[en] Over 40,000 frames of vertical historical photography from 1938 to 1996 and over 10,000 frames of oblique photography from 1981 to 1991 of the 777-square kilometer Savannah River Site in south central South Carolina were reviewed, cataloged, and referenced utilizing ARCView and associated ArcInfo tools. This allows environmental reviews of over 400 potential waste units on the SRS to be conducted in a rapid fashion to support preparation of work plans, characterization, risk assessments, and closure of the waste units in a more cost effective manner

[en] Current probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) methods for nuclear power plants utilize component fragilities which are for the most part based on a limited data base and engineering judgement. The seismic design of components is based on code limits and NRC requirements that may not reflect the actual capacity of a component to resist failure. In order to improve the present component fragility data base and establish realistic component seismic design margins, the NRC has commissioned a projected three-year program to compile the existing fragilities data base and at the same time independently perform tests which will generally enhance understanding of component failure modes and of the various issues affecting fragility and seismic margins. This paper presents the planning and technical approach being taken by LLNL in the NRC Component Fragility Program

[en] The Kalman filter, a powerful and useful optimal estimation technique, does not seem to be widely known among physicists. Here we outline the derivation of the algorithm, and give three examples of its use: (a) in estimating the value of a constant, with both system and measurement noise, (b) in numerical differentiation of noisy data, and (c) in optimally estimating the amplitude of a signal with arbitrary but known time dependence superimposed on a noisy background

[en] The Surplus Facilities Management Program (SFMP) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is part of the Department of Energy's (DOE) National SFMP, administered by the Richland Operations Office. The purpose and objectives of the national program are set forth in the current SFMP Program Plan and include (1) the maintenance and surveillance of facilities awaiting decommissioning, (2) planning for the orderly decommissioning of these facilities, and (3) implementation of a program to accomplish the facility disposition in a safe, cost-effective, and timely manner. As outlined in the national program plan, participating SFMP contractors are required to prepare a formal plan that documents the maintenance and surveillance (M and S) programs established for each site. This report has been prepared to provide this documentation for those facilties included in the ORNL SFMP

[en] This document deals with the policies and practices of the Environmental and Occupational Safety Division (EOSD) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in regard to the selection, training, qualification, and requalification of radiation protection staff assigned to reactor and nonreactor nuclear facilities. Included are personnel at facilities that: (1) operate reactors or particle accelerators; (2) produce, process, or store radioactive liquid or solid waste; (3) conduct separations operations; (4) engage in research with radioactive materials and radiation sources; and (5) conduct irradiated materials inspection, fuel fabrication, deconamination, or recovery operations. The EOSD personnel also have environmental surveillance and operational and industrial safety responsibilities related to the total Laboratory

[en] In this paper we present high-order spectral element discontinuous Galerkin simulations for wake field and wake potential calculations. Numerical discretizations are based on body-conforming hexagonal meshes on Gauss-Lobatto-Legendre grids. We demonstrate wake potential profiles for cylindrically symmetric cavity structures in 3D, including the cases for linear and quadratic transitions between two cross sections. Wake potential calculations are carried out on 2D surfaces for various bunch sizes.

[en] The Rocky Flats Plant (RFP) is a Department of Energy facility, located near Denver, Colorado, whose primary mission has been the fabrication of nuclear weapons components using plutonium, uranium, beryllium, and stainless steel. Past RFP activities have resulted in contamination of soil, surface water, sediment, and ground water with radioactive and/or hazardous chemical constituents. Although RFP environmental contamination levels generally are low in comparison to other DOE sites, close proximity to the Denver metropolitan area has resulted in proposed and implemented RFP environmental protection standards which are far more stringent than those for comparable facilities in the nation. The RFP experience with State and local involvement in standards setting, which often bypasses the traditional organizations and recommendations for radiation protection, may set precedence for future environmental radiation protection at other nuclear facilities

[en] Environmental protection is an integral part of SRS's emergency-response planning because spills or releases of hazardous substances can spread offsite, causing exposure to people and degradation of the environment. The ability to respond to an unplanned release of a hazardous substance requires that the site have the capability to: rapidly determine and report the occurrence; rapidly assess the potential effects; immediately notify responsible authorities; institute monitoring and mitigation activities. To accomplish these objectives, SRS (Savannah River Site) maintains real-time data-acquisition models to accurately predict plume movement with time, and well-thought out and rehearsed response plans. This section covers the emergency-response activities that involve detection, notification, characterization, and definition of the extent and affect of a release

[en] This report is a compilation of data on emergency and hazardous chemicals stored at the Savannah River Site. The report lists quantities of materials, general types of storage containment, types of storage conditions (pressure and temperature), and other information of relevance for particular materials

[en] This program provides the resources for Berkeley Lab scientists to make rapid and significant contributions to critical nation science and technology problems: accelerators and fusion, chemical sciences, earth sciences, energy and environment, engineering, life sciences, materials, nuclear science, physics, and structural biology (hyperthermophilic microorganisms)