LANL Engineering Standards Program Programmatic Requirements in the LANL Engineering Manual

1. LANL Engineering Standards ProgramProgrammatic Requirements in the LANL Engineering Manual Tobin Oruch 5-8475, oruch@lanl.gov June, 2002 Facility and Waste Operations Division (FWO) Systems, Engineering and Maintenance Group

2. Outline • Background • The Issues • Path Forward

3. Background -- 1998 LIR220-03-01, Facility Engineering Manual, issued 1997 • Mandated the pre-flatland Facility Engineering, Construction Spec, and Drafting Manuals (developed over past 20 years) • Designated Facilities Eng as OIC • Committees with POCs maintain each discipline chapter • Scope was facilities design engineering • New facilities and modification of existing facilities • Purposes included: • Aid in Works Smart Standard implementation • Ensure safety and long-term cost effectiveness • by considering O&M costs and issues

4. Standards Team Structure, 2000-2001

5. Background -- circa FY01 • 10 CFR 830 rev clarifies activities included, must follow tech standards; DNFSB expects same • No LANL-wide vehicle existed to promulgate technical standards to programmatic groups • TA-55 Type A Incident; needed to include material not primarily facility-related: • Swagelok fitting installation • Teflon seals in radioactive service • Glovebox design and installation

6. 10 CFR 830.122 1/2001 (e) Criterion 5--Performance/Work Processes • (1) “Perform work consistent with technical standards, administrative controls…” (f) Criterion 6 -- Performance/Design • (1) “Design items and processes using sound engineering/scientific principles andappropriate standards…”

7. Background, FY01 con’t. • LIR revised June 2001: • Renamed “Facility Eng Manual” to LANL Eng Manual (LEM) • Made most Chapter POCs the AHJ for that discipline • e.g., Mechanical POC is AHJ for piping issues • Included programmatic work in scope, but to impose requirements: • Each must be specifically identified in manuals and • to help programs easily identify them • Need consensus of Lab POCs on final review

8. Today -- FY02 • The Engineering Manual is being revised • As of 6/2002, Type A driven and some Mechanical and I&C requirements have been identified for programs: • Required codes and standards (selected) • Gloveboxes, Teflon, and compression fittings • Pressure systems • Requirements for nuclear systems • Some other aspects, though potentially applicable, were consciously not. Some mechanical examples: • cross-connection control • freeze protection • high-value equipment protection • liquid waste

9. The Issues • Limited scope: Liability with not identifying all potentially applicable requirements. • Involvement: Little programmatic representation on discipline or steering committees, only final review. • Authority: Who has the knowledge and authority to waive programmatic compliance? • Currently Facilities Division Leader must concur with Programmatic Division Leader (per Variance LIR process).

10. Current Team Structure Lacks Program Input

11. Path Forward • Work with programmatic Divisions to appoint one or more POCs who can work with Standards Program to resolve scope, involvement, and authority issues • Further possibilities: • POCs elect programmatic representative(s) to the LEM oversight board • POCs select representatives to LEM discipline technical committees