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Field Demonstration Work Plan for ESTCP Project 20020 - PIMS
Section 5 - Cost Assessment
Cost issues are critical to the evaluation of ESTCP technologies. The PIMS field demonstration project will develop and validate, to the extent possible, the expected operational costs of the demonstrated technology. The section includes a discussion of all relevant costs and related data that will be tracked and documented during the demonstration so that operational costs of the technology can be estimated with a high degree of veracity. Example categories for tracking costs of the PIMS demonstration technology are shown in Table 5-1. Cost data obtained for the innovative technology during the demonstration will be used in the ESTCP final report and in the ESTCP cost and performance report, both of which will be written upon completion of the demonstration.
Table 5-1 - Cost Tracking
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| Start-Up Costs | Site Characterization | Includes hazards identification from contaminant of concern and setting baseline conditions before treatment of soils. |
| | Mobilization | Includes (but not limited to) planning, contracting, personnel mobilization, transportation, permitting and site preparation. |
| | Excavation of Soil | If necessary |
| Capital Costs | Capital Equipment Purchase | If purchased |
| | Ancillary Equipment Purchase | If purchased |
| | Modifications | |
| | Structures, Installation | |
| | Engineering | |
| Operating Costs Direct Environmental Activity Costs | Capital Equipment Rental | If rented |
| | Ancillary Equipment Rental | If rented |
| | Supervision | |
| | Operator Labor | |
| | Operator Training | |
| | Maintenance | |
| | Utilities | |
| | Raw Materials | |
| | Process Chemicals | |
| | Consumables, Supplies | |
| | Sampling and Analysis | |
| | Long-term Monitoring | |
| Indirect Environmental Activity Costs | Environmental and Safety Training | Required for comparison with alternative technology |
| | OSHA Ambient Environment Sampling | Required for comparison with alternative technology |
| | Waste manifesting (if any) | Required for comparison with alternative technology |
| Demobilization | | Includes (but not limited to) removal of equipment and structures, site restoration, decontamination, and personnel demobilization. |
| Other | | As appropriate |
The preparation and presentation of the cost analysis required in the ESTCP final report and the ESTCP cost and performance report will follow the recommended format.
Cost Comparison
The PIMS Apatite II treatment technology will be compared in the final cost and performance report to the cement based solidification technology.
Cost Basis
The anticipated cost basis will include scale up of the mixing operation (e.g., increase throughout of treatment materials) and other applicable emplacement criteria. Additionally, cost basis for applying treatment method for in situ application is expected to be included in the final cost and performance report.
Cost Drivers
The anticipated cost drivers for the PIMS remediated technology include operational labor, equipment lease,, and regulatory/safety requirements.
Life Cycle Costs
An estimated life-cycle cost for the PIMS remedial technology will include the following considerations:
Fixed capital costs (e.g., permitting and regulatory requirements, site characterization, benchscale treatability testing, site preparation, engineering and administrative support, equipment mobilization. demobilization, etc.);
Variable costs (e.g., site excavation, equipment lease, labor, sampling and analysis, Apatite II material, etc.); and
Future liability implications and costs associated with monitoring for a period of thirty years.