Plutonium working group report on environmental, safety and health vulnerabilities associated with the Department's plutonium storage. Volume II, Appendix B, Part 8: Argonne National Laboratory - East and New Brunswick Laboratory site assessment team repo

摘要

The objective of the Plutonium ES&H Vulnerability Assessment Project is to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the environmental, safety and health (ES&H) vulnerabilities arising from the Department's storage and handling of Its current plutonium holdings. The term 'ES&H vulnerabilities' is defined for the purpose of this project to mean conditions or weaknesses that could lead to unnecessary or increased radiation exposure of workers, release of radioactive materials to the environment, or radiation exposure of the public. The assessment will identify and prioritize ES&H vulnerabilities, and will serve as an information base for identifying corrective actions and options for the safe management of fissile materials. The Argonne National Laboratory-East (ANL-E) Site Assessment Team (SAT) was formed from Department of Energy (DOE) Chicago Operations Office-Argonne Area Office Personnel, to conduct a self-assessment of the plutonium holdings and any associated ES&H vulnerabilities at the ANL-E site.