Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) brings operational discipline, proven approaches, and predictable results to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract (LLCC). Our plan readies all transuranic (TRU) waste for shipment within the contract period, achieves full compliance with the 2016 Consent Order as early as possible given regulatory constraints, and will enable the U.S. Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Los Alamos Field Office (DOE EM-LA) to meet all New Mexico, Tribal Nations, and public commitments.

The N3B team includes Stoller Newport News Nuclear (SN3) and BWXT Technical Services Group, Inc. (BWXT). We are joined by critical subcontractors Longenecker & Associates, Inc. (L&A) and Tech2 Solutions (T2S), a joint venture between Tetra Tech and Sealaska, an Alaska Native firm. Together, we provide a full range of capabilities tailored to LLCC challenges:
 

• Two decades of successful DOE-EM mission completion at DOE and national laboratory sites – without impacting core missions
• The only two companies in the world to have continuously performed safe nuclear operations under U.S. Navy nuclear rigor from the program’s start to the present, a combined 120 years of disciplined nuclear operations experience
• Successful TRU waste retrieval, treatment, packaging, and shipment across numerous DOE and NNSA sites
• Completion of billions of dollars’ worth of environmental management work
• Outstanding safety record across various environmental, waste management, and manufacturing operations
• Completion of environmental restoration activities and transition into long-term stewardship
• Innovative solutions to challenging environmental management problems

L&A will implement the Contractor Assurance System (CAS) scope and support Quality Assurance. Their experts have designed, implemented, and supported NQA-1 and CAS programs across the DOE complex at EM and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) sites (including Hanford, Savannah River Site, and Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office), and they are the prime support contractor for the Energy Facility Contractor’s Group (EFCOG). Using L&A for this role provides an essential aspect of independence (through audits) to ensure an honest evaluation of the quality and implementation of established programs, systems, and training, with no bias in metrics, performance assessments, or corrective actions.

T2S has been involved in nearly every chromium- and RDX-contaminated groundwater project in the U.S., including high-profile, time-critical projects to contain, control, and remediate groundwater plumes before reaching drinking water sources. T2S experts are experienced in using Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) groundwater modeling software (MODFLOW and FEHM) and will apply advanced visualization and analytical tools to provide broader, all-encompassing views of the problems. This additional information and perspective will enable the optimization of the groundwater monitoring program and well placements to achieve more efficient contaminant control, monitoring, and remediation.