Safeguards and security, PUREX Facility standdown plan; Revision 1
The Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) Standdown Plan for PUREX (WHC-SP-0621) was approved by US Department of Energy Field Office, Richland (RL), and went into effect November 1, 1990. The approved plan identified the revised security posture which would govern during a PUREX three year standdown condition. A number of security systems identified in the plans were turned off including the intrusion detection into PUREX Protected Area (PA). All of the PUREX detection systems were turned off, with the exception of perimeter security lighting around the PUREX Facility. Additional standdown changes relaxed the PUREX clearance access requirements from ``3`` to ``0`` and the PUREX PA was downgraded to a PUREX Limited Area (LA). This reduced posture made it possible to reduce the Security and Safeguards (SAS) manpower requirement to about half (85 to 44). The RL has directed that the PUREX Facility remain in a shutdown mode pending the outcome of a new Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The final EIS and associated Record Decision are not expected for at least five years. PUREX management decided to further reduces its security posture to a five year standdown condition in line with standby operating posture. The revised posture includes additional security system reductions along with modified patrol surveillance and personnel access requirements. This document outlines the scope, planning assumptions, security posture requirements, and staffing requirements needed to realize the new PUREX five year standdown.
- Research Organization:
- Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-87RL10930
- OSTI ID:
- 721649
- Report Number(s):
- WHC-SP--0621-Rev.1; ON: TI92020211
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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