2021 Q1 Accomplishments

Our progress toward protecting the environment and our workforce

By the Numbers

FY20	FY21 Q1	FY21 Q2	Performance Activity	Background
5	13	3	Transuranic (TRU) waste shipments to WIPP executed	Thirty shipments planned for FY21. From start of contract, 37 shipments (157 m3) executed.
895	86	82	Low-level waste (LLW) dispositioned (cubic meters)	Incl. CH-TRU & ER LLW. To date, 2,376 m³ shipped.
2,035	1.5	0.5	Mixed low-level waste (MLLW) dispositioned (cubic meters)	Incl. CH-TRU & ER MLLW. To date, 2,093 m³ shipped.
17	0	0	Hazardous waste dispositioned (cubic meters)	Incl. CH-TRU & ER waste. To date, 246 m³ shipped.
994	107	121	Waste characterization activities in advance of remediation and/or shipment	High Energy Real Time Radiography (HE-RTR), Flam Gas, and HENC performed by the WIPP Central Characterization Program.
354	36	78	Legacy TRU waste containers remediated in advance of disposal	Entails sorting and repackaging waste to meet disposal facility acceptance criteria.
11	10	10	Consent Order campaigns actively being worked (17 total)	One Consent Order campaign completed during FY20, 16 remain, 10 in progress.
16/16	0	3	Consent Order milestones delivered	FY21 milestones under negotiation with NMED.
4,974	1,256	1,442	Water, soil and vapor samples collected	Samples collected for characterization and to inform final remedies.
65.7	24.2	26.1	Groundwater treated and reinjected at Chromium Interim Measure (million gallons)	System became fully operational along plume's eastern boundary in March 2021.
664	60	60	Storm water control inspections conducted under Individual Permit	Storm water controls mitigate erosion and potential contaminant transport.
122	0	18	Aggregate Area waste dispositioned (cubic meters)	Consists of soil and debris excavated for environmental remediation activities. Includes TA-21 rubble sent for reuse at Area G.
5	1	0	Certificates of Completion received from NMED for SWMUs and AOCs	Enables removal from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit. 79 sites pending COC approval by NMED.
106,870	99,610	0	Transition water shipped (gallons)	Consists of purged well water and drilling fluids stored around the lab and on county lands.
145	0	0	Transition soil, metal and debris shipped (cubic meters)	Non-hazardous waste and New Mexico Special Waste.
9	5	22	Stakeholder engagement meetings	Public meetings have continued virtually throughout the pandemic.
30	7	7	Students enrolled in N3B's Workforce Development Program	Implemented in partnership with local colleges.
$55.5	$4.6	$11.3	N3B annual small business commitments	FY21 decrease attributed to COVID.
66.68%	77.93%	89.02%	% of subcontracts awarded to small businesses	Contract requires 65% of annual purchase commitments go to SB.

N3B (FY20, FY21 Q1 and FY21 Q2)

Scope of work

Newport News Nuclear BWXT Los Alamos (N3B) is responsible for safely and efficiently cleaning up legacy contamination and waste resulting from nuclear weapons development and government-sponsored nuclear research between1942 and 1999 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).