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Vol II, Appendix B, Part 4: Savannah River Site Assessment (1994)
| Author | Plutonium Working Gr US DoE |
| Date | September 1994 |
| Classification | 3.01.5.30/25 (UNITED STATES - GENERAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLANTS + CLEAN UP) |
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Savannah River Site Plutonium Vulnerability Study Site Assessment Report EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Scope and Objectives This report summarizes a comprehensive study of potential vulnerabilities associated with the storage and handling of plutonium and other transuranic elements at the Savannah River Site (SRS). These studies provide ongoing support for the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Plutonium ES&H Vulnerability Assessment Project, and are undertaken using the methodology requested by the DOE-Headquarters Office of Environment, Safety, and Health (DOE-EH). The site established a task team comprising key facility personnel, technical experts, coordinators, and logistical support personnel. The team evaluated all inventories of plutonium, and other transuranic elements (e.g., neptunium, americium. curium, and californium) that may be commingled in the inventories or in the facilities. The evaluation focused mainly on accountable quantities of nuclear materials, but also encompassed waste materials, holdup in equipment, and non-accountable sources and standards. Some plutonium-bearing irradiated materials (e.g., targets from reactor production missions) were not included because they were covered by the recent Spent Nuclear Fuel Vulnerability Assessment. All inventories were assigned to nuclear material groups, each group having a unique combination of material form, packaging, isotopic composition, and location. Storage and facility conditions were evaluated to determine the primary adverse conditions that could indicate a potential for increased exposure to workers or releases to the environment and the general public. Potential vulnerabilities were rated and ranked, and the most serious threats were tagged for closer scrutiny. Primary facilities that hold plutonium are the processing and storage facilities in the F and H Areas at SRS. Other facilities hold smaller, but significant, quantities of materials that are most commonly used in research programs or as sealed sources.
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