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Title: Independent Review of Siesmic Performance Assessments for the Plutonium Facility PF-4

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1227259· OSTI ID:1227259
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  1. State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. RPK Structural Mechanics, San Diego, CA (United States)
  4. Exponent, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
  5. Degenkolb Engineers, San Francisco, CA (United States)

The Plutonium Facility, designated PF-4, is located in Technical Area 55 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). The facility is a one-story rectangular structure above a complete basement; the building was constructed of cast-in-place reinforced concrete, with small interior frames of structural steel. The plan dimensions of the building are 265’×284’. The overall height of the building varies between 39’-0” at the north and south ends, and 40’-6” at the center ridge. The programmatic work performed in the building is vital to our national security and its functions and storage purposes are not replicated elsewhere in the United States Department of Energy (DOE).

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1227259
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-29138; TRN: US1500907
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English