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

WIPP RH PSAR DOE/WIPP-03-3174 CHAPTER 4
Loss of Off-Site Power - The loss of off-site power affects all electrical equipment. The plant is
designed with a manually started backup power supply, which picks up selected electrical loads such as
the AIS hoist, lighting, and ventilation system. Certain equipment has uninterruptible (battery) backup
for loss of power so that functions such as parts of the central monitoring system (CMS) continue
without power interruption. The site backup power system can maintain the containment functions (e.g.,
negative pressure ventilation balance), and is discussed in Section 4.6.
4.3.8 WIPP Waste Information System
The RH WAC 1 requires specific information from the waste generators to meet the waste certification
requirements. The WIPP waste information system (WWIS) provides an online source of data required
by the RH WAC, 1 showing the waste form, type payload, weight, and radionuclide inventory.
The WIPP WWIS is a system of computerized tools in a multiuser relational database designed to
facilitate the effective management and tracking of TRU waste from DOE waste generator sites to the
WIPP. The WWIS will gather, store, and process information pertaining to TRU waste designated by the
Secretary of Energy for disposal at the WIPP. The system will support those organizations who have
responsibility for managing TRU waste by collecting information into one source and providing data in a
uniform format that has been verified or certified as being accurate. The WWIS will be a reliable, secure,
and accurate system to store all information pertaining to characterization, certification, and emplacement
of waste at WIPP. Waste information for WWIS will be supplied by the generator sites of the TRU
waste and the WIPP facility.
The WWIS includes features to automate the transfer of the data required by the RH WAC 1 from the
waste generators to the WIPP and also includes the limiting criteria from the RH WAC 1 . Data input by
the waste generators that does not meet these criteria is automatically flagged for review. In addition to
providing RH WAC 1 related information for the repository, the WWIS provides operational information,
and routine and special reports. See WP 08-WA.06 2 , Appendix A for an example of the WWIS Data
Dictionary.
The WWIS provides the following functions:
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Entry and validation of waste characterization data for waste destined for the WIPP.
Entry and validation of waste certification data for waste destined for the WIPP.
Entry and validation of waste transportation data for waste destined for the WIPP.
Entry and validation of waste emplacement location data for waste emplaced at the WIPP.
During the waste handling process, the waste container identity is entered into the WWIS to track the
location of the waste, and to verify that the information contained in shipping documents was correct.
Once the waste is emplaced, a final set of documents summarizing the contents and final disposition of
the waste is generated by the WWIS and added to other pertinent documentation to create the required
records. The records generated will be used to show WIPP’s compliance with the applicable regulations
relative to the type of wastes destined for disposal at WIPP.
4.3-8 January 28, 2003