Year
2012
Abstract
The K-Area Material Storage (KAMS) Project at the Savannah River Site converted an idle Reactor Building into a secure Category 1 storage facility in 2002. The original baseline scope was to allow storage of 2,000 9975 shipping packages. Recognizing the need to de-inventory other DOE sites, this storage area has been expanded several times to maintain and comply with the storage capacity associated with DOE’s Material Consolidation plans. Presently, following several phases of construction, security, and safety analysis upgrades, the Storage Project can now store in excess of 6000 total containers of various types. During these upgrades, additional types of shipping containers (6Ms, POCs, ES-3100s, Hanford Un-irradiated Fuel Packages) and additional types of Materials (Uranium, Neptunium, Heavy Water, TPBARS, and other special nuclear materials) have been authorized to provide greater flexibility for storage within the facility. Savannah River Site (SRS) is continuously recognizing the need for storage of different material types within K-Area. When modifying storage areas in an existing facility, the Documented Safety Analysis for a facility must undergo extensive reviews. Without the construction of any costly new buildings, SRS has successfully expanded the storage capability within the K-Area complex (KAC). As budgets shrink and missions evolve, KAC provides the flexibility to store a variety of materials from across the DOE Complex.