersey was unfolded, it would be cleaned up a bit fasterbecause water would have better access to the muddycreases. It would be better if the jersey was agitated,as a clothes washer does. And if a surfactant (soap)was added, the cleanup might occur within anacceptable timeframe. Agitation of the subsurface isnot practical without costly excavation (a possibleexception is the use of industrial ultrasonic devices—a remediation technology with limited test results todate). A variety of surfactants, and similar potionsaimed at freeing contaminants from the solid aquifermaterial, have had positive results in the laboratory,but field application is limited by the inability toeffectively disperse them through the ground-water system.


Why Won’t My Groundwater Plume Come Clean?

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office ofLegacy Management (LM) continues to work with theNavajo Nation to perform long-term surveillance andmaintenance (LTS&M) at four Uranium Mill TailingsRadiation Control Act (UMTRCA) Title I sites locatedon the Navajo Nation. Compliance activities includemonitoring and maintaining engineered disposal cells,as well as remediating groundwater.

The Navajo Nation encompasses more than27,000 square miles in the southwestern UnitedStates. Uranium exploration, mining, and millingoccurred in the Four Corners area; nearly 4 milliontons of uranium ore were extracted from Navajo lands.

In 2007, DOE, along with the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA), the Bureau of Indian Affairs,the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and theIndian Health Service, developed a coordinated

(Plan) to address the impacts ofFive-Year Planuranium contamination in consultation with theNavajo Nation. The is a coordinatedFive-Year Planapproach by the Federal agencies to address theseimpacts. The Plan outlines a strategy to betterunderstand uranium issues on the Navajo Nationand to address those that pose the highest risks first.

LM provides updates about DOE’s progress inaccomplishing activities specified in the Plan at

So, where do we go from here? Is groundwatercleanup a lost cause? It seems apparent that the abilityto accurately predict groundwater cleanup rates isessential to making sound decisions that will protecthuman health and the environment. Because rate-limited processes are a major cause of the inaccuracyof predictive models, LM scientists have developed aplan that focuses on understanding these processes.More than 20 drill cores were recently collected from auranium plume at an LM site. Samples from thesecores are being analyzed to determine the magnitudeand nature of rate-controlled processes in an effort toimprove predictive models. �

EPA Uranium Stakeholder Workshops. LMrepresentatives will participate in the fifth workshop inApril 2013, in Gallup, New Mexico. The workshopbrings Navajo stakeholders together with Federal andstate agencies to learn about and offer feedback onefforts which address uranium issues on the NavajoNation. The upcoming workshop also will solicit inputon the next Five-Year Plan.

DOE holds a cooperative agreement with the NavajoNation, particularly the Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands(AML)/Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA)Department, which provides resources to assist withlong-term surveillance and maintenance activities,ensure appropriate physical and administrative controlsare in place, review environmental reports, performpublic relations, and support other important activitiesrelated to the UMTRCA sites. The Navajo AML/UMTRADepartment also implements the Navajo AML Program,which has reclaimed 913 of the 1,032 uranium minesites on the Navajo Nation.

DOE met its commitments in the first Navajo NationPlan, including continuing operation of existinggroundwater treatment activities, performing long-termsurveillance and maintenance at four UMTRCA Title Isites to ensure they remain effective, and working with


Goal 1LM Continues Work with the Navajo Nation

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In October, Jane Powell, Fernald Preserve SiteManager, traveled to Canada and made presentationsabout decommissioning and long-term stewardshipof Ohio’s Mound site and Fernald Preserve. Thepresentations were made at the Canadian StandardsAssociation (CSA) workshop in Mississauga, Ontario,(near Toronto) and Chalk River, Ontario, Canada.These presentations were made at the invitationof both the CSA and Atomic Energy of CanadaLimited (AECL).

The first part of the trip was to the CSA workshopin Mississauga. The focus of the workshop, sponsoredby Ontario Power Generation, U.S. Department ofEnergy Office of Legacy Management (LM), andCandesco, was to exchange experience and seekCanadian consensus on approaches and bestpractices for the determination of the end state andcleanup criteria for decommissioned nuclear facilities.The results of the discussions will be used to generatetext for a planned amendment to the CSA StandardN294-09, “Decommissioning of Facilities ContainingNuclear Substances.” LM was invited to presentinformation on how Mound and Fernald endstates were determined. There were approximately50 participants from all aspects of the Canadiannuclear industry, including the national government,power generators, uranium mines and mills, andcontractors.

The second portion of the tripinvolved visiting Chalk RiverLaboratories, which areapproximately 5 hours northeast ofToronto. Chalk River is a 9,100-acresite operated by AECL, located onthe border between Ontario andQuebec, on the Ottawa River. Theonsite reactor produces a significantproportion of the medical isotopesused worldwide; it also sponsorsresearch work related to neutron

physics and engineering research for CanadaDeuterium Uranium (commonly known as CANDU)reactors. Two presentations were made to about65 people. The first presentation dealt with theexperience of developing working relationships with theFernald community and the role community outreachplayed in the Fernald cleanup. The audience wascomprised of AECL technical staff and communityrelations managers; the site manager and staff fromWhiteshell Laboratories; and members of NaturalResources Canada, the Federal oversight agencyfor Chalk River. The second presentation was moregeneral, and was focused on relating the Fernald andMound projects to the Chalk River AECL community.

Two tours of the Chalk River site were taken. Theouter-area tour encompassed the past and currentwaste disposition and storage areas, monitoringsystems, and areas where cleanup had started. Thereactor-area tour included a reactor that has been shutdown, as well as a discussion of the history of the olderbuildings in the area and how the site had evolved overtime to reflect changes in its security posture.

Several workshop participants expressed the desire tovisit LM sites and continue discussions. Continuing toshare information about LM, and in turn learning aboutthe status of Canadian efforts for decommissioning andthe long-term stewardship issues, should prove to beboth educational and worthwhile for all parties. �


Goal 1LM Travels to Canada for Workshop

Canadian Standards Association workshop participants discuss cleanup ofdecommissioned nuclear facilities.

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Saw What? Saw Whet!

Saw-Whet Owls are the smallest North Americanowl and are about 7 inches long and weighbetween about 2.6 to 3.9 ounces. Despite theirsmall size, they are fierce raptors, with a diet ofmice, frogs, and insects.

The banding took place in the northwest corner ofthe preserve along Hickory Trail. Two long lanesof mist nets were set up in a wooded area with agame recorder continuously repeating a recordingof the owl’s calls. Mist nets are very light weight,small mesh nets used for safely capturing birds forbanding. In total, seven birds were banded; four onFriday night and three on Saturday night. One ofthe birds banded on Friday night was caught againon Saturday night. It was possible these birds hadbeen in the area for several days, but Mr. Tolfordthought the birds caught were being attractedto the recording while migrating overhead forthe winter.

This event, and others like it at the FernaldPreserve, continue to provide educational outreachopportunities to the community �

A band is attached to the leg of a Northern Saw-Whet Owl during thebanding demonstration at the Fernald Preserve in Ohio in November.


Emily Jackson joined the U.S. Departmentof Energy Office of Legacy Management (LM)on October 10, 2012, in our Washington, DC,office. She is working as a Staff Assistanton the Human Resources/AdministrativeTeam and provides support to LM seniormanagement. Ms. Jackson was born andraised in Virginia and is currently residing inFredericksburg, Virginia.

Ms. Jackson has over 20 years’ experiencein the administrative field and was mostrecently employed with the Navy FederalCredit Union. She has also worked at theU.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol,Tobacco, and Firearms as an InvestigativeAssistant. �

Goal 5LM WelcomesNew Employee

As environmental stewards, LM is continually seeking

opportunities to protect tomorrow’s future. One simple

step we can take toward improving environmental

consciousness is to distribute the Program Update

newsletter via e-mail instead of

sending a printed copy.

Please send your e-mail

address and your first and

last names to

[email protected] so that

we can update our database.

Thank you for your assistance.

Goal 4LM Creates Sustainable Workplaces with Environmental Benefits

“Cool roof” technology was used on three sides of the offsiteadministrative building of the Fernald Preserve in Ohio whenthe old siding was removed and replaced with cool metal similarto that used on the roof.


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In an effort to reduce energy consumption in Federalfacilities by incorporating sustainable technologies andpractices, the Federal Leadership in High Performanceand Sustainable Buildings Memorandum ofUnderstanding was signed in 2006 and ExecutiveOrder (EO) 13423, Strengthening FederalEnvironmental, Energy, and TransportationManagement Federal Leadership inand EO 13514,Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance,followed shortly thereafter. These documents mandatethat 15 percent of Federal agencies’ leased and ownedbuilding inventory greater than 5,000 gross square feetmeet the High Performance and Sustainable Building(HPSB) Guiding Principles by 2015. In fiscal year (FY)2012, the U.S Department of Energy (DOE) Office ofLegacy Management (LM) made significant strides inmeeting HPSB Guiding Principles for its buildings, andby the end of FY 2013, its building portfolio will reflectmeeting 71 percent of the HPSB goals, well in excessof the required 15 percent.

Currently, LM’s portfolio of building inventory includesone Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED) Platinum-certified building at the FernaldPreserve, Ohio, Site. LEED is a third-party green-building rating system that was developed by theU.S. Green Building Council and has four levels ofLEED certification—Platinum, Gold, Silver, andCertified. By partnering with two other building owners(lessors), LM is on track to meet—and exceed—theFederal requirement by leasing three buildings inGrand Junction, Colorado, and one in Harrison, Ohio,that will count toward meeting the 2015 HPSBs. Inaddition to these buildings, LM partnered with theGeneral Services Administration to build the LEEDGold-certified LM Business Center (LMBC) inMorgantown, West Virginia. The LMBC received twoLEED Gold certifications, one for Core and ShellDevelopment and a second for Commercial Interiors.

Energy conservation measures (ECM) incorporatedinto these buildings will not only meet the Federalrequirements, but also enhance the workplace foremployees. Research focusing on human factors hasfound that employee perceptions and the design of theworkplace enhance productivity and health benefits.When employees feel good in their environment, they

exhibit greater job satisfaction, have fewer ailments,and recover from stressful job pressures more quickly.

The integrated design of a heating and coolingsystem and the quality, operation, and maintenanceof the equipment are major elements in keeping abuilding comfortable. Air movement, the thermalproperties of surfaces that are touched, and relativehumidity also affect the occupants’ comfort. Thermalcomfort is the result of a balance between the bodyand its environment.

One ECM of the many that LM incorporated intorecent tenant improvements with building ownerswas upgraded mechanical systems that allow formore energy efficiency in maintaining comfortabletemperatures, ventilation, and moisture control ona year-round basis. These improvements were basedon energy audit recommendations. Commissioningensures all the components work correctly togetherand provides an ongoing plan for preventative andpredictive maintenance.

In June 2010, DOE Secretary Chu issued amemorandum encouraging the use of cool roofs onDOE buildings whenever new roof replacements were

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LM Creates Sustainable Workplaces with Environmental Benefits

Nearly 90 roof-top solar panels were installed at the Grand Junction, Colorado, siteoffice to lower costs and reduce energy needs.

needed, unless determined uneconomical. A cool roofmade of metal uses advanced paint that reflects moreof the sun’s heat and helps reduce cooling costs to themechanical systems servicing the building. TheFernald Preserve, Ohio, Visitors Center and the offsiteadministrative building are the first in LM’s portfolio ofbuilding inventory to have cool roofs, which help tooptimize energy usage.

Optimizing energy at the Grand Junction, Colorado,site office was done through a renewable energygeneration project where a photovoltaic arrayconsisting of 88 230-watt panels was installed on theroof of Building 810. The 20.24 kW systems offset aportion of the operating costs of the newly installedheating and cooling components in the building.

ECM improvements at the three Grand Junctionbuildings and one Ohio building included thereplacement of incandescent bulbs with high-efficiencybulbs, upgrading lighting fixtures, and installing motionsensors to control lighting in appropriate areas. Allindividual workspaces now have controllable tasklighting. The installation of new, operable, insulatedwindows and cellular window shades are othermeasures taken that enhance user satisfaction byallowing control over ventilation and day lighting,while also keeping a connection to the naturalenvironment outdoors.

Additional indoor air quality enhance-ments made in LM’s portfolio of buildinginventory included eliminating the useof odorous or irritating building materialsby using low-emitting adhesives, paints,carpets, flooring containing recycledcontent or biobased materials, andacoustical furniture systems. The use ofspecialty entry mats made of recycledtires, special cleaning supplies, andchemical storage areas further reducesindoor chemicals and pollutants. Heat-producing rooms, like the copier andaudiovisual rooms, were equipped withexternal ventilation systems to increaseairflow when required.

The benefits of a sustainable workplace are importantto LM both for the aesthetics and design factors thatresult from a good building design envelope, but alsofor long-term factors such as environmental, economic,health, and community benefits. Environmentalbenefits include enhancing and protecting ecosystemsand biodiversity, improving air and water quality,reducing solid waste, and conserving naturalresources. Economic benefits reduced operating costs;enhanced asset value and profits; improved employeeproductivity and satisfaction, and optimized life-cycleeconomic performance. Health and community benefitsimprove air, thermal, and acoustic environments;enhance occupant comfort and health; minimize thestrain on local infrastructure; and contribute to overallquality of life.

Many of the energy-saving measures and buildingenhancements utilized by LM have only recently beencompleted and building occupant satisfaction hasn'tbeen formally documented, however, positive feedbackhas been received from many of the workers in thesebuildings. LM is committed to being good stewards ofthe nation’s resources, not just for the immediateworkforce but for generations to come. �

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LM Privacy Act requests allow individuals to obtaininformation about themselves, mostly employmentrecords of current or former contractor employees.

EEOICPA requests are received from the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor (DOL) and the National Institute forOccupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). LM’s roleis to provide records to DOL and NIOSH. The twoagencies use the information provided to evaluateclaims for compensation and health benefits for eligibleDOE nuclear weapons workers and compensation tocertain survivors of deceased workers.



LM Sees Increase in Information Requests

LM also provides information under the routinerequest provision, in which certain categories offormer workers, DOE personnel, and other Federalrepresentatives can request information.

LM endeavors to complete all information requestsin a timely manner, according to regulations andstatutes. To ensure timeliness, all incoming requestsare tracked daily. Statistics are then compiled tocreate weekly, monthly, and year-end reports to keepLM management informed of response progress. �

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

LM Total Requests

Puerto Rico

Alaska

LM currently hasresponsibility for

89 sites in 28 statesand Puerto Rico.

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Log request into tracking systemLog request into tracking system

Search for responsivedocuments

Review and redact,as necessary

Retrieve records

Deliver to requesterPrepare responsepackage

Request boxes

Energy EmployeesOccupational IllnessEnergy Employees

Occupational IllnessCompensation Program ActCompensation Program ActU.S. Department of Labor/

National Institute forOccupational Health

and Safety

Routine RequestsRoutine RequestsORAU/Stakeholder

Request Processing PaperRecords

Freedom ofInformation

Act/Privacy Act

Freedom ofInformation

Act/Privacy Act

Of�ce ofLegacy Management

Headquarters


LM Sees Increase in Information Requests

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Anticipated Legacy Management Sites Through FY 2020

Grand Junction

Ambrosia Lake

Durango D/P

Edgemont

Falls City

Grand Junction D/P

Green River

Gunnison D/P

Hallam DR

Lakeview D/PLowman

Maybell

Mexican Hat

Monticello D/P

Rifle D/P

Salt Lake City D/P

Sherwood

Shiprock

Slick Rock D/P

Spook

Tuba City

L-Bar

GeothermalTest Facility

General AtomicsHot Cell Facility Chupadera Mesa

Acid/Pueblo CanyonBayo Canyon

Naturita D/P

Monument Valley

Shirley Basin South

Albany

Riverton

Bluewater

Shoal

Central NevadaTest Area

Rocky FlatsRio Blanco

RulisonRulison

Maybell West

Gnome-Coach

Gasbuggy

Berkeley

Laboratoryfor Energy-Related HealthResearch

Durita (FY 2013)Durita (FY 2013)

Lisbon Valley (FY 2016)Lisbon Valley (FY 2016)

Uravan (FY 2014)Uravan (FY 2014)

Bear Creek (FY 2013)Bear Creek (FY 2013)Gas Hills North (FY 2013)Gas Hills North (FY 2013)

Highland (FY 2015)Highland (FY 2015)

Gas Hills East (FY 2013)Gas Hills East (FY 2013)

Split Rock (FY 2013)Split Rock (FY 2013)

Ray Point(FY 2015)Ray Point(FY 2015)

General ElectricVallecitos NuclearCenter (FY 2013)

General ElectricVallecitos NuclearCenter (FY 2013) Iowa Army Ammunition

Plant (FY 2019)Iowa Army Ammunition

Plant (FY 2019)

St. Louis Downtown Site (FY 2017)St. Louis Downtown Site (FY 2017)

St. Louis Airport (FY 2017)St. Louis Airport (FY 2017)

Gas Hills West (FY 2020)Gas Hills West (FY 2020)

Conquista (FY 2017)Conquista (FY 2017)

Church Rock (FY 2020)Church Rock (FY 2020)

Latty Avenue Properties (FY 2017)Latty Avenue Properties (FY 2017)

AmbrosiaLake West(FY 2020)

AmbrosiaLake West(FY 2020)

Energy TechnologyEngineering Center(FY 2019)

Energy TechnologyEngineering Center(FY 2019)

St. Louis Airport Vicinity Properties (FY 2017)St. Louis Airport Vicinity Properties (FY 2017)

Planned transfer dates ( )shown in parenthesisare as of LM SMG, June 2012 and are subject to change.

6/22/2012

Oxnard

+

Excludes Mercury Storage Facility; location TBD.

PannaMaria

(FY 2014)Puerto Rico

BONUSDR + El Verde

Center for Energyand Environmental Research

Buffalo

BurrellCanonsburg

Madison

Parkersburg

Piqua DR

Site A/Plot M DR

WeldonSpring

Chicago NorthChicago South

Seymour

Beverly

New Brunswick

GraniteCity

Indian Orchard

Niagara FallsVicinity Properties

Adrian

OxfordHamilton

Toledo

Columbus East

Fairfield

New York

Aliquippa

Springdale

Pinellas

Jersey City

DOE HeadquartersOffice ofLegacy Management

DOE HeadquartersOffice ofLegacy Management

+

+

MaxeyFlats

Morgantown OfficeMorgantown Office

Middlesex North

Missouri UniversityResearch Reactor

ChariotAlaska

Wayne

Columbus

Salmon

Tonawanda North Unit 1Tonawanda North Unit 2

Amchitka

Fernald

Ashtabula

Oak RidgeWarehouses

Sequoyah Fuels (FY 2018)Sequoyah Fuels (FY 2018)

AttleboroAttleboro (FY 2014)

Linde Air Products Div. (FY 2018)Linde Air Products Div. (FY 2018)

Colonie(FY 2017)Colonie

(FY 2017)

Painesville(FY 2014)Painesville(FY 2014)

CombustionEngineering (FY 2015)

W.R. Graceand Co. (FY 2017)

E.I. DuPont (FY 2020)

Harshaw Chemical(FY 2019)Harshaw Chemical(FY 2019)

Niagara Falls Storage Site (FY 2020)Niagara Falls Storage Site (FY 2020)

Guterl Specialty Steel(FY 2019)

Joslyn Manufacturingand Supply Company

(FY 2019)

Joslyn Manufacturingand Supply Company

(FY 2019)

Superior Steel(FY 2019

Superior Steel(FY 2019

Staten IslandWarehouse (FY 2020)

Sylvania-Corning (FY 2019)

Anticipated Sites in LM

Through FY 2020 Requiring LTS&M

Inhalation Toxicology Laboratory

MoundMound

Grand Junction OfficeGrand Junction OfficeDenver Office (Westminster)Denver Office (Westminster)



LM Continues Work with the Navajo Nation

the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agencyto remediate contamination found at the Tuba City,Arizona, Highway 160 Site. LM will continue tocooperate on the development of the next Five-YearPlan, consult with the Navajo Nation, and seekadditional community input.

More information about Navajo AML reclamation effortscan be found at http://www.aml.navajo-nsn.gov/AML_Files/AMLReclamationPage.html, and about thework of the Navajo AML/UMTRA Department athttp://www.aml.navajo-nsn.gov/index.html.

Information about the four UMTRCA Title I siteslocated on the Navajo Nation may be foundon the LM website athttp://www.lm.doe.gov/mexican_hat/Sites.aspxMexican Hat, Utah

–http://www.lm.doe.gov/monvalley/Sites.aspxMonument Valley, Arizona

–http://www.lm.doe.gov/shiprock/Sites.aspxShiprock, New Mexico

–http://www.lm.doe.gov/tuba/Sites.aspxTuba City, Arizona

http://www.aml.navajo-nsn.gov/AML_Files/AMLReclamationPage.html

http://www.aml.navajo-nsn.gov/AML_Files/AMLReclamationPage.html

Goal 1. Protect human health and the environmentObjectives

1. Comply with environmental laws and regulations.

2. Reduce health risks and long-term surveillance and maintenance (LTS&M) costs.

3. Partner with other Federal programs to make environmental remedies better and last longer.

4. Oversee DOE implementation of Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions to AddressEnvironmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations.

Goal 2. Preserve, protect, and share records and informationObjectives

1. Meet public expectations for outreach activities.

2. Protect records and make them accessible.

3. Protect and ensure access to information.

Goal 3. Meet commitments to the contractor work forceObjectives

1. Safeguard contractor pension plans.

2. Fund contractor health and life insurance.

Goal 4. Optimize the use of land and assetsObjectives

1. Optimize public use of Federal lands and properties.

2. Transfer excess government property.

3. Improve domestic uranium mining and milling operations.

Goal 5. Sustain management excellenceObjectives

1. Renew LM’s designation as a high performing organization (HPO).

2. Implement LM’s .Human Capital Management Plan

3. Operate in a sustainable manner and reduce LM’s carbon footprint.

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