HMESC Pre-Solicitation Conference TourSouth of Wye Barricade
Tour Script (2420 Steven Center / Conference Room 153)
December 11-12, 2017
Introductions commence after visitors are badged.
Day 1 – Introductions(On Day 2 of the tour, visitors will board the bus directly and not meet in CR 153)
Good morning and welcome to the Hanford Mission Essential Support Contract
(HMESC) Pre-solicitation conference, Hanford Site tour and one-on-one
sessions this week, as interested parties in support of the upcoming procurement
for the HMESC at the Hanford Site.
We are excited to have you here today. Thank you for taking time to learn more
about the Hanford Site. My name is Garth Reed, I am with the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE), Richland Operations Office (RL). With me today is Jay Glover
with the DOE, Office of River Protection (ORP). We will be your tour guides for
the next two days.
A tour guide packet has been provided to each of you this morning. If you have
not received a tour packet, please see Peggy Sanders next to the sign-in table
before boarding the bus. Both Jay and I will be reading from a tour script on the
bus as we travel and reference material within the tour packet.
The tour packet includes tour agenda for both days of the tour, list of facilities on
the tour, tour package Handouts, general site maps, Hanford Site operations
overview, and 3x5 index cards. We will not discuss any of the information in the
folder today, but is provided as visual aids to assist you in the tour. I recommend
you refer to the packet information as we tour those respective facilities. If you
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have any questions, please use the 3x5 cards to jot down questions. Jay and I
have extra cards available upon request. The cards will be collected at the end of
the tour by Jay and me. Your questions may be answered during tomorrow’s pre-
solicitation conference, placed on the HMESC Acquisition website, or considered
as feedback for industry input. Please provide your name/contact information on
the first card and name on all subsequent cards you turn in so we can contact
you if we have any questions regarding your requested information. Additionally,
there will be designated question and answer sessions during tomorrow’s pre-
solicitation conference.
The tour is broken into two groups, Group A (green) and Group B (pink). You
should have received a green or pink sticker on your badge that identifies the
group you are in and the color-marked corresponding bus you will need to board
this morning. Please refer to you tour packet for your respective agenda.
For today, Group A (green) will tour property south of the Wye Barricade and
Group B (pink) will tour property north of the Wye Barricade. On day 2, the tour
will be the reversed; Group A will tour property north of the Wye Barricade and
Group B will tour property south of the Wye Barricade.
The list of facilities we will be touring today and tomorrow is provided in your tour
packet. We will be driving by and referring you to either side of the bus to point
out facilities of interest. We will also be walking through a few of the facilities.
This is an industrial site and we asked that you stay together as a group and
follow all verbal safety instructions given on the tour. Safety is a priority for
everyone on the Hanford Site. The tour agenda and packet will placed on the
HMESC Acquisition website the week following the pre-solicitation conference.
I would like to introduce Karen Sinclair as Group 2’s tour coordinator and Kelly
Rae as Group 1’s tour coordinator. Karen Sinclair will take a few moments to go
over tour logistics and then we will begin boarding the buses.
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Begin discussion as the bus leaves 2420 Steven Center to point out 2430 Stevens
Center. Turn right onto Stevens Drive.
(DRIVING)
Coming up to the right is the 2430 Steven Center. Both 2420 and 2430 provided
office space for the DOE. On the first floor is the Correspondence Control
operation for the Richland Operations Office (RL) portion of the DOE workforce.
A similar function is conducted in the 2440 Steven Center for the Office of River
Protection Federal staff.
Correspondence is received from and sent to a wide range of sources, both
internal and external to the Hanford Site, including Site contractors, regulators,
DOE-HQ, other federal, state and local agencies or organizations, stakeholders,
media and private citizens.
The mission of this operation is to provide the management of incoming and
outgoing correspondence. For incoming correspondence, the significant majority
of the incoming correspondence is opened, evaluated, responsibility assigned
and distribution made – within 10 hour of receipt. It also includes receipt and
processing of electronic incoming correspondence from at least one on-site
contractor. For outgoing correspondence, this organization makes distribution
both hard copy and electronic formats.
At RL, From October 1, 2016 to September 2017, there were approximately
6,000 pieces of correspondence, which equates to processing approximately
180,000 images.
At ORP, there were approximately 3,200 pieces of correspondence, and
approximately 123,000 images processed.
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Commitment control functions are also completed here – identification,
assignment, and closing of commitments are centralized here in this
organization. In addition, receptionist support is provided in both 2420 and 2430
Steven Center.
Begin discussion as the bus turns onto Stevens Drive.
(DRIVING)
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 1 AND HANDOUT 2 OF YOUR TOUR
PACKET FOR A MAP OF THE HANFORD SITE AND FACILITIES WE WILL BE
VISITING TODAY NORTH OF THE WYE BARRICADE.
YOUR TOUR PACKET ALSO INCLUDES INFOMRATION REGARDING DOE’S
VISION, OPERATIONS OVERVIEW AND SEVERAL HANFORD SITE MAPS
THAT MIGHT BE OF INTEREST OR ASSIT YOU ON THE TOUR.
The Hanford Site has operating areas, industrial sites. As we travel north on
Route 4 south towards the operating areas of the Hanford Site 400 and 300
Areas, we will point out features of the 580-square-mile of the Hanford Site that
you may have heard about or seen for yourself.
The Hanford Site facilities and activities are consolidated within “operating areas”
that occupy about 6 percent of the site. Other improvements include electrical,
road, rail, and water systems. There are also easements, leases, and permits to
non-DOE parties to provide electrical, telecommunication and state road systems
on the Hanford Site. About 4 percent of the Site is surface contaminated, and 30
percent of the Site overlays contaminated groundwater from the past production
of defense nuclear materials. Continued DOE mission needs and residual
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contamination at certain sites will place limitations on the property for future
development or release of property, such as:
Safety and security for the operation of existing facilities.
Waste sites and groundwater contamination
Deed restrictions from residual contamination left after cleanup.
Previous real estate rights granted by DOE to non-DOE parties.
The management of these activities required land use planning and
management consistent with all the necessary landlord services you would
expect for a large federal facility. It includes overseeing open areas of land,
planning for new activities, managing borrow pits, performing surveillance and
maintenance of cleaned up waste sites, supporting RL on real estate activities,
and responding to situations occurring on federally owned land.
At Battle Boulevard start reading the following:
The Horn Rapids Road is the southern boundary of the Hanford Site as shown
on Handout 1 in your tour packet.
The Horn Rapids Road makes up part of the southern boundary of the Hanford
Site.
1641 acres lying east of Route 4 South, and immediately north of Hanford
Rapids Road was transferred to Tri-City Development Council, DOE’s
Community Re-Use Organization for industrial-economic development.
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As you approach the Horn Rapids Road, point to the Railroad on the left side of the bus.
HANDORD RAILROAD SYSTEM
(Drive-by)
To the left of the bus is the DOE-owned railroad system that begins at the south
right of way line by Horn Rapids road, consists of approximately 55 miles of track
and signal systems and ends in the 200 East and 200 West areas.
Energy Northwest actively uses approximately seven (7) miles of the track from
Horn Rapids Road into the Energy Northwest complex.
The remaining track is no longer in use and is not anticipated to be used again.
As you cross Horn Rapids Road, point to the PNSO and 300 Area:
PNNL Site and 300 Area
(Drive-by)
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 3 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A MAP OF THE PNNL SITE AND 300 AREA.
To the right of the bus, you will see the Pacific Northwest Site Office (PNSO)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Site facilities to the east towards the
Columbia River and then further north the Hanford Site 300 Area.
Most of the 300 Area facilities and underlying waste sites have been cleaned up.
CHPRC is preparing the 324 Building for demolition.
The PNNL uses four facilities (Buildings 325, 318, 350 and 331) that are owned
by RL and managed by PNSO located in 300 Area in support of their mission.
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PNSO is responsible for the operation of the 300 Area water and sewer systems.
The potable water supply comes from the City of Richland, and the Sanitary
Sewer effluent is likewise taken and treated by the City of Richland.
MSA is responsible for surveillance and monitoring of post cleanup waste sites.
Richland Operations Office maintains four structures, three of which support
Information Management and IT functions. The fourth is the Hanford Fire
Department 300 Area Fire Station. We will drive by these facilities later today.
Bus continues on Route 4 South. Ask the bus driver to watch for mile marker 16, and
upon reaching it, point out Energy Northwest to the right.
On your right is a portion of land leased to Energy Northwest (ENW) who owns
and operates the Northwest’s only operating commercial nuclear power plant,
the Columbia Generating Station, which produces electricity for the Bonneville
Power Administration.
Energy Northwest is not affiliated with Hanford cleanup.
Columbia Generating Station produces more than 1,150 megawatts of electricity
- -enough electricity to serve the needs of a city the size of Seattle.
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Bus continues on Route 4 South. Ask the bus driver to watch for mile marker 19, and
upon reaching it, turn left on Kentucky Blvd., and proceed to the 400 Area. Turn left on
Route 40/Alabama Blvd, drive slowly.
As the bus approaches the 400 Area, begin reading the Script:
400 Area
(Drive-by)
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 4 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A MAP OF THE PNNL SITE AND 400 AREA.
Coming up is the 400 Area. The 400 Area is where the deactivated Fuels and
Materials Examination Facility, Maintenance (FMEF) and Storage Facility, and
Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) are located and managed by Plateau Remediation
Contract (PRC). Both the FMEF and FFTF facilities have been placed in long-
term surveillance with no power, except for fire detection at FFTF.
The remainder of the 400 Area is managed by the Mission Support Contract
(MSC) which includes warehouse facilities, body (paint) Shop, fleet maintenance
facility, centralized consolidate recycling center, fire station, and electrical
system.
PRC manages the water and sewer collection systems. However, the sewer
effluent is captured in a tank that must be pumped and hauled by the MSC to the
sewer lagoon in 200 West.
Bus continues on Route 40/Alabama Blvd, point to Building 4704 North and 4704 South
To the right of the bus is the 400 Area Fire Station 94, Building 4704S. The fire
station is not manned, but houses equipment that is ready to serve in the event
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of a fire. The plan is to build a new South fire station in the 400 Area and
deactivate the 300 Area Fire Station.
Connected and north of this building is Building 4704N, which consists of
approximately 8,000 square feet of space managed by MSC and used for
furniture storage.
Bus Continues on Route 40/Alabama Blvd, point to the Building 4732C and 4732A and
read the following script.
To the right of the bus is Buildings 4732C, and 4732B are used as warehouse
space. These facilities are unmanned with the exception of the Material
Coordinators performing work package staging in the 4732A.
The closets warehouse facility is 4732C Warehouse, which consists of
approximately 20,000 square feet operated by MSC and used primarily
for convenience storage inventory belonging to WRPS or PRC.
The adjacent warehouse facility to the north is 4732A Warehouse,
which consists of approximately 15,000 square feet, of which, 9,000
square feet is used for primarily for convenience storage inventory,
and 6,000 square feet for work package material staging area for MSC
projects.
Bus turns right onto Grant Avenue to enter the 400 Area. Continue straight ahead, the
road turns to gravel. Take the first left onto South Dakota Street and pass slowly by
substation 451B. Read the following script:
Coming up and to the left is substation 451B, which serves the 400 Area from a
115kV line owned and maintained by the Bonneville Power Administration. The
station serves a line owned and maintained by the Benton Public Utilities District
that serves LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory. LIGO
makes up the majority of the load on this substation.
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LIGO is located approximately 1.5-miles northwest of the 400 Area. LIGO is
located on land leased to the National Science Foundation and operated by the
California Institute of Technology.
Continue west on South Dakota Street and turn left on Taft Street. Turn Left onto Iowa
Street, continue to Grant Avenue and take a left onto Illinois Street.
As the pus takes a left onto Illinois Street, point to the Buildings 4709A, 4722C, 4734C,
and 3734B as the bus slowly drives along Illinois Street and read the reading script:
Building 4709A Telecommunication Facility
To the left of the bust is Building 4709 Telecommunication Facility that serves for
400 Area.
Building 4722C Paint Shop
To the left of the bus is 4722C Paint Shop, which is operated by MSC.
Building 4734C Storage Facility
To the left of the bust is 4734C which is approximately 8,000 square feet. The
facility is managed by MSC, but currently used by Tank Operations Contract
(TOC) for furniture storage.
Bus continues on Illinois Street and drives around Building 4734C.
Point to the Building 4734B and read the :
Building 4734B Centralized Consolidated Recycling Center
Coming up and to the right of the bus is the Building 4734B, Centralized
Consolidated Recycling Center.
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The facility is approximately 8,000 square feet of National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) compliant warehouse space with 2,000 square feet for
accumulation of universal wastes and about 1,200 square feet of Storage for
Disposal for non-radioactive polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
The Centralized Consolidated Recycling Center was established in 1995 through
the efforts of DOE-Richland Operations Office, its contractors and the
Washington State Department of Ecology. It has grown from the original three
recycle streams and today accepts lead acid batteries, 19 types of small
batteries, lighting ballasts, crushed and intact fluorescent, sodium, mercury and
incandescent lamps, mercury and mercury-containing equipment, aerosol cans,
used oil, spent antifreeze, used shop towels, and chemicals for exchange.
The mission of the Centralized Consolidated Recycling Center is to minimize
hazardous waste disposal through reuse of chemicals and/or recycling
performed by offsite vendors. This center is currently used by all contractors as a
matter of convenience, but not required.
Bus continues on Illinois Street, turns left onto Grant Avenue, turns left onto Route
40/Alabama Blvd., turns right onto Route 40 Kentucky Blvd., and right onto Route 4
South to the 300 Area.
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At the 300 Area, the bus turns left onto Cypress Street, turns left onto Vail Street, and
turns left onto Vader Lane.
As the bus approaches Vander Lane, read the following .
FIRE DEPARTMENT
300 AREA STATION (STATION 93)
BUILDING 3709A
(Drive-by)
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 5 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A MAP OF THE 300 AREA.
Coming up and then to the right of the bus is the 300 Area Station, Building
3709A, which currently provides “first due” fire protection, emergency medical
services (EMS), hazardous materials response, and special rescue services.
These services are provided to 300 Area personnel and facilities/buildings and
the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF). Fire protection, EMS, and hazardous
materials response services are provided outside the Hanford boundaries to
maintain mutual aid agreements. Rangelands located within this geographic area
are also protected by this station as well as services to the 400 Area. The 300
Area Station currently supports the majority of mutual aid responses, including
the Cites of Richland and West Richland.
This building is scheduled for closure under the Fire Station Consolidation Plan.
Construction of the new South Fire Station is scheduled to take place in Fiscal
Year 2019. Once completed, all assets and personnel will move operations to a
new fire station located in the 400 Area.
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Bus parks in front of the Building 3220. Read the following on bus:
3220 Telephone Exchange Building
(Drive-by)
To the right of the bus is the 3220, Telephone Exchange Building that houses the
phone switches for the on-site portion of Hanford. The Hanford operators and
maintenance personnel occupy this facility. The equipment provides the phone
services for all Hanford contractors, except for the Waste Treatment Plant’s
contractor Bechtel National Incorporated. The system supports approximately
9,000 staff on the Hanford Site, via fiber optic cables. There is a generator
backup outside the building.
3212 Records Holding Facility
(Drive-by)
In front of the bus is the 3212, Records Holding Facility, which is the major on-
site records holding facility for the Hanford Site. This building currently holds
approximately 25,000 boxes, 1,000 of which are classified. This operation
interfaces with the Seattle Federal Records Center (FRC) [part of the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA)], and the records facility in
Morgantown, WV, maintained by DOE’s Legacy Management branch. Boxes
onsite are sent to the Records Holding Area (RHA), and maintained at the RHA
before being processed through to the Seattle FRC or Morgantown facility. The
current volume of boxes managed by the RHA staff is approximately 120,000
boxes.
These boxes represent records retired by nearly every on-site contractor and
predecessor contractor in Hanford’s history. The goal of the Richland
Operations Office is to digitize most of our holdings to facilitate fast retrieval and
secure preservation. Many of the records are past their disposition period, but
that is due to the steady imposition of hold orders in support of litigation.
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There are records processing staff, who pull boxes and files upon request and
prepare major shipments, and records specialists who do sophisticated
document searches and maintain the databases. The facility processes between
80-115 requests for retrieval monthly.
Bus proceed on Vader Lane, and turns right on Vail Avenue. As the bus approaches
Cypress Street, read the following script:
339A Network Data Center
(Drive-by)
Straight ahead is the 339A Network Data Center. This is the main data center for
the Hanford Local Area Network (HLAN). The equipment in this building provides
network services for all Hanford contractors, except for the Waste Treatment
Plant’s contractor (Bechtel National Incorporated). This facility is connected to
the Federal Building data center and both data centers are monitored by the
Network Operations Center (NOC). The LAN supports approximately 9,000 staff
on the Hanford Site. The network has 99 +% availability. The MSC scope
includes developing a business case related to moving out of the facility to
support Information Technology (IT) footprint reduction initiatives.
Bus turns right onto Cypress Street, turns left on Route 4 South, Right on Horn Rapid
Road and proceeds to the HAMMER. Bus pulls up to 6091 HAMMER Administration
Building and picks up Ashley Morris.
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Ashley Morris leads the tour through the HAMMER Complex, reading the following
Script:
VOLPENTEST HAMMER FEDERAL TRAINING CENTER
HAMMER FAST FACTS
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 6 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A MAP OF THE HAMMER FACILITY.
HAMMER stands for HAzardous Materials Management and Emergency Response. HAMMER for short.
HAMMER is the Department of Energy’s premier, hands-on, health and safety training center.
This 88-acre, state-of-the-art campus is owned by the U.S. Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, under Environmental Management, and is currently managed by Mission Support Alliance, LLC. HAMMER represents a partnership of Federal, Tribal and State governments, Labor, the Tri-City Development Council, academia, and industry. HAMMER is a model of collaboration between management and organized labor.
HAMMER is primarily a training complex for Hanford Site workers. HAMMER students learn to safely perform high-risk tasks through traditional classroom education sessions supported by hands-on training with life-sized props. The selection of life-sized props is the most expansive in the country.
HAMMER manages nationally recognized health and safety training programs, including a unique and highly effective worker-trainer program. This one-of-a-kind DOE program utilizes workers from the field to teach safety training classes at HAMMER for the Hanford workforce. Not only does this eliminate the need for, and the associated cost of outside instructors, but it raises the credibility of the training from the trainee's perspective. The instructor is someone they work alongside in the field, where he/she can provide guidance to fellow workers.
HAMMER, itself, has been recognized for safe operations. In 2002, HAMMER received Star status in DOE’s Voluntary Protection Program and proudly retains Superior Star. The Voluntary Protection Program promotes effective worksite-based safety and health.
In addition to providing training support to the Hanford Site, HAMMER maintains a collection of robust subject matter expertise and has become a critical resource to national and global customers. HAMMER has the ability to provide training support
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on a wide array of activities including worker safety, critical infrastructure protection, emergency response, homeland security, U.S. Department of Transportation and non-proliferation issues.
Public tour Script
HAMMER’s 88-acre, state-of-the-art Building and Props
1) Administration and Classroom Building 33,180 square feet with eight classrooms Café serving breakfast and lunch Two computer-based training rooms Two conference rooms Safety library
2) Volpentest Annex (Radiological Safety Training Center) 6,500-square-foot building dedicated to hands-on radiological training Radiological instrument laboratory with sealed sources Practice and practical evaluation training areas for radiological workers and
radiation control technicians
3) HAMMER State Department Building 7,300 square foot building with a large classroom that includes rear projection,
interpretation equipment, and an interpretation booth. This building was funded by the U.S. Department of State for International
Border Security training and supports a variety of other Hanford Site training courses when not used to support Department of State programs.
4) Training Tower Six-story tower with interior and exterior stairways Multiple floor plans Engineered anchor points for rappelling and high-angle rescue training Smoke generators and fans Used for a wide variety of exercises such as hose and ladder drills, rappelling,
high-rise fires, high-angle rescue, incident response, urban search and rescue, building siege, clandestine lab investigations, SWAT and K9 training, and hazardous waste cleanup.
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5) Burn Building 5,400 square foot multi-story multi-facade building Propane-fueled fire training props including a couch fire, bed fire, and cable tray
fire Other rooms furnished to accommodate various fire and rescue training
scenarios Also used for dynamic entry, hostage rescue, barricaded suspect and
clandestine lab scenarios
6) Railcar, Tanker, Fuel Truck Pad Propane-fueled, electronically controlled fuel truck supports training for safe
approach, cooling, and extinguishing of a fuel truck fire Tanker leak prop supports training in overturned tanker trailer accident scene
control and leak mitigation Railroad car leak prop supports training in hazardous gas/vapor leak control
7) Flammable Liquid Burn Pad Liquid propane injected under water and ignited at the surface to simulate a
flammable liquid fire. Firefighters train on the use of foam to extinguish this fire which is controlled in
four zones by an operator.
8) Tactical Maze Building 2,600 square foot multi-purpose building utilized for hands-on training, mock-
ups, and as an Industrial classroom
9) International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Regional Education and Training Center Private training center adjacent to HAMMER specializing in training utility
workers from around the Northwest.
10) Field Exercise Building 17,000 square foot, building with ample area for hands-on training, drive
through portal monitors, and large loading dock with staged trailers. This building was funded by the U.S. Department of State for International
Border Security training and supports a variety of other Hanford Site training courses when not used to support Department of State programs.
11) Port of Entry Prop Another Department of State funded building with storage rooms, loading dock,
personnel receiving area and monitoring equipment Vehicle inspection pad, radiation portal monitors and sea-land cargo containers
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Supports domestic and international customs training involving vehicle and sea-land container searches for biological, chemical, and radiological agents or contraband
12) Native American Cultural Site and Reference Target Area 7-acre open area of sand and sagebrush enhanced with simulated cultural
resources and other items Local Native Americans available to instruct on laws related to detection and
preservation of culturally significant sites Supports training in cultural resource identification and protection, as well as
non-intrusive detection
13) Confined Space and Trench Props 210 feet of above and below grade pipelines 18- to 30-inch diameter pipelines connected to 48-inch diameter manholes,
vault, and lift station 87-foot long, 4-foot wide trench drops 9 feet below grade and connects to
pipelines Supports confined space operations and rescue, plus trench entry, rescue and
shoring training
14) Search and Rescue Building 5,200 square foot, three-story building with configurable mazes, smoke
generation and noise effects Infrared and thermal imaging cameras for observing or recording Supports search and rescue training in simulated IDLH (Immediately Deadly to
Life or Health), as well as total darkness and low visibility environments Used for a wide variety of hands-on training, such as search, rescue, law
enforcement tactical training, fall protection, K9 training and hazardous work area mock-ups.
15) LPG Tank, Dumpster, and Vehicle Burn Props (all propane fueled) LPG tank burn prop simulates approaching, cooling, and controlling an LPG
tank fire. Dumpster burn prop used for training on safe approach and extinguishment of dumpster fires
Vehicle burn prop recreates engine, passenger compartment and trunk fires with or without smoke for training on the control and suppression of automobile fires
16) Health and Safety Building 7,800 square foot building with two fully equipped classrooms, high bay training
area, and offices.
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This building primarily supports hazardous waste, asbestos, respiratory, and first aid training courses.
17) Al Alm Building and Al Alm Annex 35,000 square foot Al Alm building with six classrooms, large high bays, vehicle
bays, mask fit area, loading dock, secured training equipment storage 3,600 square foot Alm annex building with three classrooms and a practical
training area These buildings are fully utilized to support core training courses for Hanford
site clean-up workers, maintenance personnel, and emergency responders.
18) Crane & Rigging Pad 10-ton gantry crane mounted on rails and portable hoists. Adjacent pad used for mobile crane activities Supports hoisting, rigging and crane safety training
19) Waste Tank Prop Fenced Waste Tank training area including an instrument building Two concrete jumper pits with removable railings Supports underground waste tank maintenance, monitoring, and waste transfer
training
As the bus turns left onto Bill Burke Road, please mention that HAMMER is adjacent to the Hanford Patrol Training Academy and Emergency Vehicle Operations Course.20) HAZMAT Training Prop
Simulate storage area, lay down yard, or decontamination zone Drums, vehicles and other props add to realism Used for hands-on training such as vehicle extrication, decontamination,
simulated waste handling, aerial lift, and forklift exercises
Please point out the Simulator building is a Bechtel facility not part of HAMMER, to the
right as the bus rounds the corner past the HazMat Pad. The Simulator building along
with the PTA and EVOC were intentionally built near HAMMER, locating training
resources in close proximity.
21) Pond and Stream 200-foot wide, shallow, 1.3 million gallon pond with concrete pumper test
platform Water used at campus training sites is recycled back to pond
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Used for pump testing and certification
Bus returns to 6091 HAMMER Administration Building for restroom break.
Visitors board bus and leave the HAMMER complex via Hammer Road, turns right onto
Horn Rapids Road, turns right onto Ila Lane and enters the main parking lot of PTA.
Facility Rep provides safety brief on bus.
Exit bus for walking tour.
Instruct bus driver to park in front of Range 1 and wait for visitors to board.
PATROL TRAINING ACADEMY
(PTA)
600 AREA
(Walk-through and Drive-by)
As you approach the main parking lot of the PTA, begin reading the script:
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 7 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A MAP OF THE PATROL TRAINING ACADEMY
Coming up is the Patrol Training Academy or PTA.
The function of the PTA is to provide protective force training facilities,
equipment, and resources to ensure compliance with applicable Code of Federal
Regulations and DOE Requirements. All required initial and recurring protective
force firearms training and fitness qualification testing is conducted at this facility.
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As the bus approaches the main parking area of the PTA, continue reading the script:
The PTA complex immediately in front of you consists of:
Three mobile trailers to the right of the bus that are used for office and
training space.
To the left of the bus is the Primary Administrative Building, Building 664.
Building 664 has one Conference Room, Restrooms, one Lunch Room,
one Computer Training Room and one Professional Range Instructional
Simulator (PRISim) system, and
Bus pulls into the parking lot of PTA to the left and drives and parks on the east side of Building 662-A. Continue reading the script:
To the left of the bus is Building 662-A. Building 662-A has two classrooms (one
equipped with capability for long distance learning and interactive television
training), and this Gymnasium/Defensive Tactics Area.
To your right, northeast, is Range 10. This range is a multi-purpose tactical
training area (non-live fire), and is used, for example, to prepare personnel for
on-site patrol exercises utilizing the Multiple Interactive Laser Engagement
System, or MILES equipment.
We will now be exiting the bus to walk through the 662-A building and Range 1.
No specific briefings on the building or range will be provided during the
walkthrough. If you have any questions please use the 3x5 cards provided. Also
as a reminder, no picture taking is allowed.
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MSA Patrol provides safety briefing on bus.
Visitors exit bus and are escorted by Patrol through the east door of 662-A. Outside the west door of 662-A, facing Range 1, point to Building 662 (to the right) and Building 669
(to the left) and continue reading script:
Instruct the bus driver to park in front of Range 1.
To your right is Building 662 which consist of approximately 7,500 square feet for
additional classroom training and office space.
To your left is Building 669 which is a new armorer support building. The building
consisting of approximately 4,500 square.
Walk to, and enter Range 1. Hanford Patrol will need to provide escort and access to range 1; it is usually a locked location.
We will now walk through Range 1. Range 1 is a 100 yard range, with turning
targets designed to accommodate rifle, sub-machine gun, and handgun
qualifications. It has been expanded to accommodate increased patrol training
demands. We will now re-board the bus and take the rest of the PTA tour from
the bus.
Board bus.Proceed down “Range Road” at a slow to moderate speed.
As we traverse down this road, all the ranges will be on your right. The
remaining ranges on this road number between 2 to 9, beginning with Range 2.
Each of the ranges has a slightly different use, but some of them may overlap in
their capability.
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Proceed down Range Road and stop in front of Range 5. The Hanford Patrol person on board will ensure you’re stopping and looking at the correct Range. Proceed a little
further to Range 6 after briefly describing Range 5.
This is Range 5. Range 5 is a multi-weapons combat range and has a live-fire
shoot house to allow tactical training for close quarter combat. This live-fire
shoot house is slated for replacement within the next fiscal year.
This is Range 6, and is the largest of the Ranges at PTA. Range 6 is a multi-
weapons combat course.
Proceed down Range Road and momentarily stop in front of each of the remaining ranges, 7, 8, and 9, and speak briefly to each one as indicated below. The Hanford Patrol person on board will ensure you’re stopping and looking at the correct Range.
This is Range 7, and is used as a “known distance” range for rifle engagement
practice.
This is Range 8. This range is utilized for the obstacle course, which is an
annual requirement for the security police officers.
This is Range 9, and is the longest of the Ranges. Range 9 is used for precision
rifle training and qualifications, and any other long range weapons in Patrol’s
inventory.
Turn bus around and proceed back down the Range Road and exit the main complex of the PTA. The Patrol escort may stay on-board until after the last stop at the EVOC.
This concludes our tour of the main PTA complex. As we exit the PTA on the
Main entrance road, we will be stopping at one more facility associated with the
PTA, the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course, or EVOC.
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Drive by the EVOC. Pull onto course and circle the skid pad or drive the course and exit EVOC.
Begin reading script as the bus approaches EVOC.
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 8 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A MAP OF THE EVOC
Coming up to the right of the bus is the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course
(EVOC), which is a 1.3 mile paved course for training of Hanford Patrol
personnel, and many off-site law enforcement agencies. It was specifically
design for its use.
EVOC was developed to train law enforcement officers, emergency responders,
and others driving specialists in techniques necessary to successfully complete
their missions in a safe and efficient manner.
As we enter the EVOC we will driving the training course, which includes bends,
turns and rises to simulate real road conditions found on the Hanford Site and
local roadways.
The skid pan is specifically made for training vehicle operators in how to deal
with and recover from skid situations. The skid pan also has space to set up a
cone course, utilizing backing areas, narrowing lanes and a cone slalom to test
the skills of the vehicle operators.
The 400-foot x 400-foot Skills Pad provides a separate area for backing and
autocross training.
Bus turns left on Ila Lane, left on Horn Rapids Road, right on Stevens Drive, and proceeds to 1163 Warehouse (2355 Stevens Center).
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Bust turns right onto Snyder Street. Turn Right on Larson Road to 2355 Stevens Drive Warehouse (1163 Building).
Begin reading script as the bus turns onto Larson Road.
2355 Stevens Drive WAREHOUSE
(aka 1163 Building)
(Drive-by)
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 9 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A FLOOR
PLAN OF THE 1163 WAREHOUSE
To your left is the 2355 Stevens Warehouse, also known as the 1163 Building.
This warehouse consists of a portion of the first floor of the building, ~76,000
square feet (sq ft), including high bay storage and ~11,000 sq ft of office space,
~106,000 sq ft of fenced outdoor laydown space (~6, 000 of which is covered)
and ~40,000 sq ft of unfenced laydown space north of the building. DOE
Richland Operations Office leases a portion of this facility from the Port of
Benton for receiving/distribution/warehousing and for associated administrative
functions.
The 1163 Warehouse serves as the central receiving and distribution point for
Hanford prime contractors and DOE. Freight is received and processed.
Processing includes receipt in purchasing system, segregating and staging for
delivery to Hanford Site customers. The warehouse is also used for limited
storage of Spare Parts Inventory, Convenience Storage Inventory (equipment
held for future projects), and General Supplies Inventory (available for use by all
contractors)
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Bus continues strait to the stop sign on Larson Drive, take a left on driveway of 2377 Stevens Warehouse. Follow sign directions and pavement arrows to warehouse yard
behind 1163 main building.
Begin Reading the script as the bus turns right to enter warehouse yard.
2377 Stevens Drive WAREHOUSE
(aka 1162 Building)
(Drive-by)
Coming up and to the left of the bus is the 2377 Stevens Drive Warehouse, also
known as the 1162 Building. This warehouse serves as the central shipping point for
prime contractor’s site shipments as well as for shipping and receiving hazardous
and/or radioactive shipments for other contractors.
Shipping activities include processing materials to be returned to the vendor,
materials going out on loan, samples sent off-site for analysis, waste (haz/rad)
shipments. Personnel also perform badging activities for freight haulers delivering
directly to the site.
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Bus leave the warehouse complex and turns right onto Stevens Drive. Bus continues traveling on State Route (SR) 240 and turns right onto Terminal Drive. Turn left onto
Lindberg Loop.
Being reading the script as the bus turn left onto Lindberg Loop.
RADIOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (RAP) REGION 8
FACILITY
(Drive-by)
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 10 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A MAP
SHOWING THE RAP FACILITY.
This is the Radiological Assistance Program, or RAP, Region 8 Headquarters.
Region 8 covers Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. RAP assist other Federal, State,
Tribal and local agencies in the detection, identification and analysis, and response to
events involving the use of radiological or nuclear material. The DOE national RAP
program is implemented on a regional basis. There are 9 geographical RAP Regions
on-call 24-hours a day.
The function of the RAP is to provide first-responder radiological assistance to
Detect and identify radioactive materials
Search for illicit radioactive materials
Monitor the environment to characterize the radiation that may be present
Assess and evaluate hazards and risks, and in general to help protect the
health and safety of the general public and the environment.
Here are some quick facts for you to know:
The facility houses six full-time staff members as well as the required
equipment necessary to rapidly deploy upon request for RAP assistance.
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Upon activation, other team members would report to the facility, receive
briefings, gather equipment and deploy.
There are a minimum of 3 RAP teams
The RAP 8 team members consists of DOE and DOE Contractor
employees for the Hanford Site. The program is managed by 5 full time
staff, one NNSA Regional Manager and 4 MSC contractor employees.
Approximately 25 volunteer team members make up the bulk of the team
and are radiation protection technicians for scientists/engineers by
profession with specialized, training in emergency response who work at
the Hanford Site.
Standard response equipment includes: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and
Neutron Detectors; Gamma spectroscopy systems; Air samplers;
personnel protective equipment (PPE); and a variety of communication
and logistics gear.
After the presentation Visitors board Bus.
Drive to 1932 Butler Loop and park. Read script for Mail.
(Drive-by)
PLEASE REFER TO HANDOUT 9 OF YOUR TOUR PACKET FOR A MAP
SHOWING THE MAIL FACILITY.
To the right of the bus is the mail facility located nearby at 1931 Butler Loop and
is managed by JanTec, a subcontractor to the MSC. This facility is where basic
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mail functions are performed, including the hub for the pickup of postal mail from
Pasco, Richland or West Richland Post Offices and delivery of out-bound
Hanford mail through a USPS Postal facility, and routing and delivery of
interplant mail, or that mail that does not leave the confines of the Hanford Site.
There are approximately 70 other on-site customers, including most major
contractors, subcontractors and other organizations that support the Hanford
mission. Current space is approximately 2,000 square feet, with 7 vehicles
utilized.
This facility processes approximately 4+ million pieces of mail annually. There
are currently 600 mail stops - located at 250 actual separate facilities. Currently,
there is one scheduled mail delivery at each stop/facility per day. There are
currently up to 20,000 pieces of mail handled every day. No classified mail is
handled or delivered in this operation.
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Return to 2430 Stevens Center, Conference Room 153 for Lunch.After Lunch proceed to the Federal Building at 825 Jadwin Avenue.
Turn Left on Stevens Drive. Continue South on SR 240. Turn left on Swift Blvd. Turn right onto Jadwin Avenue.
Arrive at the Federal Building along Jadwin Avenue.
Prior to exiting the bus read the following script:
Visitors get off the bus and go inside Federal Building through security.
We will be walking through the Hanford Operations Center and (EOC) and Joint
Information Center (JIC). If you have any questions please use the 3x5 cards
provided. Also as a reminder, no picture taking is allowed.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC)
(Walk-Through)
Visitors are escorted to Policy Team Room within EOC. EOC equipment is on and sample displays and maps are up.
Script reader moves to front of room by display screens.
Welcome to the Hanford Emergency Operations Center, or EOC. The EOC is a
facility maintained by DOE as a coordination center where personnel may
convene to provide essential response functions, including recommendations for
offsite protective actions, field monitoring and sampling, consequence
assessment, employee and public information, and oversight of Hanford related
protective actions and mitigation activities.
We are in the primary EOC – a dedicated facility maintained in a state of
readiness and staffed 24/7/365 by a Duty Officer. Hanford also has an alternate
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EOC for use when the primary EOC is unavailable, which is not a dedicated
facility, and is set up by responding personnel. The alternate EOC is where your
tour began today and you will be returning there when we are done”
The EOC provides a centralized area for response to Hanford events, which
range from declared emergencies, to situations that require monitoring, such as
a power outage, a range fire, etc., or other situations that may cause public
concern or media interest.
A declared emergency occurring at a DOE facility on the Hanford Site will result
in a full EOC activation. Other situations that affect Hanford facilities or workers
will result in a partial activation of the EOC referred to as an Event Coordination
Team or ECT. This allows for a graded response, allowing EOC responders to
be called in as needed. Procedures are in place to transition from a partial
activation to a full EOC activation if necessary.
During Hanford events, personnel from offsite agencies (for example,
Washington, Oregon, local counties, FBI, FEMA) may arrive at the Hanford EOC
to coordinate the response to the event.
There are numerous emergency situations that may occur off the Hanford Site,
or at onsite facilities not under the control of DOE or its contractors, that could
impact site facilities or workers. DOE response may involve providing information
to workers, or implementing protective actions. Situations such as an offsite
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hazardous materials release may require that actions be taken to protect the site,
or, if a severe event affects the surrounding community, DOE may provide
support and assistance to the community.
“Facilities such as Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station, AREVA NP
and upstream Columbia River dams have specific emergency planning. This
planning enables DOE to predetermine appropriate levels of Hanford response
based on the severity of the event.
“This is the Policy Team table (on the speaker’s right); there are DOE staff at this
table that approve changes to onsite protective actions and any recommended
protective actions for offsite agencies. Also at this table are the DOE staff that
provide the communication links to DOE Headquarters and to our offsite
partners. The other seats are for representatives from our offsite partners who
may come here to coordinate the response.
This is the Site Management Team table (in the middle of the room) whose
primary objectives are to provide support and resources to the Incident
Commander, and to provide oversight of onsite response activities and overall
EOC operations. This table is staffed by DOE personnel, including the Security
Director, Facility Representative Liaison, and DOE Managers’ Representative;
and by contractor personnel, including the Site Emergency Director,
Consequence Assessment Director, and the Event Support Coordinator.
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I’m going to describe three more functions that you can see as we leave this part
of the EOC to walk over to the Joint Information Center. We will exit down this
way (far left door) and you will see the Security Room, where DOE and
contractor personnel provide the interface with local law enforcement agencies,
on-site Hanford Patrol activities, and interface with the FBI if necessary. In
addition, there are Protective Action Coordinators in this room that answer
protective action questions from site workers.
“Next as we go back toward the EOC Entrance you will see the Unified Dose
Assessment Center (UDAC) where we can model in real time the radiological or
chemical consequences of the event with live data from the meteorological
stations on the site. In this room there is also a classified conference room with
secure communications capabilities.”
Next is the Emergency Operations Center Shift Office where the 24/7 Duty
Officers are located.
We will now cross the elevator lobby and enter the Joint Information Center or
JIC and gather in the center of the room.
The primary objective of the JIC is the dissemination of timely and accurate
emergency information regarding Hanford activities to employees, the public and
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the media. The JIC has DOE, contractor personnel as well as representatives
from our local offsite agencies. Personnel in the JIC respond to media and
public phone calls, and monitor media sources for rumors and misinformation.
This concludes the tour of the Emergency Operations Center.
While still in the basement of the Federal Building point to the general location of room G4, Data Center and read the following Script:
Federal Building
G4 Data Center
Here In the basement of the Federal Building, down the hall, is room G4 that
house the data center or telecommunication server room. The data center
supports the Hanford Local Area Network (HLAN) in conjunction with the 339A
building on the Site which we already visited. This equipment (in conjunction
with that in 339A) provides the network services for ~450 HLAN users in the
Federal Building and ~ 8550 users on the Site. The network has a reliability of
99+ % historically. The MSC scope includes developing a business case related
to moving out of this facility to support data center cost saving initiatives.
Tour concludes south of the Wye Barricade.
This concludes the tour south of the Wye Barricade. I hope it was helpful for you
to see the facilities south of the Wye Barricade.
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Please take the time to use the restrooms and proceed back to the bus to 2420
Steven Center.
Day 1 - Bus pulls into the north parking lot of 2420 Steven Center and parks.
Before the visitors exit the bus read the following script:
The bus will be here at 2420 Steven Center tomorrow at 7:15 am parked at the
same location where you boarded the bus this morning. Please be on time
because the bus will leave 8:00am sharp. It is important that you board the same
bus you were on today, the green bus. The bus will again have a green sign
designating which bus to board, so please member your color, green.
As mentioned at the beginning of the tour your tour packet included 3x5 index
cards to submit questions. I would like to collect those cards as you exit the bus.
Please make sure your name and contact information is on the first card and
name on all subsequent cards you turn in so we can contact you if we have any
questions regarding your requested information.
In addition, we will be collecting your Hanford Site Visitor Badges as you leave
the bus. The badges will handed back to you in the morning at the conference
we met in this morning before you board the bus. As visitors, you must have
your photo identification with you along with your badge to access the Hanford
Site. So please do not forget your photo ID or we will not be able to handout your
badges back to you. Consequently, you will not be allowed to participate in the
tour.
Again, thank you for your time and be safe as you return to you hotel or
residence. We will see you on the green bus for tomorrow’s tour.
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Day 2 - Bus pulls into the north parking lot of 2420 Steven Center and parks.
Read the following script on Day 2:
As mentioned at the beginning of yesterday’s tour your tour packet included 3x5
index cards to submit questions. I would like to collect those cards as you exit
the bus. Please make sure your name and contact information is on the first
card and name on all subsequent cards you turn in so we can contact you if we
have any questions regarding your requested information.
In addition, we will be collecting your Hanford Site Visitor Badges as you leave
the bus.
Thank you for your participation.
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