• Corpus ID: 110373097

USING THE ISMS PROCESS TO QUALITATIVELY EVALUATE RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES FROM RELOCATING MONOLITH CASKS AND VAULTS TO A DESIGNATED STORAGE FACILITY

@inproceedings{Potts2005USINGTI,
  title={USING THE ISMS PROCESS TO QUALITATIVELY EVALUATE RISKS AND CONSEQUENCES FROM RELOCATING MONOLITH CASKS AND VAULTS TO A DESIGNATED STORAGE FACILITY},
  author={T. Todd Potts and Sue Ann Guy and James M. Hylko and T. D. Moore},
  year={2005}
}

• T. Potts, S. A. Guy, +1 author T. D. Moore
• Published 2005
• Business

This paper summarizes how the Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS) process was used to qualitatively evaluate the risks and potential consequences from relocating empty monolith concrete casks and concrete vaults at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The work release (WR) included a thorough engineering and safety review of performing the relocation activities using a forklift. However, the WR also allowed for alternate methods to be proposed as necessary. Even though a properly rated forklift could be procured, the ISMS evaluation provided numerous justifications that a forklift was not the preferred option. For example, a forklift operator’s forward view was restricted due to the height of the monolith cask and side view was restricted due to the width of the double vault container. Also, this type of forklift was neither suited for driving or maneuvering on the low-density gravel-like soil pads nor graveled roadways. The potential for degrading road conditions because of heavy traffic and considering previous lessons learned led WESKEM, LLC to conclude that a properly rated crane, tandem flatbed trailers, and hoisting-and-rigging equipment to relocate the casks and vaults were safer alternatives. Additional benefits included using this process to relocate other nonaffiliated cask molds, several smaller casks/boxes, lid retention devices, and various material handling equipment.