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F -- ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION SERVICES DUE 082997 POC Walker K. Love, Contract Specialist,423-576-1220, Gary Riner, Technical Point of Contact, 423-241-3498 E-MAIL: Walker Love, Contract Specialist, lovewk@oro.doe.gov. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting expressions of interest for removal, treatment, and off-site disposal of sediment and subimpoundment soil (the "waste") from the Surface Impoundments Operable Unit (SIOU) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, Tennessee. DOE will be performing additional sampling and analysis of the "waste" for inclusion in a future request for proposal (RFP). DOE will hold a meeting to provide a summary of the "waste" characteristics on August 26, 1997, at 8:30 a.m., at the American Museum of Science and Energy, 300 South Tulane Avenue, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. A tour of the site will follow to inspect the impoundments, utilities, and potential staging areas. DOE is requesting the expressions of interest by close of business on August 29, 1997, as well as identification of any additional physical or chemical characteristics which might be needed by prospective contractors for development of their proposals. Background: Approximately 5,000 cubic yards of waste is in 2 large and 2 small impoundments at ORNL. There are 80 cubic yards in the 2 small impoundments which may contain polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) above 50 ppm, hazardous constituents regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and low activities of radionuclides. The low-level radioactive waste in the large impoundments contains approximately 180 curies of americium, cesium, cobalt, plutonium, and strontium. The remedial investigation/feasibility study, proposed plan, and an engineering support study are available at the DOE Information Resource Center, 105 Broadway Avenue, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. (0230)

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