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environmental
management
operations
SRNS’ Environmental Management (EM)

Operations entered fiscal year (FY) 2015 with

plans to significantly restart all H Canyon

unit operations. Delivery of these objectives 10 Readiness
was done with much leaner staffing at levels Assessments
approximately 30 percent below the operating completed,
levels of FY 2004 (a comparable operational a record
year). EM Operations dissolved four batches for SRS EM

of spent nuclear fuel in H Canyon for the 20 Plutonium
year; restarted the Acid Recovery Unit; and verifications
completed
completed Readiness Assessments for in K Area
both Head End and Second Uranium Cycle.
These processes are essential to the current

Spent Fuel mission for H Canyon. A basin

modification project was completed in L Area 100 Obsolete concrete
to allow for receipt of a new type of fuel culverts filled
with low-level waste
assembly basket. Significant progress was and disposed
made toward initiation of a new downblending

mission in K Area. EM Operations also

implemented the 235-F Deactivation Basis for 4.3 In cost savings,
Interim Operations to allow for intrusive work exceeding our
within the cells. All of this scope was delivered goal of $2 million

with no recordable injuries and without any

contamination cases. This is especially

impressive in light of the significant high Since 2008, H Canyon has completed
hazard work conducted. 14 spent fuel processing campaigns.

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