Savannah River National Laboratory Overview
Dr. Samit K. Bhattacharyya Laboratory Director January 26, 2010
SRS CAB Meeting Organizational Construct
Management and operating contractor: U.S. Forest Service-SR Forest & timber Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC G management (G Area)
A Garry W. Flowers President & Chief Exec. Officer Z S J H Marvin R. Eshelman B F Shaw AREVA MOX Services MOX Fabrication Facility (F Area) Executive VP & COO
Dr. Samit K. Bhattacharyya SRNL Laboratory Director
Parsons Fred Dohse Savannah River National Salt Waste Processing VP Nuclear Materials Operations Laboratory Facility (J Area) Operated by SRNS (A Area) Chris Gentile VP NNSA Programs
Rich Slocum WSI Security (B Area) Savannah River Remediation VP Recovery Act Portfolio University of Georgia Liquid waste operations (H, F, S, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Z areas) (A Area) 2
SRNL – Savannah River National Laboratory; NNSA – National Nuclear Security Administration; MOX – Mixed Oxide Fuel DOE National Laboratories
Savannah River National Laboratory Sandia National Laboratory Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory National Energy Technology Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory SRNL Idaho National Laboratory Brookhaven National Laboratory Newest National Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory Environmental Management (EM) Corporate Laboratory
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DOE – Department of Energy SRNL Resources Research & Development (R&D) Funding $2.30M Research & Development (R&D) Population $10.50 M PhD BS/BA $22.90 M Commercial MS/MA Site EM Site NNSA $58.40 M Support Offsite NNSA 25% $21.10 M 31% Office of Science OFA Other DOE ESS/GA $10.10 M $18.30 M $33.80 M 18% 26%
$177.4.5M Annual Business in FY09 46% of Funding by Offsite Sources 751 Research Staff Driving to $300M to obtain stand- 193 Operations Staff alone sustainable level of funding 944 Total Staff Increasingly Diverse Customer Base
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Saturn and Jupiter and Cassini Earth Juno
Romania Iraq Switzerland Belgium
Azerbaijan Denmark Bulgaria
Belarus Russia
Iran France Argentina Poland Greece
Korean Turkey Peninsula Austria Latvia Italy Lithuania Japan Brazil Moldova Ukraine England Dagestan
SRNL --- A leader in the delivery Ö25 States Ö27 Countries / Border Crossings of science-based solutions 5 Ö3 Planets Georgia SRNL – Savannah River National Laboratory 5 SRNL Features
Safety Excellence Leadership in Research Safety Safest DOE National Laboratory 2004 through 2008 Diverse Core Competencies in Science and Engineering National Laboratory Injury & Illness Data Per 200,000 Hours Worked, CYs 04, 05, 06, 07, & 08 Nation’s Premier Applied Science/ Note: Data obtained from DOE Computerized Accident/Incident Reporting System (CAIRS) Technology Laboratory 3 Applications to practical problems 2.5 EM-based Technologies and Skills 2 Applied to Other Areas 1.5 Cost Effective 1 Lowest cost in National Lab system 0.5
0 SRNL INL NREL FERMI LBNL PNNL ANL BNL ORNL LLNL LANL SNL
2004-2008 MTC Rate 2004-2008 DART Rate
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SRNL – Savannah River National Laboratory; DOE – Department of Energy; EM – Environmental Management Facilities for All Types of Materials
Intermediate-Level Gloveboxes Cells
Shielded Cells Radiological Hoods
Nonradioactive Nonradioactive Biotechnology Labs Laboratories
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Dr. John Veldman Dr. Natraj Iyer Associate Laboratory Director for Director of Materials National and Homeland Security Science & Technology
Dr. Samit K. Bhattacharyya Lori Chandler Dr. Jeff Griffin Laboratory Director Director of Analytical Associate Laboratory Director for Development Environmental Management
Deborah Shedrow Dr. Joette Sonnenberg Director of Environmental Associate Laboratory Director for Science & Biotechnology Energy Security and Engineering Dr. Paul T. Deason, Jr. Deputy Laboratory Director Dr. Mary Harris Dr. John Marra Director of Computational Associate Laboratory Director for Sciences Strategic Research Initiatives Mike Swain Manager of Research Operations
Larry Frelin Business Manager
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SRNL – Savannah River National Laboratory Broad Science and Engineering Proficiencies
¾ Integrated chemical process development
Laboratory, bench, and pilot scale Strong analytical chemistry capability ¾ Materials development and analysis
Metallurgy, ceramics, and corrosion analysis Glass and grout formulation and development ¾ Process and engineering modeling ¾ Radioactive process development and plant support ¾ Nuclear engineering ¾ Mechanical engineering, remote systems, and robotics
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DWPF – Defense Waste Processing Facility Broad Science and Engineering Proficiencies
10 Diverse Science and Technology Applications
NATIONAL & HOMELAND SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL & CHEMICAL ENERGY SECURITY Defense Programs technology PROCESS TECHNOLOGY Nuclear energy Nonproliferation technology Materials stabilization & disposition Hydrogen storage technology Plutonium technology Cleanup technologies Thermochemical hydrogen production Department of Homeland Security Separations science & engineering Alternative Energy Strategic Partner National Laboratory Actinide science & engineering Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative FBI Forensics Support Laboratory Performance assessment
ITER
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SRS – Savannah River Site; FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation Diverse Science and Technology Partners
12 Application to ALL Areas of EM Cleanup
SRNL advances the EM mission by performing and facilitating research and development in ALL areas of EM cleanup
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EM – Environmental Management Engine for Technology Maturation
SRNL works to join basic and applied science to produce technologies for deployment to address EM needs
PAST CURRENT FUTURE CSSX Development DOE-SC Remediation Tc Chemistry for Saltstone PA ORNL, SRNL SRNL, LBL SRNL
DOE-SC Molecular Design
Flowsheet Testing Multi-scale Basic
900 Geophysical Characterization Science Studies Geochemical Modeling
800
EM-20 700
600 b Numerical Experiments on 500 400 Dual-domain transport 300 200 etclDsac,cm Distance, Vertical 100
0 ARP-MCU 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 Facility Start-up Horizontal Distance, cm SRS Field Validation Saltstone
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SRNL – Savannah River National Laboratory; EM – Environmental Management; DOE-SC – Department of Energy Office of Science; PA – Performance Assessment; CSSX – Caustic Side Solvent Extraction ; ARP-MCU – Actinide Removal Process-Modular CSSX Unit; SRS – Savannah River Site SRNL Results at SRS
SRNL successfully developed technologies and continues to support operating Separations, Treatment, and Disposal facilities ¾ Apply record of success to other EM challenges
H-Canyon – operating nuclear materials Tritium Extraction Facility – separation facility operating tritium processing facility SRNL
Defense Waste Processing Facility – operating waste vitrification facility Saltstone - operating waste processing Modular CSSX Unit -operating & disposal facility waste treatment facility 15
SRNL – Savannah River National Laboratory; SRS – Savannah River Site; EM – Environmental Management; CSSX – Caustic Side Solvent Extraction Complex-wide Technology Development and Demonstration Coordination for DOE-EM
Recognize Identify Risks Challenges Seek Solutions
Remediating 88 million gallons of liquid radioactive waste
More than 10,000 groundwater and soil sites to protect and clean up Savannah River Pilot Test Facility before and after Attain End-states
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DOE-EM – Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management SRNL Infrastructure Actions
Master Plan Hot Cells Retain 773-A for radiological work Remediate SED, install improved HVAC Create new Research Campus in stages Funding Strategies ARRA stretch funds for source term reduction New Campus EM-1 sponsored line items for infrastructure IGPP funds (added to labor rate) Third party financed buildings
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SRNL – Savannah River National Laboratory; SED – Separations Equipment Development; HVAC – Heating Ventilation and Control; ARRA – American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; EM – Environmental Management; IGPP – Institutional General Plant Project Summary
SRNL is an enduring DOE Laboratory SRNL has
Strong applied science focus Significant core competencies A variety of academic disciplines Evolving capabilities in the national interest Commitment to improving our infrastructure (DOE-HQ) History of delivering technology solutions
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