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Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 52
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the proposed construction and operation of a new Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This facility is needed to: enhance capabilities to assure technical excellence in nuclear weapon radiation environments testing, component development, and certification; comply with all applicable ES and H safeguards, standards, policies, and regulations; reduce personnel radiological exposure to comply with ALARA limits in accordance with DOE orders and standards; consolidate major gamma ray sources into a central, secured area; and reduce operational risks associated with operation of the GIF and LICA in their present locations. This proposed action provides for the design, construction, and operation of a new GIF located within TA V and the removal of the existing GIF and Low Intensity Cobalt Array (LICA). The proposed action includes potential demolition of the gamma shield walls and removal of equipment in the existing GIF and LICA. The shielding pool used by the existing GIF will remain as part of the ACRR facility. Transportation of the existing 6°Co sources from the existing LICA and GIF to the new facility is also included in the proposed action. Relocation of the gamma sources to the new GIF will be accomplished by similar techniques to those used to install the sources originally.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 52
Book Description
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) on the proposed construction and operation of a new Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) at Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico (SNL/NM). This facility is needed to: enhance capabilities to assure technical excellence in nuclear weapon radiation environments testing, component development, and certification; comply with all applicable ES and H safeguards, standards, policies, and regulations; reduce personnel radiological exposure to comply with ALARA limits in accordance with DOE orders and standards; consolidate major gamma ray sources into a central, secured area; and reduce operational risks associated with operation of the GIF and LICA in their present locations. This proposed action provides for the design, construction, and operation of a new GIF located within TA V and the removal of the existing GIF and Low Intensity Cobalt Array (LICA). The proposed action includes potential demolition of the gamma shield walls and removal of equipment in the existing GIF and LICA. The shielding pool used by the existing GIF will remain as part of the ACRR facility. Transportation of the existing 6°Co sources from the existing LICA and GIF to the new facility is also included in the proposed action. Relocation of the gamma sources to the new GIF will be accomplished by similar techniques to those used to install the sources originally.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 203
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This Omnibus Environmental Assessment describes the ongoing operations of the Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, (SLA) and evaluates the actual and possible impacts on the environment that continuation of these operations entails. Since the Laboratories predates the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) by two decades, there previously has been no overall formal retrospective environmental assessment of the whole of its facilities and operational although each facility that post-dates NEPA has been assessed for its potential environmental impact. The SLA plant and facilities are owned by the U.S. Government, and are operated by Bell System through a contract between the Western Electric Company and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (now the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration (ERAD) as a prime contractor (Sandia Corporation) of the ERDA. All laboratory ongoing activities are discussed, except that this assessment does not evaluate the consequence of possible terrorist activity against the laboratory facilities, nor does it concern itself with transportation hazards outside Kirtland AFB East. Precautionary measures are in effect to assure that all nuclear materials are secure. The internal accounting system shows the locations and quantities of all nuclear material at all times.
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