Savannah River Site Storage Solutions

The K-Area Material Storage Project at the Savannah River Site converted an idle Reactor Building into a secure Category 1 storage facility in 2002. The original storage capacity was 2,000 9975 shipping packages. Recognizing the need to de-inventory other DOE sites and the changing security requirements, this storage area has been expanded several times to allow up to 6,000 9975 shipping containers while implementing significant security upgrades. During this timeframe, additional types of shipping containers (6Ms, POCs, ES-3100s, Hanford Un-irradiated Fuel Packages) and additional types of Materials (Uranium, Neptunium, TPBARS, and other special nuclear materials) have been authorized to provide greater flexibility for storage within the facility. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) is continuously recognizing the need for storage of different material types within K-Area to support numerous DOE sites and program missions. When modifying storage areas in an existing facility, the Documented Safety Analysis for a facility must undergo extensive reviews. But without the construction of any costly new buildings, expanded storage capability within the K-Area complex (KAC) was successfully accomplished. As budgets shrink and missions evolve, KAC provides the flexibility to store a variety of materials and packages from across the DOE Complex