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physical aspects of material movement. Transfers in the Building 991 Complex will occur via
electric forklift trucks or manually moving the waste containers. Material movement takes into
account the hazards of transfer, transport procedures and equipment, and personnel training.
Transfer operations involve radioactive, kinetic energy, potential energy, and material handling
hazards. The waste containers for the TRU and low-level waste being transferred meet on-site
transportation requirements and are qualified to at least a 4-fOOt drop (Ref. 9). Waste containers
will be lifted above the four-foot level fop. placement in or removal from storage locations in
Rooms 134, 140/141, 143, 151, 166, and 170. Dropping a waste container or puncturing a drum
by a forklift truck illustrates a kmetic energy and material handling hazard that could initiate a
radioactive spill. A potential energy source is due to the stacking of waste containers above the
four-foot level. Those waste containers stacked higher than four feet could be damaged and
breached in a fall resulting in a release of radioactive material.
POCs are tested to criteria more stringent than waste containers meeting TypeA or
on-site transportation requirements. The robustness of the POC was assessed, based on data
taken from reports of TypeB protocol testing conducted at the Sandia National Laboratories
(crush, drop, and fire tests), pressure tests, and Finite Element computer modeling of crushing
and puncturing. The POC does not qualify as a Type B container because it was not subjected to
the complete TypeB protocol testing program and because the pipe component is vented;
however, the tests that were performed were passed and it is expected that the penetration test
would also have been passed, based on computer modeling and comparison with similar
containers that are certifed as TypeB. Accidents involving POCs do need to be considered in
safety akilyses, however (Ref. lo).
1.2.7 Routine Activities
1.2.7.1 Activity Description
Routine activities encompass those activities generally necessary to support day-to-day
conduct of facility activities (e.g., records management, document control, security and access
control). Included among the routine activities is the maintenance, calibration, testing, and
repair of various non-contaminated electronic systems. The ARCIE, located in Building 991,
services fire alarms, security alarms, communicatior~~ equipment., maintenance control systems,
and radiation instrumentation. The support includes assisting technicians in troubleshooting and
repair, interfacing with other support groups at the Site, and developing and tracking
maintenance programs and special projects.
Another routine activity conducted in the Building 991 Complex is evaluation of various
non-contaminated metal specimens in the Metallography Laboratory. The Metallography
Laboratory is seldom used any more. When used, the metal specimens are received from
various locations at the Site and from off-site vendors. The samples are then analyzed for
hardness, weld penetration, and grain structure and the results used for quality assurance.
Equipment used in the analysis process includes two chemical hoods, a cutoff saw, grinding and
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September 1999
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