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Vol II, Appendix B, Part 3: Los Alamos, Site Assessment (1994)
| Author | Plutonium Working Gr US DoE |
| Date | September 1994 |
| Classification | 3.01.5.30/24 (UNITED STATES - GENERAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLANTS + CLEAN UP) |
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DOE Plutonium ES&H Vulnerability Assessment LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY SITE ASSESSMENT TEAM REPORT 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1 Background On September 27, 1993, President Clinton announced a nuclear nonproliferation initiative, which also identified the importance of surplus plutonium disposition. Within the framework of activities to meet the nonproliferation concerns, an interagency working group was organized to begin a comprehensive review of long-term options for disposition of plutonium that is surplus to national defense needs. In January 1994, the Secretary of Energy instituted a department-wide project directed by the Under Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health to develop departmental recommendations and to direct implementation of decisions concerning disposition of surplus fissile materials. In March 1994, the Secretary of Energy initiated the DOE Plutonium Environmental Safety and Health Vulnerability Assessment, which has the stated objective to provide a basis for safe, secure, and environmentally sound control, storage, and ultimate disposition of fissile materials. (1) Environmental safety and health (ES&H) vulnerabilities are defined as conditions or weaknesses that may lead to unnecessary or increased radiation exposure of the workers, release of radioactive materials to the environment, or radiation exposure of the public. In response to the initiative by the Secretary of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has performed a self assessment of the ES&H vulnerabilities of plutonium inventories at the laboratory. 1.2 Objectives The objective of this site-specific self assessment is to identify and report ES&H vulnerabilities associated with the storage, handling, and processing of plutonium and maintenance of plutonium-contaminated facilities. This self-assessment of ES&H vulnerabilities and validation by a peer group is not another compliance audit or faultfinding exercise. It has a fact finding mission to develop a data base of potential environment, safety, and health vulnerabilities that may lead to unnecessary or increased radiation exposure of the workers, release ofradioactive materials to the environment, or radiation exposure of the public. (1). "Vulnerability Assessment of Fissile Materials Storage." memorandum from Hazel R. O'Leary to Secretarial Officers and Operations Office Managers (March l5. 1994.)
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