Shutdown facility baseline inventory practices, Oak Ridge site, USA. Annex II-9

Disposal of material and equipment should be properly planned for during the life of a programme. Disposition paths for the material should be identified as part of the procurement and planning process. If the material has a future use, it should be kept as part of the facility inventory. Shipping material from site to site is not recommended. If the material has no disposal path and must be relocated, a good inventory system should be developed and maintained to adequately track quantities, inspect containers and retain records. Prior to updating or revision of the facility safety basis, the adequacy, comprehensiveness and accuracy of the facility inventory documentation should be ensured. Additional inventory determinations should be made as deemed necessary. Prior to accepting a facility into a decontamination or decommissioning programme, project/facility managers should insist on a formal facility turnover. The turnover should be accomplished in accordance with current USDOE orders and include development of a deactivation/transition plan to formally collect facility inventories. Only personnel with enough corporate knowledge to properly identify equipment and material should perform baseline facility inventories