Waste Managment Symposium - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)
February 27; Tucson, AZ
TRU Waste Projects at WIPP and US DOE Waste Generator Sites
February 27, 2007
A New DOE Standard for TRU Waste Safety Analysis
Stephanie Jennings, Los Alamos National Laboratory (paper with Ines Triay, COO; DOE-EM)
More than 100,000 cubic meters of legacy TRU waste exists.
There are more than 20 TRU waste storage sites around the country.
Team at EM launched an integrated reengineering effort. Kicked it off with a workshop for DOE and contractor nuclear safety experts and operations managers. Workshop identified where changes were needed, and identified leaders.
Dr. Triay chaired the executive team, which met in April 2006.
Determined that the final product would be a new DOE standard which would provide guidance for the preparation of TRU waste safety basis documentation (i.e. standardization of deflagration).
Technical experts from all 20 sites were involved.
Produced a series of issues papers:
General Issues
Hazard Analysis and Controls
Review Guidance and Implementation
A workshop on Hazard Controls was conducted in Oak Ridge in July 2006.
Issued draft Standard for review committee (RevCom) – November 2006
RevCom comment period closed January 12
Responses to comments were submitted on February 14
DOE Standard is on target for issuance in March 2007. Intends to:
Decrease related delays and shutdowns
Bring standardization to controls
Reduce costs and increase efficiency
Each site will do a gap analysis and see how the new standard will fit their unique situations. DOE headquarters will have the final say on implementation.
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