student observations on safeguards at ornl facilities team 2 michael arwood alice begovich joey...
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Student Observations on Safeguards at ORNL Facilities
TEAM 2
Michael Arwood
Alice Begovich
Joey Birchfield
Ben Farr
Tim Jackson
Ryan Kelly
Alex Okowita August 1, 2011
2 Managed by UT-Battellefor the U.S. Department of Energy
Acknowledgements
• Michael Whitaker
• Alena Zhernosek
• Michael Ehinger
• Mark Baldwin
• Dyrk Greenhalgh
• Bill Hopwood
3 Managed by UT-Battellefor the U.S. Department of Energy
Physical SecurityHFIR
• HFIR/REDC: One road with gate and guard, limited access, concrete buildings with thick walls, radiation in spent fuel casks, radiation alarms, cameras
• Safeguards Lab: Limited access, cage with safe inside, cameras
• Graphite Reactor: Secret City with military presence
4 Managed by UT-Battellefor the U.S. Department of Energy
Safety HFIR
REDC
Site access & site-specific training, PPE, signage
• HFIR/REDC: Radiation alarms, chains and RWPs, extensive use of shielding, computers to control reactor (automatic shutdown), hot cells, procedural controls, hand and foot scans
• Safeguards Lab: Low radiation sources
• Graphite Reactor: Railings on stairs and up to reactor, warning when low ceiling, control room with shielding, remote location
5 Managed by UT-Battellefor the U.S. Department of Energy
MC&ALimited Access, Training
• HFIR/REDC: In-house storage of spent fuel, procedural tracking system, quantifiable sources
• Safeguards Lab: Easily quantified sources
• Graphite Reactor: Count pins, known location of transfer