Company Update and Case Studies WM Symposium Joseph J. Weismann, CHP VP, Radiological Programs (208) March 2016

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1 Company Update and Case Studies WM Symposium 2016 Joseph J. Weismann, CHP VP, Radiological Programs (208) March 2016

2 US Ecology Overview Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Boise, ID, USA Publicly traded company (NASDAQ Ticker: ECOL) Owns & operates hazardous and radioactive waste treatment, storage & disposal facilities: Six (6) hazardous, PCB, and radioactive materials disposal facilities Thirteen (13) hazardous materials treatment centers ~1,500 employees in Canada, Mexico and the United States (majority of personnel in services division) 2015: $563M revenue & $122.6M EBITDA 2

3 Stablex (Quebec) Hazardous waste US Ecology Washington Class A, B & C LLRW US Ecology Idaho Low-Activity Radioactive RCRA/PCB US Ecology Nevada TENORM, RCRA/PCB US Ecology Michigan TENORM, RCRA/PCB US Ecology Texas TENORM, RCRA/PCB Landfills Treatment and service centers Treatment and Disposal Services Industrial and hazardous wastes Radioactive wastes Mobile solvent recycling Organic chemical recycling Thermal recycling Aircraft deicing fluid recycling Metals recovery and recycling 3 3

4 Radioactive Waste Disposal Marketplace (early 2000 s) US Ecology Washington Class A/B/C LLRW Envirocare Class A LLRW ChemNuclear Class A/B/C LLRW US Ecology Nebraska effort US Ecology Ward Valley effort Tennessee BSFR: US Ecology, ChemNuclear, Race, Others 4

5 What We Saw In The Marketplace Nevada site shut down; Washington site Compact restricted New Part 61 development all but dead Compacts not producing capacity; but entrenched Limited Class A options BSFR useful but limited; non-secure landfills, etc Need for LARW disposal growing with growing D&D Robust federal government radioactive business Value of secure RCRA hazardous waste sites + existing 10 CFR alternate disposal process Need for innovation to serve industry needs 5

6 Current Marketplace (2016) US Ecology Washington C-Class A/B/C LLRW BSFR Changes EnergySolutions C-Class A/B/C LLRW US Ecology Idaho LARW EnergySolutions Class A LLRW WCS Class A/B/C LLRW 6

7 Idaho Site s Role in the Radioactive Marketplace Important, proven & economical option for LARW 2 of the 3 active nuclear decommissioning projects Majority of USACE Manhattan Project (FUSRAP) disposal market for over 10 years (3,000,000+ tons) NORM/TENORM disposal (shale oil and gas, etc) US DoD base cleanup (CA Navy and Air Force bases, others) USEPA Superfund, emergency response, etc 7

8 Active Decommissioning Projects Exelon Zion Nuclear Power Plant (Zion, IL) Pacific Gas & Electric Nuclear Power Plant (Eureka, CA) Westinghouse Fuel Fabrication (Hematite, MO) 8

9 US Ecology Idaho 9 9

10 Safety & Compliance VPP Star Status OSHA program Cooperative relationship between management, labor & OSHA Very strong compliance record companywide 10 10

11 Idaho Regulation of Radioactive Material Like LLRW sites in WA, SC, TX & UT, USEI is regulated by its host State Idaho law delegates radioactive material regulatory authority to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ) Idaho regulations implement State law (IDAPA ) Allows AEA-exempt source, byproduct & Special Nuclear Material IDEQ chose USEI s RCRA Permit as regulatory vehicle: Public involvement Modification process Compliance & enforcement vehicle Waste acceptance criteria & procedures Eliminates duplication of having both a Permit & License 11 11

12 Radiological Program Tailored from Richland program Rad Worker Training Contamination surveys Quality Assurance Program Consistent with 10 CFR 19/20 Harmonized with NQA-1 & NUREG-1293 Personnel Monitoring Environmental Monitoring Air, Radon, Groundwater, Soil, Leachate Annual Corporate Audit Idaho DEQ independently audits & monitors 12 12

13 Audited & Approved US Army Corps of Engineers US Environmental Protection Agency General Electric Westinghouse Electric Company Pacific Gas & Electric US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NON-FORMAL) Visited site, held public meetings in community, met with Idaho regulators Reviewed radiation protection program & environmental features in detail as part of alternate disposal approvals US Ecology s Idaho site provides equivalent protection to an LLRW disposal facility for HBPP s low-activity decommissioning waste -PG&E report to EPRI, June

14 Decommissioning Case Studies

15 Case Study: Hematite Nearly Complete! 1,600 safe and compliant rail shipments Last shipment expected in April 172,000 tons total (burial pits more extensive than planned) 10,000 tons of concrete/debris to USEI 13,000 tons of building debris to BSFR LEU averaged 3-5% 1,200 mci of Tc-99 at 8 pci/g (avg) 15

16 Westinghouse - 172,000+ tons.4% 1% 9% 87% USEI ES WCS Studsvik Westinghouse enjoyed an excellent working relationship with US Ecology our team shipped 172,000 tons to US Ecology for disposal, which accounted for over 1,600 safe and compliant railcar shipments and tens of millions of dollars in cost savings to the project over other options. -Joe Smetanka, Vice President, Westinghouse 16

17 Case Study: PG&E Humboldt Bay NPP Project starting 6 th year of shipments to USEI 2,000 th truck shipment last week Completed 150,000 gal water from SFP, canals & liquid RW Avg ~20 trucks/week Very low activity Byproduct Material, minor SNM, some RCRA & PCBs Caisson is next! 17

18 HBPP ~2,000 shipments 10% USEI ES & WCS 90% 18

19 Summary Disposal marketplace has evolved (& will continue to evolve) Industry Consolidation Demand for large volumes of LARW disposal growing 19 19

20 Questions? Joe Weismann, CHP, VP Rad Programs (208) Joe. Chad Hyslop, Director of Sales, West (208) Tim Curtin, Director of Sales, East (973)