Chemical Safety at a Nuclear Facility Michael E. Cournoyer, Ph.D. MET-2 Los Alamos National Laboratory UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA Slide 1 Outline Current ChemLog Inventory Results of CAO-AM Assessment TA-55 Hazardous Material Protection Program (HMPP) UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA
Slide 2 ChemLog Category Chemical Inventory Containers in ChemLog Containers Inventoried Containers Added Yesterday Location Buildings Rooms Organization Divisions Group Chemical Owners UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA Value 4079 4064 75 18 97 17 30 116 Slide 3
CAO-AM Assessment Results Total Chemical Sample = 270 Total Errors = 133 Percent Error = 49% Percent Accurate = 51% Breakdown of Errors Missing Barcodes = 2 Chemicals present in the building but not listed in ChemLog = 31
Chemicals listed in ChemLog but not found during the facility tour = 98 Possible Causes for the Error 72 of the 98 not-found chemicals from our original list were listed in ChemLog under Obie Gillespie as owner, but according to Doris Ford, the chemicals were never in the room. In 7/21/04 Doris Ford submitted a message requesting that they be removed from the ChemLog list, explaining that the chemicals were never in the room. In 10/03/07 Obie Gillespie resubmitted the request. They are still on ChemLog. UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA Slide 4 CAO-AM Assessment PARAMETER No. of Barcoded Containers Listed on ChemLog on Oct 17 No. of Barcoded Containers Accounted For. No. of Barcoded Containers Scanned but not Accounted For. No. of Containers Missing a Barcode 105
201 PF4 Room 210 91 110 4 14 28 750 91 106 4 14 28 174
0 0 0 0 1 122 0 2 0 0 0 8 UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA 215
401 Building 191 Slide 5 Lessons Learned Allow ChemLog to inform Chemical Owners that they have chemicals and that a chemical inventory is due. Provide Barcode Readers that are allowed at TA-55. Require Chemical Owner be present during an Assessment. UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA Slide 6
HMPP TA-55 has had a Hazardous Material Protection Program (HMPP) since 1999, per DOE Order 5480.23, Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports. Institutional expectations of ISD101-14, Chemical Management and the Technical Safety Requirements of Section 5.6.8 of TA-55-PED108-01, TA-55 Technical Safety Requirements (TSRs) are implemented through this program. UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA Slide 7 Key Elements of HMPP Hazardous Material Working Team (HMWT) Consists of Chemical Hygiene Officers and ESH Subject Matter Experts Meets monthly to address hazardous material issues Coordinates annual chemical inventory Reviews hazardous material incidents
Recommends measures to minimize hazardous material incidents Responds to audit findings and concerns related to hazardous material incidents at TA55 Division facilities UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA Slide 8 Key Elements of HMPP Incorporation of the elements of Integrated Safety Management Bioassay and medical monitoring Workplace air sampling and record keeping Instrumentation and calibration
Hazard evaluation and control Provisions for specific materials and hazards, e.g., perchloric acid, explosives, and toxic gases UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA Slide 9 Key Elements of HMPP Chemical Management Assessments Each of the elements on the previous slide is assessed, at least annually The results of these assessments are documented in LIMTS UNCLASSIFIED Operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC for NNSA Slide 10
