Independent Assessment of Transuranic Waste All-Hazards Planning Basis at the Savannah River Site - March 2023

March 2023,

Independent Assessment of Transuranic Waste All-Hazards Planning Basis at the Savannah River Site

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Enterprise Assessments (EA) conducted an independent assessment of the all-hazards planning basis for transuranic (TRU) waste operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) from December 2022 to January 2023. This assessment evaluated the effectiveness of both the DOE Savannah River Operations Office (DOE-SR) and its management and operating contractor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC (SRNS), in developing and maintaining the all-hazards planning basis for TRU waste operations. The all-hazards planning basis includes development and maintenance of an all-hazards survey and an emergency planning hazards assessment (EPHA). DOE Order 151.1D, Comprehensive Emergency Management System, identifies requirements for the all-hazards planning basis, and the associated emergency management guide provides guidance for implementing the requirements. EA primarily focused on hazards identification and screening and the documented analysis for supporting the development of response plans, emergency action levels, predetermined protective actions, and sizing of the emergency planning zone. EA also evaluated the utility of the EPHA as a reference for a consequence assessment team when conducting dispersion modeling of analyzed release scenarios.