Decision Analysis Modeling for Application and Fielding Selection Applied to Concrete Decontamination Technologies

The purpose of this two-year investigation is to field test innovative technologies for coating and surface removal on concrete floors and compare the compiled data to baseline technologies, thereby ensuring that the best and most cost-effective options are developed and subsequently used during the decontamination and decommissioning (D and D) of U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management (DOE-EM) sites. Comprehensive and comparable data will be collected in the areas of health and safety, operations, and secondary waste management. The technologies tested will include DOE-EM funded technologies and commercial non-nuclear technologies that have the potential to meet the environmental restoration objectives. This report summarizes the activities performed during Fiscal Year 1996 (FY96) and describes the planned activities for Fiscal Year 1997 (FY97). Accomplishments for FY96 include the completion of preparatory work to begin field testing of innovative technologies. A total of seven technologies will be tested during FY97. As a part of this project, interactive computer software will be developed during FY97, allowing site-specific parameters and technology performance data to be considered when determining the best option given site-specific conditions