Project Phases

Phase A: Radiological Laboratory/Utility/Office Building (RLUOB)

The RLUOB will house radiological laboratory space, a training center, four classrooms, two nonradiological training simulation labs, a utility building that supports all CMRR Project facilities, and office space to support 350 personnel in segregated cleared and uncleared areas.

An Entrance Control Facility will connect via a tunnel from the RLUOB to the Nuclear Facility. The RLUOB also will have a Facility Incident Command Center, an operations center, and space for future support of the existing TA-55 Plutonium Facility, PF-4.

A design-build contract, a procurement method already successfully demonstrated at LANL, was issued to Austin Commercial Contractors, LP, of Dallas, TX, in November 2005. The proposed RLUOB total project cost performance baseline is $164M. About 300 construction workers will be employed during the RLUOB contract.

Phase B: Special Facility Equipment (SFE)

Phase B covers the acquisition of gloveboxes, long-lead facility, and AC/MC equipment whose uniqueness, long-lead fabrication, and limited production capabilities necessitate individual procurement.

Phase C: Nuclear Facility

Preliminary design work is under way on Phases B and C. Construction work for Phase C (the Nuclear Facility) is scheduled to begin in 2008 and is expected to be completed by 2013.

This phase of the CMRR Project will provide the requisite Security Category I, Hazard Category II facility to meet NNSA mission needs. This single-building facility will comprise approximately 225,000 gross square feet with additional auxiliary space for worker access control and personal protective clothing change-out. The facility will house Hazard Category II actinide chemistry/ materials characterization and actinide R&D operations, Special Nuclear Material storage vaults, and large-vessel handling capabilities, all located behind perimeter fences at TA-55. The facility will be designed and built to meet all applicable nuclear and safety requirements.