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Table 2.3-1 CMR Building with Nuclear Hazard ClassificationBUILDINGDESCRIPTIONSWEISRODDOE1998 a DOE2000 b LANL2001 c LANL2001 d LANL2002 aTA-03-0029 CMR 2 2 2 2TA-03-0029 Radiochemistry Hot Cell 2 2 2Actinide chemistry and metallurgy2research and analysisTA-03-0029 SNM Vault 2 2 2TA-03-0029 Nondestructive analysis/nondestructive2 2 2examination Waste AssayTA-03-0029 IAEA Classroom f 2 2TA-03-0029 Wing 9 (Enriched Uranium) 2 2 2aDOE/LANL list of Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear Facilities (DOE 1998a)bDOE/LANL list of Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear Facilities (DOE 2000a)cDOE/LANL list of Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear Facilities (LANL 2001a)dDOE/LANL list of Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear Facilities (LANL 2001b)eDOE/LANL list of Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear Facilities (LANL 2002a)fThe IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Classroom was used to conduct Nonproliferation Training. InCY 2001, this capability was moved to Pajarito Site (TA-18) and renamed the “Nuclear Measurement School.”However, the capability was returned to and operated in CMR in CY 2002.2.3.1 Construction and Modifications at the CMR BuildingThe ROD projected five facility modifications by December 2005:• Phase I Upgrades to maintain safe operatingconditions for 5–10 years;• Phase II Upgrades (except seismic) to enableoperations for an additional 20–30 years;• modifications for production of targets for themolybdenum-99 medical isotope;• modifications for the recovery of sealed neutronsources; and• modifications for safety testing of pits in theWing 9 hot cells.During the 1996–1998 time period, only the Phase IUpgrades were in progress. By the end of 1998, all 11of these upgrades had been started, but only five of the11 Phase I Upgrades were completed. Concurrently, inAugust 1998, DOE approved the CMR Basis for InterimOperations, and in the fall of 1998, DOE determined thatextensive upgrades to CMR would not be cost effective.In 1999, DOE directed the CMR Upgrades Projectto re-baseline including only those upgrades needed toensure compliance with the Basis for Interim Operations.These upgrades were required for the facility to bereliable through 2010. During 1999, some work was doneon the remaining Phase I Upgrades and three of the 13Phase II Upgrades. Under the Phase I Upgrades, workon the continuous air monitors in the building wings wasAlpha box insert for a hot cellSWEIS Yearbook—2002 2-53