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Vol II, Appendix B, Part 10: Sandia, Site Assessment (1994)
| Author | Plutonium Working Gr US DoE |
| Date | September 1994 |
| Classification | 3.01.5.30/31 (UNITED STATES - GENERAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLANTS + CLEAN UP) |
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Sandia National Laboratories /NM Executive Summary On March 15, 1994, Secretary O'Leary directed the Office of Environment, Safety and Health to conduct an environment, safety and health IES&H) vulnerability study of plutonium at DOE sites. This report presents Sandia National Laboratories'/New Mexico CSNL/NM) response to that request. Sandia National laboratories (SNL) is a multi-program laboratory operated for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) by Martin Marietta Corporation. The primary mission of Sandia is research and development of nuclear weapon systems from concept to retirement. The laboratory also has extensive programs in nuclear reactor safety, nuclear safeguards, energy research, and microelectronics. The facilities addressed in the SNUNM Site Assessment include the Hot Cell Facility (HCF), the Annular Core Research Reactor (ACRR), and dedicated on-site nuclear material storage facilities. Also included in the assessment were sealed radiation sources that contain plutonium. An assessment of the plutonium and other transuranic holdings at SNL/NM was conducted in May/June 1994. The plutonium currently at SNL/NM consists of 0.4 kg plutonium-238 and 7.7 kg plutonium-239. The remainder of the SNL inventory for other transuranics is 0.2 kg. The majority of this material (93%) is located in dedicated on-site storage, with the remainder stored at various locations in support of ongoing activities. There are a total of 359 plutonium bearing items: five in the metallic form and 354 in oxide form and a total of 1 06 other transuranic items. Plutonium and other transuranics are used at SNL/NM as instrument calibration and test sources, radiation dosimetry sources, fuel material in reactor safety studies, energy research, and weapon research activities. SNL/NM does not produce, reprocess or fabricate plutonium or transuranic products. During the course of the assessment, the Site Assessment Team (SAT) identified two low consequence, low likelihood, potential vulnerabilities. The first, is exposure of the worker to radiation or radioactive materials in the event of a leak or spill during routine handling operations or surveillance activities.
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