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DOE 2000. - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - U.S. Department of Energy

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WIPP RH PSAR <strong>DOE</strong>/WIPP-03-3174 CHAPTER 4<br />

4.2.1.5 Support Structures<br />

The following support structures are designed to the Uniform Building Code (UBC), and are classified as<br />

Design Class IIIB support structures.<br />

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Salt Handling Shaft Head Frame and Hoist House<br />

Air Intake Shaft Head Frame and Hoist House<br />

Main Warehouse Building<br />

Guard and Security Building<br />

Main Gatehouse<br />

Safety and Emergency Services Building<br />

Compressor Building<br />

Engineering Building<br />

Training Building<br />

4.2.2 Shaft and Hoist Facilities<br />

4.2.2.1 Shaft and Hoist General Descriptions<br />

The WIPP facility utilizes four shafts:<br />

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<strong>Waste</strong> Shaft<br />

Salt Handling (SH) Shaft<br />

Exhaust Shaft<br />

Air Intake Shaft (AIS)<br />

These shafts are vertical openings extending from the surface to the underground disposal level as shown<br />

on Figure 4.1-2a, which shows the location <strong>of</strong> the shafts relative to surface features. All shaft<br />

construction and mining operations are in accordance with 30 CFR 57. 1<br />

The waste hoist system is designated as a Design Class IIIA; and, the SH shaft, the exhaust shaft, and the<br />

AIS hoist system are designated as Design Class IIIB. The waste shaft, SH shaft and AIS shaft are<br />

designed to resist the dynamic forces <strong>of</strong> the hoisting system. Shaft linings are designed based on<br />

expected hydrostatic heads in the Rustler Formation.<br />

4.2-21 January 28, 2003

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