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Cost estimating of the closure/post‐closure phase
Author(s) -
Cressman Kenneth R.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
remediation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6831
pISSN - 1051-5658
DOI - 10.1002/rem.3440010308
Subject(s) - closure (psychology) , remedial action , environmental science , cost estimate , remedial education , cost analysis , engineering , operations research , contamination , environmental remediation , economics , mathematics , ecology , systems engineering , market economy , biology , mathematics education
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is beginning major environmental restoration projects of both active and inactive sites throughout the United States. The problems at the sites include contaminated soils, groundwater and surface waters, structures, and old waste disposal areas. IT Corporation, under the direction of the Office of Independent Cost Estimating (OICE) for DOE, developed a list of environmental problems at the sites and probable cleanup technologies and techniques that could be used. Estimated unit costs were then developed for these cleanup technologies, using available data and references. Some procedures developed were common to many or all cleanup projects. These included site characterization, remedial investigation (RI), feasibility studies (FS), and the closure/post‐closure phase. The article will focus on cost estimating of the closure/post‐closure phase of a cleanup project. The cost data provided are for budget level or check estimates. Site‐specific conditions as well as items peculiar to the environmental industry, such as governmental regulations and community relations, can influence both the cost and duration of a cleanup project.