Published December 19, 2016 | Version v1
Report

Sampling and analysis plan for assessment of beryllium in soils surrounding TA-40 building 15

  • 1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Description

Technical Area (TA) 40 Building 15 (40-15) is an active firing site at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The weapons facility operations (WFO) group plans to build an enclosure over the site in 2017, so that test shots may be conducted year-round. The enclosure project is described in PRID 16P-0209. 40-15 is listed on LANL OSH-ISH's beryllium inventory, which reflects the potential for beryllium in/on soils and building surfaces at 40-15. Some areas in and around 40-15 have previously been sampled for beryllium, but past sampling efforts did not achieve complete spatial coverage of the area. This Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) investigates the area surrounding 40-15 via 9 deep (?1-ft.) soil samples and 11 shallow (6-in.) soil samples. These samples will fill the spatial data gaps for beryllium at 40-15, and will be used to support OSH-ISH's final determination of 40-15's beryllium registry status. This SAP has been prepared by the Environmental Health Physics program in consultation with the Industrial Hygiene program. Industrial Hygiene is the owner of LANL's beryllium program, and will make a final determination with regard to the regulatory status of beryllium at 40-15.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
30 p.
Report number
LA-UR--16-29554

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
48052970
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
BERYLLIUM; BUILDINGS; EVALUATION; INVENTORIES; LANL; SAMPLING; SOILS; SURFACES
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ELEMENTS; METALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC52-06NA25396
Funding organization
USDOE (United States)
Secondary number(s)
OSTIID--1337135