Radiological Waste Services for Duratek, Inc. and Brookhaven National Laboratory
Richland, WA

Pangea was contracted by Duratek Inc. to provide on-site representation and radiological waste consulting services for radioactive wastes located at the bankrupt ATG waste processing facility located in Richland, Washington.  ATG had filed for bankruptcy, necessitating that the management of the wastes be assigned to other parties.

The wastes, which originated from the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Brookhaven, New York, consisted of 1.8 million pounds of low-level radioactive waste generated from facility decommissioning activities at that site.  Pangea was responsible for evaluating radiological characterization information on the various wastes and determining the final disposition. BNL was part of the Manhattan Project and has since been a major research center for the U.S. Department of Energy.  Wastes were sorted, segregated and classified for offsite transportation, processing and disposal.  Waste processing included volume reduction prior to disposal.

Pangea initiated a pilot test that involved sorting and segregating approximately one thousand pounds of the waste in order to estimate production rates and scheduling impacts. After successful completion of the pilot test, the remainder of the wastes was sorted, segregated, classified, and transported offsite for processing and disposal.  In addition, Pangea verified that the wastes met the waste disposal facility’s waste acceptance criteria.

Pangea was responsible for overseeing the sorting and repackaging at the waste processing facility and verifying proper waste classification and compliance with applicable DOT requirements for packaging, placarding, and shipping documentation. 

Pangea assisted Duratek in ensuring that BNL generated wastes were properly managed and disposed to ensure that Brookhaven wastes were properly managed and disposed to avoid liability and to ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations.