D.O.E. Awards a Contract to U.S.A. Repository Services for Management and Operating Contractor Support for the Yucca Mountain Plan
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Category: Radiation/NuclearType: News
Source: US Department of Energy
Date: Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Washington, D.C. -- The D.O.E. (DOE) today awarded a $2.5
billion management and operating (M&O) contract to U.S.A. Repository Services (USA-RS),
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the URS Corporation. USA-RS will be supported by
principal subcontractors: Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc., and AREVA
Federal Services, Incorporated
“If we are to meet growing energy demand and slow the growth of greenhouse
gas emissions, nuclear power must be a larger part of our energy mix; it is a
mature technology with significant potential to supply large amounts of safe,
reliable, emissions-free base load power. In order to ensure that such an
expansion can occur, the U.S. must have a permanent repository for the
disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste,” said
Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman. “This contract will enable our countrywide
repository plan to move forward by securing the necessary management and
operations expertise needed as we begin the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
licensing proceedings.”
USA-RS will provide mission support to the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste
Management (OCRWM) for the Yucca Mountain Project. As awarded, this contract has
a five-year period of performance with a potential five-year option period. If
fully exercised, this contract will continue through March 31, 2019.
Key scope activities under this new M&O contract are:
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providing management expertise and support for the completion of repository
design;
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addressing questions or requests for additional information from the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on the DOE’s License Application and
supporting DOE’s activities in the subsequent NRC licensing process;
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operating the Yucca Mountain site; and
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providing construction management and integration support.
After the transition activities are completed, USA-RS will assume responsibility
for full performance on April 1, 2009. A website providing information on the
new contract will be set up prior to transition and will be accessible from the OCRWM
website.
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