August 17, 2014

SRNS Completes Upgrades to H Canyon

By ExchangeMonitor

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions has wrapped up work to upgrade the Savannah River Site’s H Canyon facility three months ahead of schedule, the contractor said late last week. SRNS said it completed 16 facility modifications that included sealing off abandoned piping, upgrading High Efficiency Particulate Air filters in the central exhaust system, and replacing doors in the exhaust building. The facility’s safety analysis and reference documents were also revised, procedures were changed, and personnel received additional training. SRNS did not specify how much the upgrades cost.

The project began in January when the scope was defined, and construction began in March. SRNS said the project could have taken up to eight months to complete but took five. “Although H Canyon was constructed in the early 1950s, SRNS continues to upgrade the facility to ensure the Canyon is available for future missions and meets the current safety standards for nuclear facilities,” SRNS Senior Vice President for EM Operations Paul Hunt said in a statement.

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