The Design-build Approach for Doe Nuclear Facilities: Can Compliance With 10cfr835 Alara Requirements Be Achieved?
Year: 2000
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The "Design-Build' approach for the acquisition of new facilities has recently achieved popularity within the DOE complex, due to the potential for significant cost reductions over the traditional approach.However, the Design-Build process seems to exclude interaction between the contractor and the project management team during the design of the facility.Can adequate dose optimization procedures be carried out in the absence of interaction between the architect and the radiological engineering organization during the design process?This paper explores that question, using a facility to be built at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) as an example. INTRODUCTION:The acquisition of a facility within the DOE complex requires an act of congressl.The congressional action provides funding for the design and construction of the new facility, however several acquisition and funding strategies are available depending on projectspecific needs.This paper addresses the acquisition (design and construction) of an officeflight laboratory building at Los Alamos National Laboratory (a DOE-owned Laboratory).Radioactive sources will be stored within the building in shielded vaults, and the sources will be used in various locations within the building for the purposes of testing, calibration, and training.The acquisition strategy chosen for this facility has prompted radiological engineering personnel to develop new tools in order to comply with the ALARA requirements in Federal Law 10CFR835. ACQUISITION STRATEGIES:There are numerous acquisition strategies for federal property.When programmatic needs require the acquisition of a new facility, a Project Manager is assigned and chooses an acquisition strategy based on the cost, complexity, funding sources, and urgency of his/her project.Ih the past, the acquisition strategy for complex facilities (such as those requiring significant radiological shielding) was almost invariably Design-Bid-Build.This strategy requires an Architect/Engineering (A/E) firm to be contracted (via bid) to design the facility based on a "performance requirements" document developed by the 1 There are numerous funding and management strategies, but for facilities costing more than $5 Million, congressional approval is required.A comprehensive review of all of the permutations of acquisition and finding strategies will not be attempted here.
Author: MORGAN, R.
Language: English
Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Los Alamos National Laboratory
OpenAlex ID: W341502537