Independent Assessment of the Fire Protection Program at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Transuranic Waste Facility
Office of Enterprise Assessments
June 20, 2024
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June 2024,
Independent Assessment of the Fire Protection Program at the Los Alamos National Laboratory Transuranic Waste Facility
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment of the fire protection program (FPP) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Transuranic Waste Facility (TWF) from January to March 2024. LANL is managed and operated by Triad National Security, LLC (Triad) for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and is overseen by the NNSA Los Alamos Field Office (NA-LA). This assessment evaluated the effectiveness of Triad in managing and maintaining the FPP at TWF, including fire and related safety hazards analyses; fire hazards analysis and documented safety analysis integration; fire prevention and protection design requirements; associated technical safety requirement surveillances; inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM); and contractor self-assessment. Federal oversight by NA-LA relating to fire protection was also evaluated.