EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a regular summary
of operations at DOE’s Idaho Site. It has been compiled
in response to a request from stakeholders for more
information on health, safety and environmental
incidents at DOE facilities in Idaho. It also includes a
brief summary of accomplishments at the laboratory. The
report is broken down by contractor:
Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP),
Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP)
and
Idaho National Laboratory (INL). This summary will
be sent to everyone on INL’s regular news release
distribution list every other week. To be added to this
distribution list, please call Brad Bugger at (208)
526-0833.
Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project
Aug. 4: It was determined that modifications made in
remote equipment located at the Advanced Mixed Waste
Treatment Facility were made without consideration of
potential impacts on criticality safety. The equipment –
floor-mounted manipulators – will remain out of service
until a safety evaluation can be completed. (EM-ID—BBWI-AMWTF-2010-0018).
Operational Summary
Waste Shipments: As of Aug. 7, 2010, a total of
41,420 cubic meters of stored transuranic waste, 2,869
cubic meters of previously-buried transuranic waste and
94 cubic meters of remote-handled transuranic waste have
been shipped from Idaho to the Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant in New Mexico for disposal.
Idaho Cleanup Project
Nothing to report.
Operational Summary
Cleanup Workforce Reaches 1 Million Safe Hours: CWI,
the contractor for the Idaho Cleanup Project, recently
surpassed a significant safety milestone when its
employees worked 1 million hours without a “recordable”
injury. A recordable injury is one that requires
substantial treatment beyond over-the-counter medication
or any treatment beyond first-aid.
Idaho National Laboratory
Aug. 9: The safety analysis for the Advanced Test
Reactor is continually reviewed. In a recent review, it
was determined that a more conservative or safer
approach would be to adjust the interim operating
controls for the ATR surge tank, which affects the
initiation time of the Emergency Firewater Injection
System (EFIS). This was due to review of the ATR surge
tank volume. The new controls were slightly more
stringent. However, the actual EFIS as tested will
operate much faster than the safety analysis requires.
(NE-ID—BEA-ATR-2010-0015).
Operational Summary
Working with Small Business: The U.S. Department of
Energy recently recognized the Idaho National Laboratory
as the 2009 Mentor of the Year for its commitment to
mentoring small businesses. The DOE Mentor of the Year
program specifically recognized INL's Mentor-Protégé
Program for enhancing the capabilities of Portage, a
small, "disadvantaged" business.
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