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A : W e e s t i m a t e i t w ill t a k e

, a t a m i n i m u m

, f o u r ye a r s t o b e g i n c o n s t r u c t i o n o n t h e firs t A OC- d ri v e n t a n k up g ra d e

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B e ca u s e o f t h e un i qu e n a t u r e a nd si z e o f t h e s e t a n ks

, t h e r e is n o " o ff- t h e

- s h e lf" s o l u t i o n. D if f e r e n t s ub j e c t m a t t e r

e x p e r t s w ill l i k e l y h a v e d if f e ri ng v i e w s o n w h ic h te c h n o l o g i e s ca n b e saf e l y a d a p t e d t o t h e R e d H ill F acil i ty

, a nd w h ic h o f

t h o s e t e c hn o l o g i e s is t h e b e s t c h o ic e

. An y p r o j e c t f u n d i ng w ill lik e l y r e qu ir e c o n g r e ssi o n al a u t h o ri z a t i o n v ia t h e m ili t ar y

c o n s t r u c t i o n ( M I L CO N ) a p p r o p ria t i o n s

. W e a n t ici p a te t h a t i t w ill t a k e 18

- 2 4 m o n t h s t o d ete r m i n e a nd a pp r o v e a B e s t

A v aila b l e P rac t i ca b l e T e c h n o l o g y (B A P T ) t h r o ugh E P A / D O H

, a nd t h e n a t l e as t t w o a dd i t i o n al ye ar s f o r f und i ng

, d e si gn

,

c o n t ra c t i ng

, a nd b ack g r o und c h e ck s f o r w o rk e r s

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T h e m a gn i t ud e a nd c h all e n g e o f c o n s t r u c t i o n w i t h i n a R e d H ill t a n k is n o t e a sil y c o m m un ica t e d. E a c h t a n k i s 2 5 0 ' t al l

a nd 1 0 0 ' i n d ia m et e r ( A l o h a T o we r c o u l d f i t i n si d e a n y o n e o f t h e t a n ks), a nd l o c a te d d ee p i n si d e s o li d b asal t r o c k o n l y

acc e ssi b l e t h r o ugh a n arr o w t unn e l

. I f c o n s t r u c t i o n e qu i p m e n t

, m a t e rials, o r p o we r f o r a n y n e w B A P T ca n n o t b e

p r ov i d e d t h r o ugh t h e n arr o w t unn e l a nd t a n k h a t c h

, w e w ill h a v e t o fi nd o t h e r m e a n s t o c r e a t e a b i gg e r o p e n i ng

t h r o ugh t h e t o p o f e ac h t a n k w h ic h w ill a dd la y e rs o f c o m p l e xi t y t o t h e s o l u t i o n.2 In o r d e r t o upg ra d e t h e 1 8 ac t i v e t a n k s i n t h e f o l l o w i n g 18 ye a r s (i n o r d e r t o m a k e t h e 2 2

- ye a r t i m e li n e ), t h e N a v y w ill

h a v e t o c o m p l e te o n e t a n k p e r y e ar

. A m ax i m u m o f t h r ee t a n ks ca n b e t a k e n d o w n f o r upg ra d e s a t o n c e i n o r d e r

m ai n t ai n o p e ra t i o n al c a p a b ili ty

, s o e a c h o f t h e t h r e e t a n ks m u s t b e c om p l ete d a nd r et u r n e d t o s e r v i c e i n t h r ee ye ars

.

Ex e c u t i ng o u r c u r r e n t c l e a n

, i n s p e c t

, r e p air c y cl e ( m o d ifi e d

- A P I 6 5 3 i n s p e c t i o n / r e p air), w i t h o u t i n cl ud i ng f u t u r e B A P T

p o ssi b ili t i e s

, is t a ki ng up t o f o u r y e ars f o r e v e r y t h r e e t a n ks

. W e ar e c o n c e r n e d t h a t f u t u r e B A P T t a n k upg ra d e s c o u l d

r e qu ir e 5 y e ars o r mo r e t o saf e l y c o m p l e te t h e w o rk

. B e ca u s e w e ar e c om m i t t e d t o t h e 22- ye a r t i m e li n e

, w e ar e ac t i v e l y

e x p l o ri ng w a y s t o e x p e d i te all s te p s o f t h e s c o p i ng

, f u n d i ng

, p e r m i tt i ng

, c o n t rac t i n g

, d e si gn

, a nd c o n s t r u c t i o n p r o c e ss

.

Su cc e ss w ill r e qu ir e f u ll c o l l a b o ra t i o n a nd c o m m i t m e n t fr o m al l s t a k e h o l d e rs (i n c l ud i ng r e gu la t o rs) t o e n s u r e n o d e l a y s

.

S i gn ifica n t c h all e ng e s t o ac c o m p lis h t h is t i m e li n e i n cl u d e :

* In i t ial r e qu ir e m e n t t o u p g ra d e e l e c t rical p o w e r

* E n v i r o n m e n t al p e r m i tt i n g

* C o o r d i n a t i o n w i t h o n g o i ng R e d H ill o p e ra t i o n s a nd t a n k m ai n t e n a n c e

* S e c u ri t y a nd a c c e s s iss u e s

* P o t e n t ial m o v e m e n t o f v as t a mo un t s o f s t e e l a nd c o n cr e t e ( o r o t h e r m a te ria l )

* L i m i te d o n -si t e s t o ra g e s p ac e f o r m a te ria l s a nd e qu i p m e n t

* S t a t u t o r y li m i t s a nd r e qu ir e m e n t s f o r s p e cific C o ng r e ssi o n al a pp r o p ria t i o n s f o r " m ili t a r y c o n s t r u c t i o n "

U pg ra d i ng all t a n ks w i t h i n 22 ye a r s w ill c e r t ai n l y r e qu i r e o v e rla pp i ng o f t a n k ac ce p t a n c e a nd filli ng o p e ra t i o n s, w i t h t h e

e arl y s t a g e s o f t h e n e x t p h as e o f t a n k i m p r o v e m e n t s

, w h ic h i n t u r n w il l r e qu ir e mo r e t h a n 3 t a n ks w o u l d b e o u t o f

s e r v i c e

, r e qu iri ng a w a i v e r a pp r ov al b y s e n i o r o p e r a t i o n al c o m m a nd e r s

. C o m p r e ssi ng t h e t i m e li n e t o a n y l e ss t h a n 2 2

ye ars w o u l d r e qu ir e e v e n g r e a te r p r o j e c t o v e rla p (a n d g r e a te r c o n s t r u c t i o n a nd o p e ra t i o n al r i sk) a nd w o u l d r e qu ir e

p e ri o d s w h e r e as m a n y as 5 t a n k s w o u l d h a v e t o b e o u t o f s e r v ic e a t o n c e

. N o t o n l y i s t h is o p e ra t i o n all y u n te n a b l e

, bu t

c o o r d i n a t i ng w o rk i n f i v e t a n ks a t o n c e i n t h e l i m i t e d s p ac e a v aila b l e w i t h i n R e d H ill w o u l d b e e x t r e m e l y c h all e ng i ng

, if

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y o u r p o ss e ssi o n.