Facility planning site considerations

The plot plan originally conceived for the Idaho area, was considerably larger than the one shown in Fig. 9.1.A. The north-south dimension was slightly longer and the east-west dimension was approximately 900 ft longer. When economy forced a cut-back, of the facilities planned for the reactor, the site was decreased in size-. The sewage-treatnwnt plant remains in its original location, which is now outside the perimeter fence. As this plant is a potential source of odors, it is isolated-as much as is practical. 

Although most written emergency response plans contain the same basic elements, two distinct types of plans emerge for consideration (1) plans applicable to a facility or site location and (2) plans associated with transportation incidents. 

Liston (Ref. 27) provides useful checklists for equipment and building siting and layout for safety purposes, as well as other safety-related criteria for plant design. These checklists address economic considerations and facility geographical location, site selection, layout, and unit plot planning factors. 

The assumed disposal systems for exempt waste and low-hazard waste both involve near-surface disposal, and either type of waste often would be emplaced sufficiently close to the surface that inadvertent intrusion into the waste could occur as a result of normal human activities. However, there are differences in the two types of disposal systems that should be taken into account in developing appropriate scenarios for inadvertent intrusion. Disposal facilities for low-hazard waste frequently include engineered barriers to deter inadvertent intrusion, impenetrable waste forms, or deliberate emplacement of more hazardous wastes at locations where access to the waste during normal human activities would be less likely. Most importantly, as noted previously, current plans call for institutional control to be maintained over hazardous waste disposal sites for a considerable period of time after facility closure, which allows for substantial... 

A slope chosen for the case study is located in Southeast Washington D. C., and a plan view of the slope site is shown in Figure 2. There exist a parking lot, a storm water collection system, water and sewer systems and pavements within the area of the slope located. The ground movement within the slope had caused extensive damages to the facilities and properties. Moreover, the slope failure has caused considerable inconvenience as well as safety concerns to the publics. In order to stabilize the distressed slope, the remedial solutions to the slope are presented on the basis of the probabilistic method and the current conditions of the... 

Here, special caution is advised. The site management should be urged to pay attention to the compliance with the specifications of the released HVAC-plans by the company assigned with the installation of the HVAC-facilities. It has to be taken into consideration that, at that point in time, the building or steel construction is still completely empty. Sometimes, plumbers wonder why they should, for example, lay a supply line around three corners although the direct connection would be much easier. Here, they ignore the fact that the direct cormection could possibly lead to a collision with a large pipe of the actual plant ... 

Additional consideration for emergency planning should be taken when the reactor has to be sited near special buildings (such as hospitals, industrial facilities etc.). 

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