Summary of the November 20, 2013 Quarterly Public Meeting Page 1 of 5 West Valley Demonstration Project Summary of Quarterly Public Meeting – November 20, 2013 Members of the Public and Others Present Diane D’Arrigo, Barbara Frackiewicz, Joanne Hameister, Lee Lambert, Kathy McGoldrick, Barry Miller, Orlando Monaco, Joe Patti, Paul Sapierski, Ray Vaughan, Barbara Warren. Agency and Contractor Participants Department of Energy (DOE): Bryan Bower, David Cook, Marty Krentz, Moira Maloney, Sandy Szalinski, Ben Underwood, Zintars Zadins. New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA): Paul Bembia, Douglas Coble, Lee Gordon, Elizabeth Lowes, Andrea Mellon, Allyson Zipp*. CH2M Hill B&W West Valley, Inc. (CHBWV): Charles Biedermann, Dan Coyne, Cindy Dayton, Mike Furner (American DND), David Kleule, John Rendall, Bill Schaab. Enviro Compliance Solutions Inc. (ECS): Dhananjay Rawal*, Joe Yeasted*, Presenters: Sean Bennett, Steve Marschke, Bill Thomas, Greg Tucker. New York Department of Environmental Conservation: Patrick Concannon, Ken Martin, Tim Rice. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Chad Glenn*. Introductions and Announcements The facilitator Bill Logue welcomed all present and reviewed the meeting protocols and documents and noted that the Phase 1 Studies website was currently down 1 . He briefly reviewed the process for the formation of the Phase 1 Studies Subject Matter Expert working groups and Independent Scientific Panel (ISP), submission of recommended studies and feedback process. Lee Gordon of NYSERDA announced that feedback on the Exhumation Working Group (EXWG) recommendations should be provided to the DOE and NYSERDA by January 15. The Agencies will then provide the EXWG recommendations and any associated feedback to the ISP. Project Update Dan Coyne of CHBWV provided project updates for the four contract milestones. Milestone 1 – High Level Waste (HLW) Canister Relocation & Storage System. Status: The High-Level Waste (HLW) Storage Pad has been poured and is curing. The pad dimensions are 110 x 144 ft. A fabrication pad was built in the parking area to construct the vertical storage casks. Eight are complete, and potentially more casks will be fabricated in the spring and summer. In total there will be 56 vertical storage casks, and each will contain a multipurpose canister which will hold five HLW canisters. Milestone 2 – Shipment of Legacy Waste. Status: To date, 70,751 ft 3 of low-level legacy waste and 4,992 ft 3 of mixed Low-level Waste (LLW) have been shipped. In addition, shipment of newly generated waste under the current contract includes; 472 ft 3 of hazardous/universal waste, 114,379 ft 3 LLW, 737 ft 3 of mixed LLW and 100,000 ft 3 industrial waste from the buildings that have been demolished. There is now room in the waste buildings to bring more inside. Efforts are continuing to remove the high-dose transuranic waste from the Chemical Process Cell (CPC) in order to demolish the Main Plant Process Building (MPPB). Grouting was completed on the Melter, and is now ready to ship pending final details. Rail and truck shipment is anticipated and bids are being solicited, but shipment may not happen until next year due to the current funding situation. 1 Documents and materials relating to the Phase 1 Studies and West Valley Demonstration Project updates are available in the public meetings section of www.wv.doe.gov. * Participated by telephone.