AGENDA 

2017 NATIONAL CLEANUP WORKSHOP
September 12-14, 2017
The Hilton Alexandria Mark Center | Alexandria, VA


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

4:00pm–6:00pm                     
REGISTRATION


4:00pm–7:00pm                     
EXHIBITS OPEN


5:00pm–7:00pm                     
WELCOME RECEPTION

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

7:00am–8:00am                     
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00am–8:15am                     
OPENING REMARKS

                                                         Roger Jarrell, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

                                                                  Councilmember Chuck Smith, Aiken County, SC; Chair, Energy Communities Alliance (ECA)
                                                                  Billy Morrison, Chair, Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG)
 

8:15am–8:45am                     
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: NEW DOE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES
                                                                  Dan Brouillette, Deputy Secretary, DOE
                                                                 
Moderator: James Taylor, General Manager, Environmental Business Line, Bechtel Nuclear, Security & Environmental

8:45am–9:15am                     ENSURING STRONG SAFETY PERFORMANCE AT EM DEFENSE CLEANUP SITES

​                                                                   Sean Sullivan, Chairman, U.S. Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
                                                                  Moderator: Bill Murphie, Director, Nuclear Programs, Jacobs
                                                     

9:15am–9:45am                    
INSIGHTS FROM THE HOUSE NUCLEAR CLEANUP CAUCUS LEADERSHIP

​                                                                  Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Chairman, House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
                                                                  Moderator: County Executive Ron Woody, Roane County, TN; Secretary, ECA


9:45am–10:00am                   
COFFEE BREAK

10:00am–11:15am                 
PATH TO EM SUCCESSES IN 2017

​                                                                  Stacy Charboneau, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, Office of Environmental                                                                                       Management, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE-EM)
                                                          Hanford Plutonium Finishing Plant Demolition/618-10 Burial Ground Remediation
                                                                  Doug Shoop, Manager, DOE-EM Richland Operations Office
                                                                  Ty Blackford, President, CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co.
                                                          Los Alamos Remediated Nitrate Salt (RNS) Drum Treatment
                                                                  Doug Hintze, Manager, DOE-EM Los Alamos Field Office

                                                                  Randy Erickson, Associate Director for Environmental Programs, Los Alamos National Laboratory
                                                          Portsmouth X-326 Building Ready for Demolition
                                                                  Robert Edwards, Manager, DOE-EM Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office
                                                                  Dennis Carr, Site Director, Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth
                                                                  Moderator: Jason Williams, Senior Vice President, EnergySolutions


11:15am–12:15pm                 
EXPANDING THE SUITE OF APPROACHES TO ADDRESS HIGH-LEVEL WASTE CHALLENGES

                                                                  Kara Colton, Director of Nuclear Energy Programs, ECA
                                                                  Dr. Terry Michalske, Director, Savannah River National Laboratory
                                                                  Kevin Smith, Manager, DOE-EM Office of River Protection
                                                                  Karthik Subramanian, N&E Chief Technology Officer, AECOM
                                                                  Moderator: David Olson, Vice President, Operations, Fluor


12:15pm–1:15pm                   
LUNCH

1:15pm–1:45pm                     
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 45-DAY REVIEW
                                                                  Jim Owendoff, Acting Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM

                                                                  Moderator: Mayor Bob Thompson, City of Richland, WA; Past-Chair, ECA


1:45pm–2:00pm                    
COFFEE BREAK


2:00pm–3:15pm                     
ROUNDTABLE: CONTINUING ACQUISITION MOMENTUM AND IMPROVING PROJECT PERFORMANCE

                                                                  Cathy Hickey, President, Westinghouse Government Services
                                                                  Ralph Holland, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Project Management, DOE-EM

                                                                  Jeff Kerridge, Senior Vice President, Business Development, AECOM
                                                                  Rick McLeod, President/CEO, Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization
                                                                  Greg Meyer, Senior Vice President, Fluor
                                                                  Billy Morrison, Chair, EFCOG
                                                                  James Taylor, General Manager, Environmental Business Line, Bechtel Nuclear, Security & Environmental
                                                                  Moderator: Martin Schneider, EFCOG


3:15pm–4:00pm                     FUTURE USES FOR EM SITES

                                                                  Carmelo Melendez, Director, Office of Legacy Management, DOE
                                                                  Jay Mullis, Acting Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, DOE
                                                                  Councilor Rick Reiss, Los Alamos County, NM; ECA Treasurer
                                                                  Doug Shoop, Manager, DOE-EM Richland Operations Office
                                                                  Moderator: James Fiore, Board of Directors, Waste Management Symposia


4:00pm                                     
ADJOURN

5:00pm–6:30pm                    
HOUSE NUCLEAR CLEANUP CAUCUS EVENT

 
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

7:00am–8:30am                     
REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:30am–9:00am                     LEGISLATIVE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EM PROGRAM

                                                                  Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), Chairman, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
                                                                  Moderator: Mayor Rebecca Casper, City of Idaho Falls, ID


9:00am–10:00am                   
PANEL: FROM RESTART TO OPTIMIZING OPERATIONS AND EXAMINING NEW MISSIONS FOR WIPP

                                                                  Bruce Covert, President, Nuclear Waste Partnership
                                                                  Councilman Dick Doss, City of Carlsbad, NM; ECA Member-At-Large
                                                                  Todd Shrader, Manager, DOE-EM Carlsbad Field Office
                                                                  Jack Zimmerman, Deputy Manager, DOE Idaho Operations Office
                                                                  Moderator: Scott Anderson, Deputy General Manager, CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley, LLC

10:00am–10:15am                 COFFEE BREAK


10:15am–11:15am                
ROUNDTABLE: REGULATORY STRATEGIES TO DRIVE CLEANUP SUCCESS

                                                                  Susan Burke, INL Oversight Coordinator, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
                                                                  Jack Craig, Manager, DOE-EM Savannah River Operations Office
                                                                  Suzanne Dahl, Tank Waste Treatment Section Manager, Washington State Department of Ecology
                                                                  Shelly Wilson, Federal Facilities Liaison, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
                                                                  Moderator: Seth Kirshenberg, Executive Director, ECA


11:15am–12:30pm                 STRATEGICALLY MANAGING EXCESS FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS

                                                                  Mark Gilbertson, Acting Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory and Policy Affairs, DOE-EM

                                                                  Robert Wilkinson, Chief Operations Officer, Mission Support Alliance 
                                                                  Stuart MacVean, President, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions
                                                                  Jay Mullis, Acting Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, DOE
                                                                  Moderator: Jim J. Bolon, President, Isotek Systems, Atkins


12:30pm–1:30pm                   LUNCH


1:30pm–4:30pm                     
SPECIAL EM LEADERSHIP SESSION (Note: This session is open to all attendees)


1:30pm–1:40pm                     EM LEADERSHIP SESSION OPENING REMARKS

                                                                  Jim Owendoff, Acting Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM


1:40pm–2:45pm                     
DISCUSSION: EM 45-DAY REVIEW AND TOP DOE LEADERSHIP INTERACTION WITH EM

                                                                  Discussion Leader: Jim Owendoff, Acting Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM

                                                                  Stacy Charboneau, Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Field Operations, DOE-EM
                                                                  Doug Hintze
, Manager, DOE-EM Los Alamos Field Office
                                                                  Roger Jarrell
, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environmental Management, DOE
                                                                  Seth Kirshenberg
, Executive Director, ECA
                                                                  Greg Meyer
, Senior Vice President, Fluor
                                                                  Billy Morrison
, Chair, EFCOG
                                                                  Doug Shoop
, Manager, DOE-EM Richland Operations Office
                                                                  Todd Shrader
, Manager, DOE-EM Carlsbad Field Office
                                                                  Kevin Smith
, Manager, DOE-EM Office of River Protection
                                                                  Mayor Bob Thompson
, City of Richland, WA; Past-Chair, ECA

2:45pm–3:15pm                     COFFEE BREAK


3:15pm–4:15pm                     DISCUSSION: WASTE MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

                                                                  Discussion Leader: Jim Owendoff, Acting Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM

                                                                  Gerald Boyd, Vice President, Strategic Business Development, SN3
                                                                  Jack Craig, Manager DOE-EM Savannah River Operations Office
                                                                  Robert Edwards, Manager, DOE-EM Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office
                                                                  Roger Jarrell, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environmental Management, DOE
                                                                  Rick McLeod, President/CEO, Savannah River Site Community Reuse Organization
                                                                  Jay Mullis, Acting Manager, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, DOE
                                                                  David Reeploeg, Vice President, Federal Programs, Tri-City Development Council
                                                                  Mark Senderling, Acting Deputy Chief for Regulatory and Policy Affairs, DOE-EM
                                                                  Dr. Todd Wright, EVP and General Manager, AECOM Nuclear & Environment
                                                                  Jack Zimmerman, Deputy Manager, DOE Idaho Operations Office


4:15pm–4:30pm                     EM LEADERSHIP SESSION CLOSING REMARKS

                                                                  Jim Owendoff, Acting Assistant Secretary, DOE-EM


4:30pm                                   
ADJOURN