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Decontamination Decommissioning 

& Environmental Services, LLC    

Preserving our Clients’ Best Interest 

DDES LLC 345 North Avenue, Second Floor 

Wakefield, MA  01880 978.278.3399 

 

www.ddesllc.com 

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Table of Contents

SECTION 1Company ProfileHistoryMissionServicesClient References

SECTION 2Primary Service Areas

SECTION 3Key Personnel

SECTION 4Licenses and Accreditations

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rofileOur Safety Commitment

Every DDES project, large or small, is backed by our well-trained and safety-conscious personnel. Personnel trainingand project safety receives our highest priority. We promoteproactive responses, build employee ownership, andrecognize safe work practices. All personnel adhere to ourstringent corporate health and safety programs, are 40-hourHAZWOPER trained, and certified as radiation workers underour MA Radioactive Materials License. Additionally, DDESprepares site-specific Health and Safety Plans for each projectto minimize risk and prioritize safety.

What sets DDES apart?

1st We’re in it for the long haul, with people who are

family and ownership-oriented.

2nd We see each project as an invitation to build a

mutually beneficial, lasting partnership, not as aninterim, profit opportunity.

3rd We’ll be there when you need us, stay as long as it

takes, and pump more energy, quality, creativity,technology, and know-how into our partnership withyou to do the job right.

Nuclear Metals Superfund Site

Our History

Since 2010, DDES LLC’s founders haveshared a passion for the sciences andfor meeting the demand forspecialized radiological support forthe research and development (R&D)industry. A small business based inWakefield, MA, DDES providesenvironmental and decontaminationand decommissioning (D&D) solutionsto clients primarily in thepharmaceutical, biotechnology andresearch industries.

Our Mission

We understand that innovation andagility keep you on the leading edge.DDES supports your edge by providingapproaches that are financiallyresponsible and in the best interest ofour clients. Our full-time, experiencedprofessionals build long-term clientrelationships, seek quality solutions,apply creativity, and utilize leadingtechnology to solve complex healthphysics and radioactive wastemanagement problems. Our goal is topreserve our clients’ best interest andto minimize wastes and their impactto the environment.

Our Primary Service Areas

• Decontamination &Decommissioning

• Hazardous Material Abatement• Radiation Protection Site Support

• Radioactive & Mixed WasteManagement

• Hazardous & Radiological ControlSystems

• Environmental Characterization &Remediation

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What do our clients say about us?

“They were always evaluating the situation anddeveloping processes that reduced required laborand waste. Their project management team waswell organized and looking into the future toensure that resources were available and readywhen needed. DDES was a major component inStrube’s survival and early completion of thisproject.”

— Brian, Strube Inc.

“…[Of] the five companies that have beenawarded similar projects over the course of thepast two years, DDES has outperformed everysingle other company in every possible way.”

— Andrew, Military Division

DDES is a leader in providing solutions to thepharmaceutical, biotechnology and researchindustries and is proud of our earned reputationas a safe, economical and efficient contractor.Our mission is to preserve our clients’ bestinterest, and we work with that mission in mind.

Integrated Project Team

Our in-house staff includes certified

and licensed experts in each of our

service areas who provide valuable

insights from a collaborative

perspective into your particular D&D

challenges.

Mobile, Full-Service License

DDES performs your D&D under our

full-service RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

LICENSE to speed the

decommissioning process and limit

corporate liabilities for compliance.

DDES’s license, issued by the

Massachusetts Department of Public

Health’s Radiation Control Program,

applies to D&D performed in

Massachusetts and can be applied to

any site nationally under reciprocal

agreement.

Latest Technologies

Using the latest technologies, we

accurately delineate areas that meet

decommissioning criteria to reduce

labor needed for D&D activities,

thereby minimizing contaminated

waste generated from remediation

and its associated disposal costs.

ISOCS NDA Analysis

DDES professionals designed and

implemented a program using a

remote portable ISOCS system to

quantify isotope and activity levels in

intermodal containers. This system

allowed our client to live-load and

immediately ship over 4 million

pounds of radioactive waste.

Onsite Waste Minimization

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Comply with radiologicaland environmentalrequirements.

As a R&D company, you facecountless challenges in bringing newproducts to the market place.Environmental and radiologicalcompliance shouldn’t be in that list.Let DDES help you concentrate onyour primary business mission, whilewe execute your decontaminationand decommissioning (D&D) needs,such as:

• Characterization and final statussurvey design and implementation(MARSSIM)

• Decontamination of facilities,interior surfaces and processequipment

• Computer dose modeling andassessments (DandD, RESRAD)

• Facility license termination activitiesand Final Status Survey Reports

• Asbestos, Beryllium, and LeadAbatement

• Dry Ice (CO2) blasting

• Hazardous/non-hazardous wastetransport disposal assistance

• Emergency response and cleanup ofradioactive and hazardous materials

Find the right D&DSupport.

You need solutions from anexperienced D&D support firm whounderstands your bottom line as wellas your highest ambition. This isDDES. We are seasoned professionalsintent on partnering in a long-termrelationship to solve yourenvironmental and radiologicalcompliance problems while preservingyour best interest, minimizing wastes,and nurturing our environment.

3 Trust the experts.Gaining expert knowledge starts with asking the rightquestions—something DDES’s professionals have been doingfor a combined 50+ years. Our team has an unblemished trackrecord of executing D&D projects at sites impacted with avariety of hazardous constituents, from single designatedlaboratories to multi-building campuses. We offer turnkeyservices for radiological, chemical and biological D&D needs.DDES possesses a Massachusetts Radioactive Materials Licensespecifically designed for decommissioning within the confinesof Massachusetts as well as via reciprocity with the NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC) and Agreement Statesthroughout the US. DDES is the only licensee in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts with such a license. DDES’program has been reviewed by numerous regulatoryagencies and has a 100% compliance record.

4 Concentrate on the mission.Relying on DDES for all required phases of a D&Dproject enables you to focus on your primary businessobjectives. We provide accountability from start to finish,ensure consistency in quality and safety, minimize risk andliability, and execute on time, within budget and inaccordance with regulatory compliance.

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Radium WarehouseDecontamination Project

We’ve providedsupportingdocumentationto the regulatoryagency,

Made a requestto terminate oramend theuser’sradioactivematerial license,

And receivedconcurancefrom theregulatoryagency.

Our Ra-226 Warehouse

Decommissioning approach

helped keep a small, local

business open

• By free releasing inventory forrecycle, DDES was able to provide theclient with revenue to help fundremaining decommissioning efforts.

• By implementing a high pressurecompactor during decontamination,DDES saved the client project fundsand minimized their environmentalfootprint.

• By using our waste managementplan for packaging and shippingcontaminants, DDES cut shipping anddisposal costs in half from previousshipments.

Our D&D ApproachWhen a change in facility use occurs where radioactivematerials are used, DDES conducts a comprehensivecharacterization survey of building surfaces and systems. Ourcomprehensive approach includes evaluation of floors, walls,laboratory cabinetry, instrumentation, fume hoods, exhaustventilation, drain and vacuum systems.

We ensure that materials exceeding acceptable values aredecontaminated/packaged efficiently as radioactive waste.

Project Snapshot:Ra-226 Warehouse Decommissioning

DDES successfully achieved radioactive material licensetermination for a confidential client in eastern Pennsylvania.During the decommissioning process, DDES employees freereleased 5.5 million pounds of warehouse inventory from fourwarehouses. By free release and later recycling the inventory,DDES was able to provide the client with revenue to help fundthe remaining decommissioning efforts.

To save the client money and minimize the environmentalfootprint during decontamination of the interior areas, DDESused several innovative waste reduction methods, including theimplementation of a high pressure compactor to reduce wastevolumes as well as surface decontamination using dry iceblasting.

Around the exterior of the warehouses, DDES’s GIS soil surveyspinpointed the precise location of contaminated soils. DDESpackaged and shipped contaminated soil and more than220,000 pounds of Radium-contaminated items and buildingdebris offsite using a waste management plan that cut shippingand disposal costs in half from previous shipments.

Each of our efforts enabled our client to successfully achieveradioactive materials license termination while growing as asmall local business.

We achieve unrestricted

release at sites

where others have failed.

Our job isn’t complete until…

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Are issues with asbestos or toxic metals sidetrackingyour company’s focus and mission?

Asbestos, Beryllium, Chromium and Lead Abatement

DDES is a fully licensed, bonded and insured asbestos abatementcontractor for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Ourabatement team is trained in the execution of asbestosabatement projects, including the construction of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) containment, removal of ACM, andthe safe handling and proper disposal of ACM. This licenseallows DDES to remove radiologically impacted ACM, eliminatingthe need for our client to hire separate contractors to completeproject scopes. We offer a complete solution to residential andcommercial Class I, Class II and Class III asbestos abatementservices including:

• ACM Tile Removal

• ACM Thermal System Insulation Removal

• ACM Disposal

Additionally, DDES uses meticulous contamination controlpractices to safely and efficiently provide decontamination ofhazardous levels of metal dusts including beryllium, chromiumand lead. DDES is one of a handful of contractors with experiencecleaning up beryllium contamination in process areas.

DDES successfully completed the cleanup of beryllium-impactedareas at the NMI Superfund Site in Concord, Massachusetts. Thiscleanup included a metals powder blending area, castingfoundry, two machine shops and eight areas throughout thefacility identified by a removable contamination samplingcampaign. DDES staff acted quickly to remediate the eight largeareas of removable beryllium contamination so that externalheating could be turned on to protect the sprinkler systems fromfreezing. We perform efficiently and effectively under pressure.

Assessments

DDES experts performqualitative and quantitativeexposure assessments toidentify, control, and/oreliminate workplacecontaminants, allowing ourclients to focus resources on theimportant contaminants ofconcern.

Our assessments not onlyquantify contaminant levels butalso provide real worldrecommendations based on ourindustry experience.Furthermore, our CertifiedIndustrial Hygienist (CIH) hasyears of experience performingchemical stabilization anddecontamination of processequipment with hazardousagents including chemotherapytreatments and activetherapeutic agents.

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Firing Range Cleaning and Abatement

Health effects of lead dust contamination are a growing concernthroughout the nation’s indoor firing range facilities. DDES’ staffhas the training and experience to assist firing ranges inrecognizing, evaluating and controlling safety hazards. Olderfacilities with minimal ventilation control systems in place or lackof frequent and proper cleaning protocols are putting employees,and in many cases the public, into hazardous conditions,oftentimes not knowingly.

DDES has project teams that specialize in cleaning and abatementof firing ranges of all sizes. DDES performs all indoor leadabatement and remediation work under negative pressure and incontainment to prevent the additional spread of contaminationduring remedial activities. We employ HEPA vacuuming and wetwiping removal techniques to clean lead dust from buildingcontents and surfaces. In many instances firing ranges containsteel deflector plates that require removal and cleaning. Typicallyfiring ranges are cleaned to meet final lead clearance releasecriteria of <200µg/ft2. Once facility ranges have receivedclearance they can then be encapsulated with a lead barriercompound and painted to the request of the client. DDEScharacterizes and disposes of wastes generated from abatementprojects in compliance with local, state and federal regulations.

DDES has completed eightrehabilitation and conversionprojects for the MassachusettsMilitary Division National GuardArmory indoor firing ranges.These projects entailed:

• cleaning of lead dustcontamination

• removal of sand from thefiring range traps

• lead clearance surveys

• encapsulation

• repainting of all firing rangesurfaces

DDES was also responsible forthe characterization and disposalof the hazardous wastesgenerated under these scopes ofwork.

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MISSION FOCUSEDComplex license requirements

can be confusing and frustrating

DDES applies our industry experience, quality solutions, andcreativity to help you navigate through the complex series ofregulatory requirements regarding your radiation protectionprogram. With over 50 years of combined experiencepertaining to radiation protection and environmental services,DDES understands the regulatory framework, has a proventrack record with regulatory agencies, and provides unmatchedsite support as part of an integrated project team or tosupplement your existing staff.

Our company is proud to have the knowledge and expertise toprovide radiation protection and industrial hygiene services ina comprehensive package. This provides a single point ofcontact for EH&S issues for clients. Additionally, theexperience of managing our own radioactive materials licenseallows our staff to more easily and comprehensively evaluateand maintain regulatory compliance with clients’ licenses andprograms.

DDES successfully provides radiation safety site services tomany clients in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We also provideoversight and technical staffing for the largest radiologicallyimpacted Superfund Site in the Commonwealth ofMassachusetts on which two of our team members are theacting Radiation Safety Officer and Assistant Radiation SafetyOfficer. The DDES Team has a proven track record ofsupporting our clients’ radiation protection plans without everincurring a Notice of Violation. We take the risk out of yourEH&S Program.

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Acting Radiation Safety Officer andProject Radiation Safety Officer.

Required annual internal audit ofradiation safety program.

Radiation Safety Compliance Trainingfor authorized users and principalinvestigators.

Compliance with radioactive wastestorage and inventory control.

DDES experts have onsiteexperience in:

• Radioactive material licensees,amendments and terminations

• Development and application ofD&D Plans

• Program Audits

• Radiation Safety ComplianceTraining

• Decommissioning FundingEstimates

• Radiological engineering

• ALARA engineering

• Radioactive waste management

Our Relationship withAgencies

As a radioactive material licenseholder, DDES interacts withagreement states and the USNRCregulators on a routine basis. Thisfamiliarity with our staffcombined with the quality of ourwork products assures quickreviews and approvals for ourclients.

We follow the most currentinteragency guidance governingsite decommissioning and finalstatus survey design.

DDES works closely with federal,state and local regulatoryagencies, including the USNRC,the US EPA and stateenvironmental protectionorganizations on behalf of ourclients.

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Overall Radiation Protection Program Audits

DDES routinely provides detailed program audits for our clientsin accordance with NUREG 1556. We provide a top-to-bottomoverview of the program to identify and communicate findingsand offer guidance for continuous improvement. We prideourselves in our experienced corrective actions and costeffective solutions for our clients.

Compliance Training

DDES offers onsite radiation safety compliance training inaccordance with 10 CFR Part 19. Our subject matter expertscan provide your staff with the knowledge to confidentlyhandle radioactive materials as specified in the client’sradioactive materials license. Advanced courses for the usageof radiation detection instrumentation are also available.

Decommissioning Funding Estimates

DDES experts use a standardized approach to assembling andupdating the decommissioning funding estimate (DFE) thatlicensees using quantities of radioactive materials in excess ofregulatory thresholds are required to maintain. Our approachfollows NUREG 1757, "Consolidated NMSS DecommissioningGuidance,” and our format that allows our clients to updatetheir DFE in-house as site conditions change.

Radiological Laboratory

Our Track Record

DDES has written numerousradioactive materials licensesand has served as RadiationSafety Officers (RSOs) andAuthorized Users for NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC)and Agreement State licenses.We combine this experiencewith the latest technologiesfor decommissioning to reducethe generation of radioactivewaste. Utilizing NUREG 1757,Consolidated NMSSDecommissioning Guidance,and NUREG 1575, MARSSIM,we assure facilities arereleased for unrestricted usewithin the established projecttimeline. We have achievedunrestricted release at clientsites where other companieswere unsuccessful.

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What’s the difference between a $25K and a $5K quote for the samewaste treatment and disposal? DOES YOUR SERVICE PROVIDER KNOW?

We do. We know it’s in how the waste profile information is

documented and presented to the processors. That’s why weassemble comprehensive waste profiles for mixed waste thatclearly communicate the constituents and inherent hazards ofthe materials. This reduces quote turnaround times and makesdisposal pricing more competitive by aligning all potentialservice providers.

DDES understands that our clients face numerous challengeswith the highly regulated domain of generation and disposal ofradioactive and mixed waste. DDES continues to help shapetoday’s waste management industry and consistently applythat expertise to preserve our clients’ best interest. We arecapable of dealing with the most complex radioactive/mixedwaste problems down to the simpler situations involvingNaturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM), with bothlicensed processors and disposal sites throughout the country.

Our experience includes sites regulated by the NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC); Agreement State, and sitesdecommissioned as CERCLA sites under USEPA regulations.

Our staff is as comfortable talking about chemical properties ofwaste as they are about nuclides and activities. We have in-depth experts in field characterization of chemical andradiological constituents. Being able to document materialthat does not meet the criteria for a mixed waste provides asubstantial benefit and cost savings.

For example, at a confidential client site, our staffcharacterized, consolidated, and repackaged over a hundredcontainers of radioactive and mixed wastes. Many containerswere not suitable for shipment and DDES saved the client timeand significant money by consolidating their mixed waste.

Mixed Waste Management

5 Reasons

our waste management

clients stick with us

1. We “think outside thecontainer” to discover cost

reductions for our clients that arenot dependent on the “price perpound.”

2. We sweat the small stuff,pay attention to the detailsinvolved with monitoring,tracking and managingradioactive waste to relieve ourclient’s regulatory burden.

3. We look up — at the upstream

processes that generateradioactive wastes to uncover thebest areas for wasteminimization.

4. We stay smart, honing our

understanding of the processesand studying available methodsfor treatment and disposal torecommend changes that areeasily implemented and thatprovide tangible benefit to bothresearchers and radiationprojection personnel.

5. We document meticulouslyeach and every waste streamprofile to achieve a successfulwaste management program andto obtain the best competitivedisposal pricing for our clients.

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Project Snapshot:Wastewater DU Sludge Stabilization and Disposal

DDES performed initial characterization of accumulatedradioactive wastewater sludge in five aboveground storagetanks that historically received process wastewater from adepleted uranium manufacturing operations for more than 25years. Initial historic site assessment information from twotanks indicated the sludge required stabilization prior toshipment.

Our project team designed a pilot study to stabilize this sludgeand demonstrate compliance with the receiving disposalfacility’s waste acceptance criteria. The pilot study was scaledup to full-size production and 125 cubic feet of sludge solidifiedwithout incident. We assembled the waste profile and receivedapproval from the disposal site to ship the stabilized waste fordirect disposal within two weeks.

The DDES team stabilized removed, profiled and shipped theradioactive sludge for direct disposal within weeks of designingthe pilot study. We performed QA/QC testing to verify the full-scale process was equivalent to the bench-scale results. ISOCsassays were used on the solidified materials to assign totalactivity in picoCuries/gram. The project was completedwithout incident and radioactive wastes were shipped fordisposal.

Advanced ISOCS Waste Characterization

The DDES Advantage

DDES provides creative solutions not

just the same recycled ideas. We

thrive on the hard projects because

we always find a way to accomplish

the goal. We invest the time in

research to gain insight and

perspective to provide solutions that

will benefit our clients.

We design every waste management

project to not only pay for itself, but

to continue to pay our clients back

every year. For example, we took

one client’s high activity waste

stream and designed a proprietary

process that saves our client

$120,000.00 in disposal cost

annually.

We pioneered a NDA application that

allowed hundreds of thousands of

pounds of D&D wastes to be

disposed of at a fraction of the

original cost estimate.

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3. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES.

We have the tools and personnel necessary toaccomplish routine and extended maintenancewithout affecting nearby operations. We safelytransfer and package old or worn out equipment fromglove boxes and hot cells for disposal whilecontrolling contamination. When beneficial, weencourage alternative control strategies such as bag-in/bag-out filters. We stand by our installation andrefurbishment as long as our systems are in service.We accommodate maintenance to systems installedby others as well. We often have requests to design,beta test and then implement system upgrades. Canyour contractor remove and reinstall a radioactivefilter housing into a new process without spreadingradioactive contamination? We do all the time.

Leaded glass becoming

embrittled?

Remove single

ventilation system?

Refurbish?

Minor nuisances

slowing production?

Remanufacture?

Degraded hot cell liners

introducing unwanted

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Compounds

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Retrofit?

Redesign?

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Who’s in charge when your facility control systems need attention?

90Sr Filter Housing System Upgrade paid

for itself

DDES suggested and implemented the upgrade ofour client’s filter housing to a bag-in/bag-outsystem that allowed the highly contaminated HEPAfilter to be changed without intensivecontamination controls required previously. Thenew housing generated 75% less radioactive wasteper change-out. This system upgrade paid foritself after the first filter change just by thereduction in labor and decreased disposal costsalone.

1. WE KNOW THE ANSWERS.

DDES has decades of first-hand knowledgeregarding the importance and function ofhazardous and radiological control systems. Ourability to refurbish, retrofit and design facilitycontrol systems — from the removal of singleventilation systems to the remanufacturing ofhot cells to exceed good manufacturing practices(GMP) standards — sets us apart from ourcompetitors. We install and maintain chemicaland particulate filtration systems, including bag-in/bag-out systems (HEPA and carbon filtration),to combat particulates and chemicalconstituents. We successfully accomplish dozensof these procedures all while maintaining ourALARA philosophy. We routinely work with highenergy beta or gamma radionuclides in Curiequantities. Our clients know we have theknowledge and capability to perform the taskssafely and efficiently.

2. WE NURTURE THE RELATIONSHIPS.

DDES works with filtration manufacturers todesign control systems that will best serve ourclient’s demands. Our strong relationships withfilter manufacturers allow our clients to be in thedriver’s seat when selecting the best industrial orlaboratory effluent filtering options. Our clientscan depend on us to routinely service thesesystems and to order the correct replacementparts to prevent unnecessary productiondowntime.

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Project Snapshot:High Hazard Systems D&D

The DDES team completed the D&D ofthe High Hazard Process Systems atNuclear Metals, Inc. Superfund Site.Under this scope DDES developed thedecontamination, disassembly andneutralization procedures for processsystems which contained concentratedhydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid,hydrochloric acid, hydrogen peroxide,and dissolved depleted uranium.

DDES developed for each process areaa specific LOTO, line breaking, andfirst-aid procedure to assure corrosiveradioactive liquids were appropriatelycontrolled.

One process had the added hazard ofconcentrated hydrofluoric acid. Theproject team brought in industryexperts to train our staff to safelyhandle this highly hazardous material.The team coordinated with the localhospital, EMS personnel to assure staffsafety in the event of exposure.

DDES employed color-changingneutralization agents to identify whereequipment and surfaces had beenimpacted by corrosives. Process piping,pumps, tanks and air scrubbingequipment were neutralized so thesematerials could be disposed of as non-hazardous dry active waste (DAW).

Project Snapshot:Remote Removal and Installation of Strontium-90 Hot Cell Liner

Due to years of high beta field bombardment, the floorof our client’s 90Sr hot cell floor lining, a polypropyleneplastic liner, required removal and replacement withoutdisassembling the cell. Our staff:

1. Designed tooling and equipment to remove theexisting cell floor using only hot cell manipulators.

2. Installed a remote camera to guide operationsimperceptible through the leaded glass window.

3. Cut and transferred 14 Curies of contaminated linerusing shielded containers without any release ofcontamination.

4. Fabricated a set of large panels based on theinterior dimensions of the cell and the capacity ofthe attached transfer cell.

5. Placed and sealed the panels with FDA-approvedadhesive to provide an impermeable layer tocontain any potential future radioactive liquid spills.

6. Designed a small replicable tile system that waslayered over the newly installed floor that allowsindividual tiles to be changed out using only themanipulators if damaged in the future.

Our approach eliminated the potential for the projectto have to be repeated years from now and reducedthe volume of high activity radioactive waste by anorder of magnitude. It also reduced personnelexposures to high dose rate materials by employingremotely operated tooling and keeping the hot cellshielding in place.

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What’s the status of your site’s radiological contamination?

DDES’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Radiological Mapping Program delivers our clientstangible, money and time-saving results for thoroughly characterizing and choosing the mosteffective remediation methods for your site.

DDES’s Start-to-Finish Radiological Characterization Process

GPS Projects

We have performed numerous walkover

surveys in support of the unrestricted

release of properties. We have used this

data to pinpoint discreet items and areas

of elevated radioactive contamination.

•We use NUREG 1757 guidance toassemble surveys that meet DQOswhile minimizinf the number ofsamples required.

•We integrate apporaches accepted bythe EPA to establish the latereral andvertial extent of contamination.

•We log and compile survey data andanalysis into a concise, systematicformat.

1. Site SurveyDesign

•We provide technical expertise andequipment operation for radiologicalwalk-over surveys.

•We produce your GIS Radiological Mapto provide a visual aid to the many datapoints collected for a betterunderstanding of the data significance.

•We use GIS software to delinate areasrequiring removal to prevent overexcavation.

2. SoilCharacterization

•We provide our clients with accurateestimates of soil volumes so costs areknown.

•We perform soil removal and necessarypackaging with emphasis onradiological controls and personnel andpublic safety.

•We present waste disposal optionsbased on isotope concentrations andwaste type.

3. SoilRemediaiton

The DDES Advantage

Many D&D contractors struggle with the proper

design of sampling plans for radiological

contamination in the environment. Our staff is well

versed in the use of Visual Sampling Plan to meet the

final status survey data quality objectives. We

understand how different a shallow soils

contamination site is from those contaminated at

great depths.

We always plan ahead to know what data will be

required to prepare site-specific DCGLs in the event

the results are above the default screening criteria.

This provides our clients with the greatest flexibility

in proving the site still meets the criteria for

unrestricted release with the least amount of

remediation required.

GIS Walkover Survey

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At the head of each DDES project is an experienced senior staff memberto promote our commitment to quality, creativity, and

building lasting client relationships.

The technical expertise and management skills of our Senior Management distinguish DDES fromother environmental contractors.

Matt Norton, CIH, CSPPrincipal

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSB.S., Industrial Hygiene and General ChemistryAmerican Board of Industrial Hygiene, CIH – CP 8061Board of Certified Safety Professionals, CSP -18217

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMr. Norton has over twenty years of practical experience in thecomprehensive practice of health physics, industrial hygiene,safety and environmental consulting. He is responsible for

directing DDES staff in the design and implementation of complex decommissioning projects. Heis also responsible for developing innovative and cost effective technologies for the disposal ofradioactive waste. Mr. Norton co-founded DDES in 2010.

Gary Nadeau, CNMTPrincipal

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSB.A. Biology with Chemistry ConcentrationB.S. Nuclear MedicineCertified Nuclear Medicine Technologist (CNMT) #07714

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMr. Nadeau has over twenty-four years of experience in thecomprehensive practice of radiation safety, health physics, training

and program design, development, administration, and management of radiation safetyprograms as well as auditing of these programs. Mr. Nadeau has an in-depth knowledge NRC andAgreement State regulations and has served as a consultant for research and medical radiationsafety programs as well as serving as a consultant to various NRC/Agreement State programsthroughout the United States. Mr. Nadeau has served as a Project Manager for variousDecontamination and Decommissioning projects throughout the United States and Canada. Mr.Nadeau has been listed as an authorized user and a Project Radiation Safety Officer on NRC andAgreement State Licenses. Mr. Nadeau is currently the Radiation Safety Officer for DDES.Mr. Nadeau co-founded DDES in 2010.

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Ryan FaheyDirector of Operations

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSB.S. Business Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMr. Fahey has many years of experience managing large-scaledecommissioning projects for pharmaceutical and biotech clientswho expect and receive state of the art approaches for surveys and

waste management. His diverse health physics experience includes the decommissioning anddemolition of a large-scale radiochemical manufacturing facility under Group 4: UnrestrictedRelease with Site Specific Dose Analysis in compliance with NUREG 1757 guidelines. He has alsomanaged a number of radioactive waste characterization, consolidation, packaging anddisposition projects. As all that know him can attest, he combines a “can do” approach to projectwork with the experience and expertise to accomplish tasks safely and on schedule.

Sean JacksonProject Manager

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSB.S. Agricultural Science with Minor in Wildlife Fisheries

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMr. Jackson has five years’ experience as a project manager inradiological decommissioning as well as environmental consulting.While with DDES, Mr. Jackson has executed major decommissioningprojects to achieve client’s license termination across the Northeast.Projects have consisted of a wide range of work including: full

demolition of radio-synthesis labs, Ra-226 warehouse D&D, Beryllium Regulated Area D&D, HighActivity Equipment Dismantlement, Filter Change Outs, and High Hazard Emergency Response.All projects have been completed on schedule and under budget while maintaining strictregulatory compliance. As a project manager, Mr. Jackson’s responsibilities include: maintainingproject health and safety, supply procurement and allocation, oversight of health physicscoverage, client relations, problem solving, and routinely the face of DDES for interactionsbetween clients and regulatory agencies. Sean takes great pride in finding innovative solutions tocomplex project problems in order to provide clients with the best service possible.

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Chris Kovalovsky, RRPTProject Manager

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONSRegistered Radiation Protection Technologist (RRPT)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMr. Kovalovsky has over 9 years of experience in thecomprehensive practice of radiation safety, health physics, trainingand program design, development, administration, and executionof radiation safety programs. He was accredited by the NationalRegistry of Radiation Protection Technologist (NRRPT) in 2011, and

has served as the Senior Health Physicist for decontamination, decommissioning, research, andmedical radiation safety programs as well as serving various Nuclear Regulatory Commission andAgreement States. Mr. Kovalovsky has served as the Assistant Radiation Safety Officer for a $74million Environmental Protection Agency Superfund removal action. In addition he designed aportable gamma spectroscopy assay program that was utilized to successfully characterize4,000,000 pounds of Uranium contaminated waste. Mr. Kovalovsky has also been responsible forair quality, effluent monitoring, and dose modeling for a 100 kiloCurie radionuclidemanufacturer.

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DDES LLC is a Small Business Entity (SBE)

Some of DDES’s professional licenses and accreditations include:

• Massachusetts Radioactive Material License 56-0623

• Massachusetts Asbestos License AC000870

• MA Health Physics/Emergency Response/D&D Work, Registration #65-0459

• Utah Division of Air Quality Asbestos License ASBC-582

Office: 345 North Avenue, Second FloorWakefield, MA 01880

Business Contact: Matt Norton, CIH, CSP(978) 278-3399mdnorton@ddesllc.com

Website: www.ddesllc.com

Year Established: 2010

Principals: Matt Norton, CIH, CSPGary S. Nadeau, CNMT

Business Category: Small Business, Privately Held Corporation

NAICS: 541620, 541990, 561210, 562910

DUNs Number: 962137613

Tax ID: 27-1793441