Tested by Fire - How two recent Wildfires affected Accelerator Operations at LANL

Conference · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1048691

Spickermann, Thomas ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

In a little more than a decade two large wild fires threatened Los Alamos and impacted accelerator operations at LANL. In 2000 the Cerro Grande Fire destroyed hundreds of homes, as well as structures and equipment at the DARHT facility. The DARHT accelerators were safe in a fire-proof building. In 2011 the Las Conchas Fire burned about 630 square kilometers (250 square miles) and came dangerously close to Los Alamos/LANL. LANSCE accelerator operations Lessons Learned during Las Conchas fire: (1) Develop a plan to efficiently shut down the accelerator on short notice; (2) Establish clear lines of communication in emergency situations; and (3) Plan recovery and keep squirrels out.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/LANL
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1048691
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-12-23713; TRN: US1204275
• Resource Relation: Conference: Workshop on Accelerator Operations 2012 ; 2012-08-06 - 2012-08-10 ; Menlo Park, California, United States
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
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LANL
LOS ALAMOS
FIRES