May 2023 - SC&A Wins a 5-Year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Support the NEPA Activities of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM). The BPA is intended to support EXIM in the preparation of environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, and related documents to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act for a wide variety of energy, environmental, and nuclear projects. Services provided must comply by CEQ (40 CFR 1500–1508) and by EXIM (12 CFR Part 408) regulations and be consistent with applicable other environmental regulations and guidance.

March 2023 - SC&A Wins $2.7M Contract with EPA ORIA to Continue Supporting WIPP Inspection and Audits Program. SC&A has been supporting this program under 40 CFR Part 194 for almost 20 years. The 1992 Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Land Withdrawal Act gave the EPA the authority to certify whether the WIPP disposal facility near Carlsbad, NM, is complying with the EPA’s regulations for the disposal of transuranic radioactive waste.

January 2023 - Ernest Wohnig Joins SC&A, Inc. to Lead Enterprise Risk Management Practice. Wohnig is an internationally recognized senior executive with a proven track record in strategy, business operations, risk management, cybersecurity, information technology, and defense/intelligence. He has previously been a Senior Corporate Director of an energy multinational ($37B international asset base) leading their cybersecurity program, has served as a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), and has been an advisor to senior executives in firms and governments across the U.S., Europe and South America. He also led a cross-sectors cybersecurity line of business for a major multinational consultancy and practices related to governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and business risk at other firms. Wohnig has been an advisor to the U.S. Department of Energy, North American Electric Reliability Corporation, National Association of Regulatory Utilities Commissioners, and Brazil’s National Energy Regulator, and has advised a White House working group and National Intelligence Council on national strategy. He was named a Top 100 Global CISO in 2022.

Wohnig will found and grow SC&A’s Enterprise Risk Management Practice, focused on bringing an expanded risk perspective and innovative risk-reduction solutions to SC&A’s expanding list of federal and commercial clients. The practice will help clients identify, manage and remediate multiple aspects of business enterprise risk, including environment, social, and governance (ESG), supply chain, traditional GRC and cybersecurity concerns.

“In addition to the stand-alone value of this new Enterprise Risk Management Practice, the integration of its capability with existing SC&A practices will provide our current and future clients an ever more comprehensive and reinforcing set of business and mission solutions,” said Gregory Beronja, SC&A Chief Executive Officer.

November 2022 - SC&A Nuclear Engineers and NEPA Specialists Help Global Nuclear Fuel – Americas, LLC (GNF-A) Assess Data Needs and Prepare Environmental Report Supplement to NRC. SC&A is to initially review the adequacy and comprehensiveness of data provided by GNF-A for the Report Supplement to efficiently complete its environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Environmental Report Supplement will support a submittal to the NRC to enable the start of construction of the Natrium Fuel Facility, a Category II high-assay, low-enriched uranium (HALEU) fuel fabrication facility at GNF-A’s Wilmington, NC site.

October 2022 - SC&A to Continue to Support EPA on TENORM in Natural Resources Extraction. SC&A has been awarded a new task order to continue our role providing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with technical support for the completion, editing, and response to comments on draft reports related to technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive material (TENORM) in the oil and gas and rare earths elements sectors. SC&A has supported these programs since their inception by the EPA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.

October 2022 - Dr. Bruce Piasecki and Dr. John Mogge Join SC&A’s Board of Directors. SC&A, Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Bruce Piasecki and Dr. John Mogge have joined SC&A’s Board of Directors. Dr. Piasecki is the founder and chair of AHC Group Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in growth, energy, environment, and sustainability. Dr. Mogge is currently at JWMogge Consulting LLC, a former Environmental Market Executive at CH2M, and former President of SAME. “We are excited about adding two such prominent management consulting professionals to the Board as SC&A expands our service offerings in air quality and climate change, clean energy, environmental management (including ESG), radiation sciences, remediation, and resiliency and emergency management,” says Gregory Beronja, SC&A Chief Executive Officer. For more details, read the full press release.

September 2022 - SC&A Wins Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to Support DOE/NNSA. SC&A has won a BPA to support the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and other DOE programs in the preparation of environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, and related documents to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act for a wide variety of energy, environmental, and nuclear projects.

September 2022 - SC&A Wins Prime Contract to Prepare Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). The SC&A Team will review and analyze all impacts of the continued operation of SNL and other leased properties, along with potential new construction projects. SNL in New Mexico is a multi-program laboratory with a role in the nuclear weapons complex, national security, nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, renewable energy initiatives, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter UAS testing and operations, and growing work with nanomaterials and biological materials, as well as work for other federal agencies and non-federal entities.

July 2022 - SC&A Wins BPA to Support EPA Office of Air & Radiation. SC&A has been awarded a multi-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide support to EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR). This BPA, Environmental, Analytical, Research, Technical, and Hybrid (EARTH) Support Services, will support all the OAR offices including the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air, and Office of Air Policy and Program Support. The performance work statement includes diverse general tasks: (1) Data Analysis and Modeling, (2) Environmental Science-Related Testing and Quality Assurance, (3) Research and Documentation, (4) Policy and Regulation Support, and (5) Operations and Communications. SC&A has been continuously supporting OAR since 1983, and this BPA ensures that this relationship will continue into the future.

July 2022 - SC&A Contributes to IAEA Report on Radioactive Contamination in Urban Environments. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Modelling and Data for Radiological Impact Assessments (MODARIA) Programme recently published its TECDOC report addressing radioactive contamination in urban environments. SC&A worked with MODARIA to develop a worksheet detailing 94 features and attributes of computer models for assessing public exposure to radiation releases. After developing the worksheet, SC&A reviewed dozens of models from around the world, collecting data to assess each model on 18 criteria. The final IAEA TECDOC includes information on and a comparison of 31 models used by the IAEA and member agencies representing nine countries and the European Union.

May 2022 - SC&A Team Completes Final EA for the Flatirons Campus Water System Project. For the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the SC&A Team has prepared the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Flatirons Campus Water System Project, Jefferson County, CO. The Final EA (DOE/EA-2171) assesses the potential environmental impacts of a proposed project to provide code-compliant water systems to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Flatirons Campus. DOE’s proposed action is to provide Federal funding to NREL to construct and operate the Project. The Final EA also addressed public and Federal, State, and local agency comments on the draft EA. The SC&A Team also supported the public and document records maintenance and the drafting of the Record of Decision.

April 2022 - SC&A to Support Future WIPP Recertification. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded SC&A a new Task Order to continue its role as the prime contractor to provide technical support for the recertification of the DOE Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The next WIPP recertification application from DOE is scheduled for 2024.

April 2022 - SC&A Supports EPA Recertification of WIPP. On May 3, 2022, EPA recertified that the DOE WIPP continues to comply with 40 CFR Part 191, Subparts B and C. As the lead contractor, SC&A supported this most recent recertification by helping EPA prepare multiple technical reviews and by preparing several evaluation documents, including Compliance Application Review Documents and Technical Support Documents. SC&A has provided EPA with technical support for WIPP certification for almost 20 years.

April 2022 - FEMA Acknowledges SC&A Staff for Contribution to Nation’s COVID-19 Response. SC&A Senior Vice President Ron Davison was part of a broad team of specialists who were awarded Certificates of Achievement by FEMA’s Continuous Improvement Division for the outstanding support provided to the Agency in implementing their nationwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine missions during 2020 and 2021. Mr. Davison noted: “The collected effort of both federal employees and a deep and talented contractor team that included individuals from many partner firms was impressive. The team overcame many challenges to this difficult event that affected every part of our country. I am honored to have contributed and believe that FEMA, and our Nation, will be better prepared for future catastrophic incidents because of everyone’s dedication, hard work, and passion to help our fellow citizens."

March 2022 - SC&A Team Completes Draft EA for the Flatirons Campus Water System Project. For the Department of Energy, the SC&A Team has prepared the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Flatirons Campus Water System Project, Jefferson County, CO. The EA (DOE/EA-2171) assesses the potential environmental impacts of a proposed project to provide code-compliant water systems to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Flatirons Campus. DOE’s proposed action is to provide Federal funding to NREL to construct and operate the Project. The draft EA is available for public review and comment.

December 2021 - SC&A Presents on Chemical Accident Prevention to Ohio Emergency Managers. Our Midwest Regional Manager, Andrew D. Shroads, QEP, gave a presentation on “Chemical Accident Prevention: Opportunities for Coordination and Planning” to the Emergency Management Association of Ohio (EMAO) on December 9, 2021. SC&A became an associate member of the EMAO this year and was honored to be selected to present to Ohio’s county emergency management agencies. Shroads discussed the overlap between emergency planning and the major federal environmental laws (Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act).

September 2021 - SC&A Experts to Support FEMA After Action Report on Nationwide COVID Vaccination. SC&A was tasked by the CNA Corporation to provide subject matter expertise for the after action assessment to FEMA’s management of the Federal Government’s management of the nationwide COVID vaccination effort.

September 2021 - SC&A Resiliency & Emergency Management Team Wins Two NIEHS Task Orders. SC&A has been awarded two new task orders under our contract with the National Institute for Environmental Health and Safety to conduct senior leadership seminars and to assess the Institutes security technology.

September 2021 - SC&A Wins Task Order to Support DOE/NNSA Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Flatirons Campus Water System Project. Under the DOE-Wide NNSA NEPA Blanket Purchase Agreement Contract, SC&A will help NNSA assess the environmental impacts of a proposed action to construct a water line from the Smart Reservoir in the southwest corner of the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge to a new water treatment facility on the Flatirons Campus. SC&A brings NNSA an experienced team with the technical expertise, NEPA knowledge, and DOE experience to ensure the EA is comprehensive, timely, cost effective, and of the highest quality.

September 2021 - SC&A Wins 5-Year Contract for Continued Environmental, Scientific, and Energy Consulting Technical Services Support to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control. SC&A will assist UDEQ in its licensing and oversight responsibilities by providing expertise to review and evaluate applicant license submissions, environmental reports, and engineering designs for proposed disposal sites, containment structures, and transport packages. We will also assist in evaluating environmental monitoring and surveillance programs; radiation safety plans and procedures; radiological performance assessments; and plans, assessments, and procedures for facility operations. SC&A will support the UDEQ in public meetings and appeal hearings, as needed.

September 2021 - SC&A Wins NRC Task Order for Technical and Editorial Support for MARSSIM Revision 2. SC&A will assist the NRC MARSSIM Working Group make the final revisions to the draft Revision 2 of NUREG-1575, “Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual,” based on the results of peer review and public comment. This task order is issued under the NRC Enterprise Contract for Rulemakings, Licensing and Regulatory Actions for Materials and Waste, and Environmental Reviews for Materials, Waste, and Reactor Programs.

September 2021 - SC&A to Expand Support to DC COVID Vaccination Campaign. SC&A has received task order expansions from CNA Corporation to expand the engagement to support the District of Columbia’s Department of Health in managing COVID vaccination assistance to District citizens.

July 2021 - SC&A Expert Co-authors Paper on Use of PHREEQC to Model WIPP Chemical Conditions for IUPAC International Symposium. Janet Schramke, PhD, of SC&A is a co-author of “The Use of PHREEQC to Model WIPP Chemical Conditions as an Alternative to EQ3/6,” which was presented at the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry’s (IUPAC’s) 19th International Symposium on Solubility Phenomena and Related Equilibrium Processes virtual conference by her co-author Eugenio-Felipe (Jay) U. Santillan, PhD, of the U.S. EPA. R. Thomas Peake of U.S. EPA is the third co-author.

June 2021 - SC&A Supports EPA’s Improvement in the Access, Transparency, and Timeliness of Air Toxics Data and Risk Information. The EPA announced a move to provide more frequent updates to national air toxics data and risk estimates. The agency’s new approach will provide an annual, more systematic update for all air toxics information, including emissions, ambient concentrations, national screening risk estimates, and monitoring data. SC&A has helped the EPA perform national air toxics assessments for over a decade, including support for EPA’s 2002, 2005, 2011, and 2014 National Air Toxics Assessments (NATA). SC&A is supporting this new effort by computing, compiling, and summarizing the risk results for all sources (point and nonpoint) for every census tract in the U.S.

May 2021 - SC&A Wins Continued Implementation and Strategies Support to the EPA. SC&A has been awarded a 5-year Implementation and Strategies Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide technical support to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implementation of Title I of the Clean Air Act and associated Titles. SC&A will provide technical assistance to support development, implementation, and communication of environmental policy. This will include support for program development, review and analysis of data, strategic monitoring and modeling, assessment of emission control techniques and strategies, cost and benefit analysis, and public outreach.

May 2021 - SC&A COVID-19 Support to FEMA and DC. Under subcontract to CNA, SC&A’s role has recently expanded to provide subject-matter expert support and serve as section lead in support of developing FEMA’s COVID-19 vaccination after action assessment. Under another subcontract to CNA, SC&A was awarded an extension to continue to support the District of Columbia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic through Summer 2021.

May 2021 - SC&A Wins DHS Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). SC&A was recently awarded a BPA with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The multi-award contract has a projected 3-year period of performance.

May 2021 - SC&A to Support Environmental Emergency Planning. SC&A was awarded a subcontract under Mozaik Solutions to provide assistance in environmental emergency planning to a major strategic critical infrastructure client as part of their broader emergency management program development and planning effort.

May 2021 - SC&A to Help Update VA Radiological Emergency Plan. SC&A recently was awarded a subcontract from the Olson Group to support the State of Virginia to provide technical expertise in updating the State’s Radiological Emergency Response Plan.

May 2021 - SC&A Wins Continued NATA and RTR Program Support to the EPA. SC&A has been awarded a 5-year small business set-aside Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to continue to provide support to the EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) for their National Air Toxics Assessments (NATA) and for risk assessment activities within the Risk and Technology Review (RTR) program. SC&A has been an integral part of EPA’s RTR program since the inception of the Urban Air Toxics Strategy in the 1990s; has modeled EPA's ongoing NATA since 2002; and has developed the Human Exposure Model (HEM) for these efforts, including a community assessment tool for Environmental Justice (EJ) analyses. Under this new 5-year BPA, SC&A will support all aspects of EPA risk assessments and will continue to develop and enhance exposure and risk models, including new and improved HEM capabilities, such as EJ tools and graphical capabilities, to enable EPA to identify potentially disproportionate impacts on communities.

April 2021 - SC&A SC&A Wins Task Order to Provide Technical Assistance to the NRC for the NEPA and NHPA Section 106 Reviews of Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Sites of Significance for the Crow Butte ISR License Renewal Application. This task order is issued under the NRC Enterprise Contract for Rulemakings, Licensing and Regulatory Actions for Materials and Waste, and Environmental Reviews for Materials, Waste, and Reactor Programs. SC&A will help the NRC complete its identification obligations under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to resolve any remaining contention in the adjudicatory proceeding for the Crow Butte in situ uranium recovery (ISR) license renewal request in Nebraska.

April 2021 - SC&A on Winning Team for $99M to Support DHS Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. SC&A is part of the Noblis team just awarded a $99 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enhance the Nation’s abilities to prevent terrorists and other threat actors from using weapons of mass destruction and help operational partners close capability gaps in safeguarding the Nation against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and health security threats. Read more details in the Noblis press release.

January 2021 - SC&A Wins Task Order to Provide Support for the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee and Annual Clean Air Excellence Awards Programs. SC&A has won the first task order issued under the Analytical Support Services BPA for the EPA Office of Air and Radiation. Under this task order, SC&A will provide meeting facilitation support and other organizational and communication duties related to supporting the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, its Permits, New Source Review and Toxics Subcommittee, and its workgroups. We will also provide support for the annual Clean Air Excellence Awards Program.

December 2020 - SC&A Reviews COVID Cloth Mask Studies for Potential Radiation Protection. SC&A is reviewing recent scientific literature on the ability of cloth masks to filter aerosol particles from another angle: Can cloth masks help protect against inhaled radioactive dust and aerosols during a radiological incident emergency? We are conducting this review for the CDC Radiation Studies Section as a subcontractor to SciMetrika, Inc.

December 2020 - SC&A Wins Continued Air Policy and Program Support to the EPA. SC&A has been awarded a 5-year Analytical Support Services BPA to provide policy analysis, policy, and program development; program review; and communications support to the EPA Office of Air and Radiation (OAR). SC&A will support OAR in evaluating the technological, financial, social, human health, environmental, and ecological effects of existing and potential future government policies and regulations. We will also provide public communications support about the potential effects of changes in government policy and facilitate potential resolution of issues identified by competing stakeholders. Task orders under this contract will help OAR conduct human health, welfare, ecological, and environmental impact assessments; conduct engineering and cost assessments of pollution control equipment and production processes; and provide technical support and analysis on implementation of air emission control programs, policies, and regulations.

December 2020 - SC&A Completes Streamlined NEPA Analysis under New CEQ Rules. SC&A has completed an air pollutant and greenhouse gas National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) analysis for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for proposed natural gas wells in Alabama. This was the first analysis for BLM that conforms to the revised NEPA regulations promulgated by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) on July 16, 2020, to streamline NEPA analyses. SC&A was able to reduce the total page count by over one-half, while retaining and enhancing comparisons of project emissions to emissions from similar state, regional, and national projects. Like all NEPA analyses developed by SC&A for BLM, the analysis was published by BLM as part of the NEPA Environmental Assessment for the proposed project.

November 2020 - SC&A Assesses Long-Term Public Health Effects of 1940s Nuclear Tests in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Nuclear Steering Committee of the Republic of the Marshall Islands asked SC&A to report on the radio-carcinogenic effects of radiation exposures from weapons testing and associated fallout from 1946 (the beginning of testing) to the present, and also to project the number of future cancers that might occur. Our report also discusses radiation effects other than cancer (stroke, heart disease, and neurological effects).

November 2020 - SC&A Develops Custom GHG Training Program. SC&A developed a custom air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) training program for the Union Tank Car Company (UTC). The 2-hour training focused on a general introduction to air pollution and GHG requirements, sources of air pollution, air permits, and compliance and enforcement. Our lead environmental trainer, Andrew D. Shroads, QEP, presented the training program on November 18, 2020, to UTC corporate and site management, engineering, and environmental, health, and safety staff at dozens of UTC sites across the United States. The training was very well received, and SC&A is currently negotiating a follow-on training program on site-specific air permit requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting.

September 2020 - SC&A Wins 5-year Multiple Award IDIQ Contract for Technical Assistance in Support of NRC Reactor Licensing. Under this NRC $17 million Enterprisewide contract, SC&A will provide a wide range of technical, engineering, and scientific assistance and expertise in support of the NRC’s work to license and oversee nuclear power and non-power reactors during all phases of the regulatory lifecycle. This includes reviewing applicant and licensee documents, preparing input to safety evaluation reports, and assisting with the revision of regulatory documents to support application reviews. SC&A is also on the winning team of ISL, another holder of the NRC Reactors Enterprisewide contract.

September 2020 - SC&A Wins Two Task Order Contracts under the Regulatory, Analytical, and Evaluation Support Services BPA for Radiation Protection Programs with EPA’s Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA). The first task order is to continue SC&A support for inspections and audits of DOE’s Waste Isolation Pilot (WIPP) Program under 40 CFR Part 194. The second task order is to support ORIA’s compliance oversight of the WIPP facility including waste certification and performance assessment to ensure DOE’s compliance with EPA’s radioactive waste disposal regulations of 40 CFR Part 191 and compliance criteria of 40 CFR Part 194.

August 2020 - SC&A Wins 5-year Multiple Award IDIQ Contract for Technical Assistance to NRC Rulemakings, Licensing and Regulatory Actions for Materials and Waste, and Environmental Reviews for Materials, Waste, and Reactor Programs. Under this Enterprisewide contract, SC&A will provide a wide range of technical, engineering, and scientific assistance and expertise in support of the NRC’s work to ensure the safety, security, and adequacy of commercial nuclear power plants, noncommercial nonpower production and utilization facilities, materials and waste facilities, and the use of source, byproduct, and special nuclear materials. This win puts SC&A on the team for two of the three awards the NRC has made for this contract. SC&A is also on the winning team of ICF, another holder of the NRC Rulemaking Enterprise contract.

May 2020 - SC&A Wins Continued Support to EPA Radiation Protection Programs. SC&A has been awarded a 5-year Regulatory, Analytical, and Evaluation Support Services BPA for Radiation Protection Programs with EPA’s Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA). SC&A will support the ORIA Radiation Protection Division mission to protect the public from radiation exposures and risks. Task orders under this contract will help ORIA (1) develop and implement regulations and guidance, (2) evaluate and characterize radiation sources, (3) develop guidance and site-specific analyses, (4) conduct waste certification and performance assessment of DOE’s Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), and (5) evaluate innovative technologies.

May 2020 - SC&A Wins OASIS SB Pool 1 General Services Administration (GSA) Contract. SC&A was recently awarded a One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services — Small Business (OASIS SB) contract, which is a family of Multiple Award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (MA-IDIQ) task order contracts. The OASIS contract vehicle is a government-wide contract providing a single solution for complex requirements. Our award is in OASIS Pool 1. It is 100% small business under NAICs Subsector 541, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Visit our OASIS contract page for full details.

April 2020 - SC&A Support to DC COVID-19 Response. SC&A is currently working with our prime, CNA, to assist DC Health and the region prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent work we supported includes supporting the DC Health and Medical Branch Planning Section with their COVID-19 response efforts, including but not limited to: (1) drafting guidance documents for the residents of DC, (2) supporting medical surge planning, (3) supporting development of Incident Action Plan documents, (4) supporting the Incident Management Team communications and coordination, and (5) supporting additional planning missions as they arise.

March 2020 - SC&A to Support EPA National Water Program. SC&A is one of four contractors selected to support the EPA’s National Water Program for a wide variety of technical, program management, and operations support. Tasks will include data collection and analysis, preparation of technical materials, assistance with water quality models and decision support tools, facilitation and strategic planning, outreach and communication, and information management, among others.

March 2020 - SC&A Associate Publishes in Applied Geochemistry. SC&A Associate Janet Schramke and two EPA co-authors, Jay Santillan and Tom Peake, have published a technical paper, "Plutonium Oxidation States in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Repository," now available online or in the May 2020 print issue of Applied Geochemistry.

December 2019 - Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for Permit Applications. SC&A was selected to prepare permit applications and regulatory analysis for the Union Tank Car Company facility in Sayre, PA. Since Pennsylvania is part of the Ozone Transport Region, the facility expansion must conform to Pennsylvania’s RACT requirements. As part of the permit application, SC&A is reviewing control technologies for onsite railroad tank car cleaning, abrasive blasting, and painting to help select appropriate RACT.

November 2019 - Radiation Exposures from Alumina Production Residues (APR). SC&A’s Stephen Marschke and John Mauro, with coauthor William Rish of ToxStrategies Inc., have published a technical paper on “Radiation exposures from the beneficial use of alumina production residues” in the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. The paper develops radiation exposure estimates over the life cycle of beneficial use in cement of an APR waste pile. Their findings demonstrate that beneficial use of APR waste as a cement ingredient can be accomplished safely, with potentially significant benefits to management of the large volume of APR being stored around the world.

October 2019 - Small Business Outreach Programs. SC&A has been contracted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide technical assistance, training, and other support to help small businesses comply with federal air quality regulations, particularly those for hazardous air pollutants.

October 2019 - Climate Change Analyses for BLM. SC&A has been contracted by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to perform climate change analyses for upcoming projects, including oil and gas development, mining, and other multiple uses for Federal lands. SC&A will be providing these services for the BLM Eastern States Office, which is responsible for all states that border or are east of the Mississippi River.

October 2019 - Final EA for Renewal of Source Material License Issued. Led by Dr. Abe Zeitoun, SC&A Senior Vice President, and Milton Gorden, Senior Engineer, SC&A subject-matter experts supported the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s staff in the development of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Renewal of Source Material License SUB-526 Metropolis Works Uranium Conversion Facility, the only uranium conversion facility in the United States. SC&A supported the development of the draft EA issued for public comment, the evaluation and response to public comments, and the revision of the EA. For more information, please refer to the NRC’s Federal Register notice for the EA.

September 2019 - Investment Portfolio Carbon Impact Assessments. SC&A has won a follow-on 5-year contract from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to screen projects receiving OPIC support via direct investment and guarantees, insurance, frameworks, or funds. SC&A prepares and verifies project-level greenhouse-gas emissions and provides assurance that carbon accounting practices are consistent with internationally recognized methodologies.

September 2019 - SC&A Evaluates Landfill Needs Assessment. SC&A was awarded a task to validate data and provide a professional opinion on the needs assessment submitted to the Utah Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control for a proposed construction and demolition debris landfill.

September 2019 - SC&A to Support the EPA Disaster Debris Recovery Tool. SC&A won a task order under our contract to provide RCRA support to EPA that involves collecting and updating data for EPA’s Disaster Debris Recovery Tool, advising the Agency on ways to automate the data collection process, and researching opportunities to promote the tool to EPA stakeholders.

August 2019 - SC&A to Sponsor and Present at AWMA Freights & Environment Specialty Conference. Maureen Mullen of SC&A will be presenting at the Air and Waste Management Association’s (AWMA’s) inaugural specialty conference Freight & Environment: Ports of Entry in Newark, New Jersey on October 24. Maureen will present an analysis of port control strategies for vessels, based on SC&A’s work for the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a prototype vessel emission inventory model capable of evaluating emission control strategies for vessels. SC&A is also a Gold Sponsor of this conference. For more information, visit https://www.awma.org/ports.

August 2019 - SC&A Aids Airport Carbon Accreditation. The San Diego International Airport has been certified by the Airports Carbon Accreditation program as carbon neutral. SC&A helped the airport achieve this milestone by conducting a third-party verification of its carbon management program and stakeholder engagement plan.

June 2019 - Award of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIS) Subcontract. SC&A, as a subcontractor to Tetra Tech, has been awarded a one-year contract, with a second-year option, to support preparing an EIS to aid the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in making a decision on whether or not to develop and operate capabilities to produce plutonium pits at the Savannah River Site at Aiken, South Carolina in support of NNSA’s Stockpile Stewardship Program.

June 2019 - Air Toxics Presentation at AWMA. SC&A Senior Vice President Phil Norwood presented at the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) Annual Conference in Quebec City June 27. Phil’s presentation on “Communities at Risk from Air Toxics - Deeper Analysis of NATA Results and Tool for a Path Forward” examines various locations in the U.S. that have been identified as having potentially high risks due to the exposure of residents to toxic air pollution. It lays out a process and ready-made EPA tool that can efficiently help communities study these risks. Read the paper here.

May 2019 - SC&A to Continue RadNet Support. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has exercised Option Year 1 with SC&A to continue its support to EPA’s National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory RadNet Instrumentation Contract. SC&A staff provide field and bench engineering designs and services to maintain EPA’s 100+ RadNet monitoring stations nationwide.

April 2019 - Society for American Archaeology (SAA) 2019 Presidential Recognition Award. SC&A Associate Jerry D. Spangler, our archaeologist and cultural resources expert, received on April 12, 2019, the SAA Presidential Recognition Award at the Society’s annual meeting in Albuquerque. The award was for his work to protect the archaeological resources of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. Presenting the award is past SAA President Susan Chandler.

April 2019 - SC&A Vice President Interviewed in Environmental Business Journal. Phil Norwood, Senior Vice President and leader of the Air and Climate Change practice area at SC&A, was interviewed by the Environmental Business Journal about the business climate for air and climate change consulting for the EPA and other government clients. This interview is in the Winter 2019 edition of the Journal.

April 2019 - SC&A Cybersecurity Specialist Quoted. Tom Donahue, Senior Cybersecurity Specialist at SC&A, was recently quoted in the Washington Post discussing the risks of potential espionage and cyber attacks against the United States related to Chinese firm Huawei’s major share of the 5G global network.

April 2019 - Award of NIOSH Contract. SC&A has been awarded a five-year contract for “Technical Support for the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker’s Health Review of NIOSH Dose Reconstruction Program.” The work involves the evaluation of worker health at DOE facilities across the country; SC&A has supported this work under multiple contracts since 2003. The total value of these contracts is over $60 million.

March 2019 - Annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reports. SC&A has won a project to prepare annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reports for the Energy Cooperative, a natural gas, electricity, and propane supplier with a service area of 15 counties in Central Ohio. The work included assessing carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide emissions from natural gas distribution, transmission, and storage activities.

February 2019 - Air Toxics Training for State and Local Agencies. SC&A has won a project to conduct an air toxics training course for State and local agency members of the Western State Air Resources (WESTAR) Council. SC&A’s Andrew D. Shroads, QEP, will be the instructor for this course, to be held September 30 and October 1, 2019, in Denver, CO. Please check back soon for more details.

January 2019 - Environment, Health & Safety Reviews. SC&A was awarded a new contract from CHWMEG Inc. to perform 15 environment, health and safety reviews for 2019. SC&A has supported this program since 2003 and performed 278 reviews in 25 states and 8 countries. The facilities reviewed have ranged from electronics recycling facilities to radioactive waste management facilities.

January 2019 - Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Storage Reporting. SC&A was awarded a contract from the Energy Cooperative, a natural gas, electricity, and propane supplier with a service area of 15 counties in Central Ohio. The work included a review of all Energy Cooperative sites, including propane storage terminals, natural gas storage wells, natural gas transmission compression stations, and oil and gas wells, to determine the onsite storage of hazardous and flammable materials. SC&A developed site plans, maps, and chemical inventories and submitted Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventories (Tier II reports) to the Ohio State Emergency Response Commission, county emergency management agencies, and local fire departments. These agencies use the Tier II reports for emergency response planning within their communities.