Integrated Demonstration program -- Applying innovative technologies to VOC remediation in arid environments

Historical activities at US DOE facilities around the United States during World War II, including development of a nuclear deterrent, resulted in the discharge of chemical and radioactive materials to the environment. The DOE has now focused a major technical effort on the mitigation of the effects of those discharges through an environmental restoration program. The DOE Office of Technology Development (OTD) launched a major initiative to develop and demonstrate more cost-effective and safer means of restoring contaminated areas. This initiative integrates available conventional technologies and innovative and/or emerging technologies with ongoing environmental restoration activities. The ultimate goal of the OTD initiative is to have demonstrated technologies available for commercial application when they are needed at DOE sites. A key element of the initiative is the creation of Integrated Demonstrations (IDs). The VOC Arid-ID is providing the mechanism for developing and deploying cradle-to-grave technical solutions using a creative approach for solving environmental cleanup problems at the Hanford site. Within the last 10 months, and from it`s inception, the ID has been successful in deploying demonstrated technologies from monitoring and characterization through site remediation. The creation of IDs has provided DOE with a mechanism to accelerate the Hanford site cleanup bymore » bringing technology forward in a timely manner to meet the needs of the stakeholders.« less