The container database? life-cycle management of container inventories at the Hanford site - 15131

Conference · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 2015

OSTI ID:22822690

West, Lori; Blackford, Ty ^[1]; Self, Richard ^[2]; Lavender, John; Simiele, Connie; Vaughn, Terry ^[1]

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1. CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (United States)
2. US DOE (United States)

Since 2011 the Department of Energy (DOE) Richland Operations Office (DOE-RL) and their contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CH2M HILL) have worked together to develop a database that provides life-cycle management and control of all CH2M HILL-managed Department of Transportation (DOT) Type A and Industrial Packaging (IP) container assets at the Hanford Site. This powerful tool provides CH2M HILL with the capability to centrally manage container procurement specifications; maintenance requirements; certificates of conformance; certification and test reports; as-built drawings; and information on container status, location, and ownership; and any special characteristics of container assets. The database was originally developed to provide ready access to Type A and IP container supplier and manufacturer Certificates of Conformance (CoCs) and related certification documentation to support onsite shipments in compliance with the Hanford Site Wide Transportation Safety Document (TSD), DOE/RL-2001-0036, as well as regulatory or other requirements. The information is accessed through active links to these documents within the database itself. The database has grown to include links to external supplementary information to support onsite shipments, such as links to authorized tie downs for each package type, approved packaging and transportation commodities, and approved shipping authorizations, and packaging management procedures and checklists. The database is a living databank that is easily tailored to meet user- and site-specific needs as they are identified. It is currently being expanded to include the inventories of all Hanford contractors, as well as other packaging assets, such as specialty drums and packaging commodities. Each upgrade brings efficiencies and cost savings, not only in container inventory management, but also in the areas of work control, waste packaging, waste transportation, and regulatory compliance. (authors)

• Research Organization: WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
• OSTI ID: 22822690
• Report Number(s): INIS-US--19-WM-15131
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CERTIFICATION
CONTAINERS
INVENTORIES
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT
MAINTENANCE
MANUFACTURERS
PACKAGING RULES
PROCUREMENT
REMEDIAL ACTION
SAFETY
US DOE FIELD OFFICES
US DOT
WASTE TRANSPORTATION