Review of the Fire Protection Program at the West Valley Demonstration Project
Office of Enterprise Assessments
March 31, 2016
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March 2016
Review of the Fire Protection Program at the West Valley Demonstration Project
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) independent Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted a review of the fire protection program at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP), as managed by CH2M Hill BWXT West Valley (CHBWV). The Office of Environment, Safety and Health Assessments within EA conducted this review on August 17-20 and September 14-16, 2015. This review was part of a targeted assessment of fire protection at nuclear facilities across the DOE complex to ensure that fire protection programs at DOE facilities comply with DOE Order 420.1C, Facility Safety, and corresponding National Fire Protection Association codes. EA reviewed and assessed the effectiveness of CHBWV’s fire protection program, with specific attention to program implementation at the Main Process Plant Building and the Lag Storage Area facilities.