ML21099A133

Presentation on the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (Frtr) to the Ramp Users' Group Meeting, April 12-16, 2021

ML21099A133
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Issue date:	04/12/2021
From:	Glover K, Thomas Nicholson, Dawn Powell NRC/RES/DRA, US Dept of the Air Force, Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR)

Promoting Interagency Cooperation and Technology Innovation To Cleanup Hazardous Waste Contamination Thomas J. Nicholson, U.S. NRC Kent Glover, U.S. Air Force and Chair, FRTR Steering Committee Dan Powell, Chief, Innovation Technology Branch, EPA RAMP USER GROUP MEETING SPRING 2021 RUG VIRTUAL MEETING, 12 - 16 APRIL 2021 1

Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR)

Leading the Federal Government's Efforts to Promote Interagency Cooperation to Advance the Use of Innovative Technologies to Cleanup Hazardous Waste Contamination. (FRTR Website: https://frtr.gov/ )

FRTR was established in 1990 to bring together top federal cleanup program managers and other remediation community representatives works to:

Build a collaborative atmosphere among federal agencies involved in hazardous waste site cleanup.

Share information and learn about technology-related efforts of mutual interest.

Discuss future directions of the national site remediation programs and their impact on the technology market.

Interact with similar state and private industry technology development programs.

Form partnerships to pursue subjects of mutual interest.

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3 Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR)

EPAs Office of Innovative Technologies was formed to help implement the 1980 Superfund Law Act and the 1986 Superfund Law Amended Act.

To advocate for new technologies for Superfund Cleanup activities, e.g.,

Contaminated soil cleanup Ground-water assessment and remediation Decision support tools Optimization tools Nanotechnology Green remediation and more 4

Recently Selected Source Remedies 5

Recently Selected Groundwater Remediation Technologies 6

30 Years of Advancing Interagency Cooperation and Technology Innovation*

Today, FRTRs priorities and initiatives include:

Technologies for improving Conceptual Site Models and optimizing remediation.

Emerging techniques for site characterization and treatment of emerging contaminants such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Advances in site characterization and remediation technologies for heavy metals and radionuclides in soil, sediments, and water, including those used at mine sites.

Mutual understanding of subsurface modeling and visualization capabilities and limitations.

Web-based strategies for improving technology transfer.

• FRTR 30-Year Anniversary Fact Sheet at: https://frtr.gov/pdf/30_Years_of_FRTR_Nov2020.pdf 7

Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR) 2019 FRTR Meeting on Modeling to Support Remediation FRTR Steering Committee created an Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Search and Share Guidance on Modeling All FRTR Steering Committee members were requested to provide a list of guidance documents and information sources available to assist practitioners involved in modeling site remediation, contaminant source characterization, and remediation activities, and to nominate a modeling specialist to serve on the Ad Hoc subcommittee.

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Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR)

FRTR Steering Committee Activity Ad Hoc Subcommittee Membership:

Kent Glover, AFCEC and Tom Nicholson, U.S. NRC, Ad Hoc Co-Chairs Noman Ahsanuzzman, EPA George Alexander, U.S. NRC Jon Fenske, USACE Edward Gilbert, EPA Thomas Lancaster, U.S. NRC Sophia A. Lee, NAVFAC Allen M. Shapiro, USGS Elise Striz, U.S. NRC Haruko Wainwright, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 9

FRTR Steering Committee Activity Ad Hoc Subcommittee Search Results:

No single guidance document was identified by the FRTR agencies.

Ad Hoc members expanded the search to subsurface flow and contaminant transport modeling documents and industry standards.

Expanded search provided numerous information sources which needed to be categorized to facilitate practitioners retrievability and use.

Two broad categories: Topical Area and Cross-Cutting category.

Definitions for the Topical Areas were provided with corresponding acronyms, and similar Cross-Cutting categories and acronyms.

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FRTR Steering Committee Activity Ad Hoc Bibliography Format Topical Areas & Acronyms:

General Guidance [GG]

Characterization to Support Development of Conceptual Site Models [CCSM]

Numerical Models, their Manuals and Output Portrayals [NMMO]

QA/QC of Data and Model Inputs [QAQC]

Calibration, Verification and Validation of Models [CVVM]

Uncertainty Analysis of Models [UAM]

Case Studies of Modeling which Supports Remediation Decisions [CSMRD]

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FRTR Steering Committee Activity Ad Hoc Bibliography Format Cross-Cutting Categories & Acronyms:

Regulatory and/or Industry Guidance [RIG]

Modeling Tools, Manuals and Output Portrayals [MTMO]

Lessons Learned from Modeling Case Studies focused on Remediation Successes [LLMR]

Subsurface Flow Modeling [SFM]

Contaminant Transport Modeling [CTM]

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FRTR Steering Committee Activity Ad Hoc Subcommittee Product Bibliography of Guidance and Information Sources on Subsurface Modeling to Support Site Remediation was reviewed and approved by the FRTR Steering for posting on the FRTR Website.

Each citation identifies its author/organization, document title and reference information, abstract/scope, electronic link, and Topical and Cross-Cutting acronyms.

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Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR)

FRTR Steering Committee Activity Ad Hoc Subcommittees Bibliography Example:

Barnett, B. and Townley, L.R., Australian Groundwater Modelling Guidelines, Waterlines Report, National Water Commission, Canberra, Australia, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-921853-91-3.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258245391_Australian_Groundwater_Modelling_Guidelines.

[GG][CVVM][UAM] [RIG][SFM][CTM]

Abstract/Scope: The objective of the Australian groundwater modelling guidelines is to promote a consistent and sound approach to the development of groundwater flow and solute transport models in Australia. It builds on existing guidelines (Murray-Darling Basin Commission 2001) that have been adopted throughout Australia in recent years. While it is acknowledged that the term groundwater modelling refers to a variety of methods, the guidelines focus on computer-based numerical simulation models. The guidelines should be seen as a point of reference and not as a rigid standard. They seek to provide direction on the scope and approaches common to modelling projects. The continual evolution of modelling techniques through adaptation and innovation is not only acknowledged but encouraged. It is recognized there are other approaches to modelling not covered in these guidelines and that such approaches may well be appropriate and justified in certain circumstances.

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Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR)

Ad Hoc Subcommittee Product and Activity Bibliography of Guidance and Information Sources on Subsurface Modeling to Support Site Remediation is posted on the FRTR Website at: https://frtr.gov/publib.htm .

FRTR Steering Committee is looking for feedback on its useful, and also requests information on developed guidance for its updating on a five-year cycle.

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Meeting Registration is at the CLU-IN Website: https://clu-in.org/training/webinar/FRTR-Grand1/ 16