LANSCE Module 1 Capacitor Room Failure [Slides]

Technical Report · Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1688709· OSTI ID:1688709

Taylor, Antoinette Jane ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

At ~3:30 am on Sunday, high-voltage line in capacitor room overheated to the extent that the poly insulating material caught fire and dripped melted insulation onto equipment below. LAFD responded and, per pre-incident planning, waited for AOT personnel to respond to the area. AOT personnel, safed equipment and waited with LAFD for fire to “burn out”. Using an IWD, AOT personnel safely re-entered the area after conducting hazards analysis and engaging SMEs, re: controls for combustion products and COVID-19 hazards. Recovery action took several days with a focus on getting it right. Beam re-start decisions were made with impacted organizations and considering AOTRFE personnel.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: 89233218CNA000001
• OSTI ID: 1688709
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--20-28486
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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