AIKEN, S.C. - A new web-based application from the Savannah River Site (SRS) liquid waste contractor helps employees maintain a strong nuclear safety culture by tracking safety requirements and performing other tasks more efficiently.
The Safety Requirements Management System (SRMS) has several advantages over Savannah River Remediation’s (SRR) past applications. It provides one location for employees to check the status of required safety surveillances and requirements under documented safety analyses, which describe facility hazards during design, construction, operation, and eventual cleanup.
SRMS also offers greater accessibility via the site intranet, simpler software maintenance, quick review and approval, and critical documentation changes.
Launching SRMS is part of SRR’s continuous improvement, a quality of a strong nuclear safety culture, according to SRR President and Project Manager Tom Foster.
“The transition to the new system has been a smooth conversion for SRR operations," Foster said. “This technology is the next step in our commitment to nuclear safety."
The SRR Process Applications organization collaborated with operators and engineers from multiple SRR facilities to develop SRMS, consolidating two old applications used by liquid waste facilities.
Employees use SRMS at the, the site’s high-level waste glassification plant. SRR will roll it out to the SRS Tank Farm and Saltstone facilities by the end of the year. The Process Applications group is also demonstrating SRMS for use in other SRS facilities.
“It’s important to share good ideas and systems that work, especially when it comes to nuclear safety improvements, across DOE contractors," said Jim Folk, DOE-Savannah River Assistant Manager for Waste Disposition. “Sharing technology has the potential for improving nuclear safety and is also a cost-effective use of resources."
Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Environmental Management
