Crews with Newport Information Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B) load drums with transuranic (TRU) waste for cargo to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). N3B licensed and accomplished greater than 30 legacy TRU waste shipments to WIPP – exceeding an EM 2021 precedence. Picture Courtesy EM-LA
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Newport Information Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos (N3B), the EM-LA legacy cleanup contractor on the Los Alamos Nationwide Laboratory, earned greater than $8.37 million, or 85.7%, of the payment obtainable throughout fiscal 2021.
“N3B delivered a stable efficiency based mostly on EM-LA’s analysis. Their progress in legacy waste operations and security foundation procedures helped to put a powerful basis for fiscal yr 2022,” stated Michael Mikolanis, EM-LA supervisor and the payment figuring out official. “One other power recognized was N3B’s integration of characterization with the cleanup of the Center DP Highway Website, which resulted in a sooner cleanup at much less value for a precedence undertaking. And with N3B’s renewed senior administration give attention to enhancing efficiency, I’m assured EM-LA will make additional developments on the legacy cleanup with our contractor companion.”
N3B obtained a score of “glorious” for regulatory compliance; “good” for high quality assurance/security, schedule and administration; and “passable” for value management, based on its scorecard.
The contractor achieved two important accomplishments in the course of the interval: executing offsite transuranic waste shipments with sturdy collaboration with the Nationwide Nuclear Safety Administration and its contractor, Triad Nationwide Safety, and finishing all fiscal 2021 proposed Consent Order milestones with the New Mexico Atmosphere Division.
The N3B scorecard additionally famous areas for enchancment, together with occupational security efficiency, incurred pointless prices for avoidable undertaking delays, and schedule efficiency.
View the N3B scorecard right here.