Decontamination and decommissioning of building 889 at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997 · Radwaste Magazine

OSTI ID:567966

Dorr, K A ^[1]; Hickman, M E; Henderson, B J ^[2]; Sexton, R J ^[3]

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1. Kaiser-Hill Co., Golden, CO (United States)
2. Rocky Mountain Remediation Services, Golden, CO (United States)
3. Scientific Ecology Group, Golden, CO (United States)

At the Rocky Flats site, the building 889 decommissioning project was the first large-scale decommissioning project of a radiologically contaminated facility at Rocky Flats. The scope consisted of removal of all equipment and utility systems from the interior of the building, decontamination of interior building surfaces, and the demolition of the facility to ground level. Details of the project management plan, including schedule, engineering, cost, characterization methodologies, decontamination techniques, radiological control requirements, and demolition methods, are provided in this article. 1 fig., 3 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 567966
• Journal Information: Radwaste Magazine, Vol. 4, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
DECONTAMINATION
DECOMMISSIONING
BUILDINGS
ROCKY FLATS PLANT