This is a special notice issued by Westinghouse Savannah River Company (WSRC), management and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. WSRC wishes to determine public interest in licensing for commercial applications the chemically reactive barrier mat, a new in situ method to prevent the migration of radioactive and/or hazardous wastes to the environment. Use of the new barrier mat can reduce the degree and cost of physical barriers otherwise needed to ensure the integrity of a disposal site. Multiple water permeable active layers, sandwiched between top and bottom layers and containing at least one reactive agent each, stabilize specific contaminants within the hazardous waste. Reactive agents, selected for the type of waste to be contained, may be mixed within an active layer or separated into distinct active layers. The permeability of the bottom layer can be adjusted to suit the environmental conditions under which the barrier mat will be used. The mat may come in a long continuous roll which can be cut to size in the field. Its flexibility will accommodate various surface contours. For more information on the chemically reactive barrier mat and licensing opportunities contact Joseph P. Dugan, telephone (803) 725-0848 or (800) 228-3843; Fax: (803) 725-4988; email:
[email protected]; or address: Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Building 773-41A, Room #243, Aiken, SC 29808. Responses to this notice should be received by May 3, 2002. This is not a request for a formal subcontract; it is a request for interested parties and licensing opportunities only.