Operational Readiness Review, Rocky Flats Plant, Building 707
The Operational Readiness Review (ORR) is one of several activities to be completed prior to resuming plutonium operations in Building 707 at the Rocky Flats Plant. The Secretary of Energy will rely in part on the results of this ORR in deciding whether the resumption criteria for Building 707 have been meet. Shortly after assuming management responsibilities for the Rocky Flats Plant in January 1990, EG&G recommended that plutonium production operations be suspended until corrective actions could be made for improved plant operations. In April 1992, the mission of Building 707 was changed from production to contingency for future production if needed. As a result the resumption of plutonium operations will be for reprocessing plutonium into a more suitable form for safe storage or transportation. The US Department of Energy (DOE) Operational Readiness Review (ORR) onsite review was conducted September 21, 1992, to October 2, 1992, and November 2, 1992, to November 13, 1992. The review covered three major areas; (1) Plant and Equipment Readiness, (2) Personnel Readiness, and (3) Management Systems. The ORR Team was comprised of approximately 30 members consisting of a Team Leader, Senior Safety Experts, and Technical Experts. The ORR objectives and criteria were based on DOE orders, industry standards, Institute of Nuclear Power Operations guidelines, recommendations of external oversight groups, and experience of the Team members. The ORR Team has concluded that Building 707 can resume plutonium handling activities, as specified by the current mission directives and can be safely operated, after verifying correction of the findings that are described in this report and after other resumption findings from previous reviews are corrected. Continued operation of Building 707 also requires timely correction of the observations listed in this report.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, Washington, DC (United States). Operational Readiness Review Team
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 10107098
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/DP-0111T; ON: DE93005378; NC: NONE
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: Dec 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Report of the oversight assessment of the operational readiness review of the Rocky Flats Plant, Building 707
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