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Aorial Agondn Auroumon t
Air Alpha Amnrlclum Analysis Annlytical
Approval Aquifor
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Commlralon)
AIP (Agroarnant In Princlpl
AOC (Aton of Concurn)
AWR (Appllcnble Rolovunl or Approprlnta Raquiraniantd
Archasology Archivo Aroa Arsonic Asbastos Asphalt Assessmont Audit
Dilckfill Background Elactorla Barium Basollno 8cP IUnrallno Choriga
Bods Borrnod Aroa Eorytlium
Propoanl)
MtSCElLANEOUS ( l lst othor indoxlng critoria as necessary pleaso write legiblyl
D L O D
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Bunkor 9 Buri
Cadmlum Caisson Calibration C A M U (Corractlvu Acllon
Canyon Capacitor Caus tlc CEARP IComprahunslvu
Enklrcnnranlnl Aetiasttriian iind Rouponsa Progtimi)
Mitrir[larnarit Unlrl
Comont CERCLA
IConiptohunslvu Envlrotinwmtnl Rampongo Cornpunnolion nnd Lliiblllty Act1
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CMllRA ICotructivu Munrurue InipleniantritlonRuniadlul Action)
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Construction Container Con tainman t Contaminan Contract Control Controlled Distributioi Coppor Coro Corroctivo Action Corrospondonco Criorla Cvanido Cy an o g e n
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Oblacliva~l
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rind Dovulopniant Adniinls I riiliofil
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RM (Intaririr Ruriiodiiil
sotope WP Ilnelulllltion Work Plllnl
Muiisttrul
Sanitary Satollito Schedule
Scopo Scrap Scrap Dotonation Site Scrooning Scrubber Scorch Sacurity SOOP Somivoln tila Soptic Sowor Shaft Shoot
Alan) Mcdia Mooting Memo Morcury Metal Microform Minimization Minutes MIS IManepemsnt
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NEPA (National
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OA (aunlity AsBurancd
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Safoty Salamander
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Transmittal Transport Tr oa t men t
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Tubsiioy Tuff
Undorground Updeto Uranium Urino USGS (Utri~od Gtntar
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Tboes t i e t o d Below DATE May 37 1960
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00 Jauuarp 14 1960 a program wn8 initiated for the demolition of certain abnndonod l a b o r a t o r y structures by burning A plan for the demolition progrnm w a s prepmed January 15 1960 and burning operations wera started January 10 1960 A written procedure was approved for each burning operation which were achoduled t o be burned had s e r v e d their usefulness and were f o r the met part contaminated with high explosive rad ioact ive materials or other a o n t d n m t s which precluded t h e st110 or re-use of the etructuree or materials i n t h e etzvctures for my purpose o burning schedule continued u n t i l March 13 1960 when unpmdictable h igh wlnds and t h e abaence of mow cover made it necessary t o suspend t h e burning program
The structuree
A list of the b u i l d i n g s which were burned or ilashed is enclosed l r ~ l Appondix Atf
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Addressees t
SUPPlY Asc mcurity (2) ABC fire Dept Area Mgr LAAO Elza Paul Zia Ceail Badegrrd Zia Richard Crook Zia Laon Ross Zfa James R Yaddy E E VtiDgfield (5)
amp U s Alrunos Scientif ic Lab (20)
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A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
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TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
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TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
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Abandon Abovoground Tank Absorption Abstract Accolero tor Accuss Accldont Acid Activo Activttios Adminlstra tivo ADS (Actlvlty Dntn Shoot Adsorption AEC (Atomic Enorgy
Aorial Agondn Auroumon t
Air Alpha Amnrlclum Analysis Annlytical
Approval Aquifor
C
Commlralon)
AIP (Agroarnant In Princlpl
AOC (Aton of Concurn)
AWR (Appllcnble Rolovunl or Approprlnta Raquiraniantd
Archasology Archivo Aroa Arsonic Asbastos Asphalt Assessmont Audit
Dilckfill Background Elactorla Barium Basollno 8cP IUnrallno Choriga
Bods Borrnod Aroa Eorytlium
Propoanl)
MtSCElLANEOUS ( l lst othor indoxlng critoria as necessary pleaso write legiblyl
D L O D
I
Bunkor 9 Buri
Cadmlum Caisson Calibration C A M U (Corractlvu Acllon
Canyon Capacitor Caus tlc CEARP IComprahunslvu
Enklrcnnranlnl Aetiasttriian iind Rouponsa Progtimi)
Mitrir[larnarit Unlrl
Comont CERCLA
IConiptohunslvu Envlrotinwmtnl Rampongo Cornpunnolion nnd Lliiblllty Act1
Corti lica tion Cosium Chain of Custody Chirmber Chango Control Change Ordor Chargo Chert Chocklist Chomlcal Chromium Cloanup Cloarance Closuro Clothing
C
CMllRA ICotructivu Munrurue InipleniantritlonRuniadlul Action)
CMSlFS (Corractlvu Mauturus Study Funslblllty Sludy)
Cobalt Common t Committoe Community Rolations Company Complianco Comprossod Gas Computor Modeling Computor Output Concorn Concreto Concurronco Configuration IparaVJ
Construction Container Con tainman t Contaminan Contract Control Controlled Distributioi Coppor Coro Corroctivo Action Corrospondonco Criorla Cvanido Cy an o g e n
Data Doadlino Dobris Docision Analysis Docommisslon Decontamination Doficioncy
Dotectlon Dotonation Devclopmun t 3iosol 3lschargo 3isposal 3ocumen tation DOE ~ ~ o r i u t t r i i u n ~ 01
Jose 100 tDntt1 aulw
lraft lrainago lrainlinu 3 r ii wing Miling Irop Tower )rum lry Woll lump
Energy)
Oblacliva~l
Icology iffluont
IEnvironriiuritiil Inipiict Stntanientl
iloctrical mission inginooring
Environmental EOD (Explosivd Otdnnnca
Diflporiill EPA (Envirotiniuntul
Prolaclion Auancyl Equipmon t ERDA IEnurUy Ruuorircti
Erosion
rind Dovulopniant Adniinls I riiliofil
ER PO IErir i t onnian lei Rastorution Progriini Oliica)
ESampH IEnvironiiiont Siilaty u r d Hurilthl
Estimate Evacuation Evaluation Evaporator Evideiico Excavation Exclusion Exhaust Exporimont Explosive Exposuro Extension Extraction
Facility Fallout Farm FAX Fonco Field Figure Filter FlMAD Ifiiciiity lor
Irilorniiltion MirniiGunwnt Atiiilysis rirrd Dirliiiry)
inding ire -iring Site iscat ission ivo-Yoar Plan low low chart hid cvm ramework uc1 umo
amma
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Gas I
I1 Gonoration gta
Genoric Goochemistry Geology Goophysics Glass Boakor Glovo Box Graph Guidance Gun
HandlinD Hazardous Hoadquartors Hoalth HE itiIuti kq~louivul History HMTA (Huzurdou~ Mulurid
Holo Homo Owner Hood H S WA t Hui rirdoua itlid
Troneliortollon Act1
s o l d w ll S I u Aniundnrantal
il ydrology ilygleno
mpact mplemontatlon mplosion mpoundment nactive ncident ncinorator ndustrial n f iI t ra tion njection Wall njury norganic n s pcc t io n nstallation riterim ntorim Action ntornal n t o rvio Y
nvonrory nves tigation
RM (Intaririr Ruriiodiiil
sotope WP Ilnelulllltion Work Plllnl
Muiisttrul
Sanitary Satollito Schedule
Scopo Scrap Scrap Dotonation Site Scrooning Scrubber Scorch Sacurity SOOP Somivoln tila Soptic Sowor Shaft Shoot
Alan) Mcdia Mooting Memo Morcury Metal Microform Minimization Minutes MIS IManepemsnt
lnlotniatlon Sysienrl Mlxod Wasto MOA Memo of Aoroomc Model Modification Money (Allocation
Approprlatlon Budget Cout Fundlnp otcJ
Monltorlng Monthly Roport
Mortar Impact h a MQU (Mamu of
UndOrE~8ndiflQ) MSA (Major Sysiom
Acqulrlilon~
NEPA (National
NFA (No Further Action1 Nickel Nltrato NMED New Moxko
NMEID INOW Mexico
YIUIII-
Envlronmsnlal Pollcy Acl
Envitonmenl Departmont~
Environrnanlal Imptovement Olvislonl
NOD (Notlca of Daflclency
Toclinical Technicol Team Tcctrnolog y folophono accord Tast Area Tcstinp TLD ITharflroluminoucanl
TOC Crnbta 01 Contantsl Da~inroorl
Townsito Toxic Tracking Troinlng Transcription Transf or Trnnsformcr
lab Job Laboratory Lagoon Land Landlill Laundry Leach Load Leak Logal Lettor Limit Lines liquid List Location Loo Logbook
Magarino Managomont Manhole Map Matorlal MDA IMa~eild DlsposalC
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Pilot Study PIP0 -piL
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Plutonium Pointoof- Contact Pollution Polonium Polaroid Po tontial Provcntion Priority Procodure Program Programmatic Project Project Loador Propollant Properly Voposal
Pro toction Protocol PRS (Patantlal noloaio
S l I O l Public Pump Purchaso Roqucst
OA (aunlity AsBurancd
~ f ( 0 u a l l t y Piocadurol Ouolity Ounrtorty Ropon
Sadfoactivo Satliochomlstry Wlonuc l Ido W i u m at ionalo
ICRA (Aeroutao Connorvatloit und Ilocovaty AclJ
7 o i C l O r lccolpt
ecommondaticn loeonnaissance locords ~ocovory locyclo
Ac kno wlodome t i t
Fncllity Aufiascnrenl)
BJphonk4 c8 (Polychlorlnrtod
ormlt Wsonal Notes krsonnel Icrsonnei Oualificaiion hot0
leduction
lnvaatlgntionl Risk RPF (Racutde~Ptoceinlnp
Facillly) W
Safoty Salamander
Sampio Sampling Plan
SUlVi3DQ
lotffaso lomodiation omovai - oport
oquirornonts oscarch osin Bod osolution osourcc
lospirator losponso lostoratlon lost rictlon losults loviow fovislon
OqUCtt
IFiA1 (RCRA Fnclllty lnvaotiuo t lo~iRomaJlol
Shall Shot Silvor 3ito Studgo Soil Solid hlvont SOP (Stondetd Oporntln0
Procadurn)
01 Wotk ow (SlfJtOfllefll 01 SCOIX
pocif ic pili tack itandard i t atisrice
toamlino too1 toraga
tudy ubcontrector ubsurloco ummary ump UPPOfl
Surfaco Survoillanco Survoy Swipo
Systum
Tank Task
latus
gzs
SWMU (Solld h a t o Manapemen1 Unlll
-I Tablo C
rcip I T ~ X I C W Cliatnctetlullc Leaching PI OCcdUlO)
TDD (Toclinical Docunrunl Dasciiptionl
Transmittal Transport Tr oa t men t
1 Trench Trip Rcpon Tritium TRU ttronoufsnicl TSCA (TOXIC Subrtnncar
Tubsiioy Tuff
Undorground Updeto Uranium Urino USGS (Utri~od Gtntar
Uoolopicnl S u t ~ o y l US7 (Undetgiound ttotago
Tonkl Utility
Validation Variancu VE ( o~ua tnglnaotitiOl Vonriletion Vorif ication Wolatilo Volumo
a r d io uso I~aslo Naior
I Contiol Act1
NUS [Voik Utuohdown Blructutol
5 VGking Group Iinc
Tboes t i e t o d Below DATE May 37 1960
LTlilBM
00 Jauuarp 14 1960 a program wn8 initiated for the demolition of certain abnndonod l a b o r a t o r y structures by burning A plan for the demolition progrnm w a s prepmed January 15 1960 and burning operations wera started January 10 1960 A written procedure was approved for each burning operation which were achoduled t o be burned had s e r v e d their usefulness and were f o r the met part contaminated with high explosive rad ioact ive materials or other a o n t d n m t s which precluded t h e st110 or re-use of the etructuree or materials i n t h e etzvctures for my purpose o burning schedule continued u n t i l March 13 1960 when unpmdictable h igh wlnds and t h e abaence of mow cover made it necessary t o suspend t h e burning program
The structuree
A list of the b u i l d i n g s which were burned or ilashed is enclosed l r ~ l Appondix Atf
(coatinued)
Addressees t
SUPPlY Asc mcurity (2) ABC fire Dept Area Mgr LAAO Elza Paul Zia Ceail Badegrrd Zia Richard Crook Zia Laon Ross Zfa James R Yaddy E E VtiDgfield (5)
amp U s Alrunos Scientif ic Lab (20)
lsquo i b
cr lsquo 3
mom Listed - 2 -
A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
2 Attachments 1 Appendix rsquolsquoAt 2 Appendix ldquoBrdquo
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
EN 4 I R 0 N M E N TA L R E STO RAT ION 9 Records Processing Fncillty
EN Record Index Forrii 3 a
ERRacords Detail Index Form for EH Record ID H
$1 DETAIL INDEX Complete 111 fields indicatc if not applicable or i~ppropr i i~ le ptcasc write le[]ibly II -
ADS NOIS) Ll l I f l fY I i r ( l llUSttOlS1 I---- - i I
CORRECTION (YINJ
SWMUlPRS NOISJ 1111 AfLfVdiht 8YMU t4OlllllIl~5
ORIGINATOR NAMES 7-
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CO A RECTI 0 N D ESC R I PTlO N -- - -
ER Records Index Form Attachment Sheet for ER Record L O AqSqf
Part II Attnchment Complete all fields Indicate if not opptfcoblo or oppropriotc Plensc write legibly
5-3- s -3 5- Y 5- 5 5 -b
ER Rncofda Itidea Fortit Allaclinteiil Bltaat lSlde 1 o 11
ER Records Index Form Attachment Sheet for ER Record ID gqsqg Part I I Attachment Complete all ficlds Indicate I f not applcablc or uppopriatc Plcasc write loglbly
p a 1-40
ER Record lndox Form Kovword List I
I
r
fiEYWSIRDS Circlo rolovont KEYWORDS from tho list below for ER Record k
Abandon Abovoground Tank Absorption Abstract Accolero tor Accuss Accldont Acid Activo Activttios Adminlstra tivo ADS (Actlvlty Dntn Shoot Adsorption AEC (Atomic Enorgy
Aorial Agondn Auroumon t
Air Alpha Amnrlclum Analysis Annlytical
Approval Aquifor
C
Commlralon)
AIP (Agroarnant In Princlpl
AOC (Aton of Concurn)
AWR (Appllcnble Rolovunl or Approprlnta Raquiraniantd
Archasology Archivo Aroa Arsonic Asbastos Asphalt Assessmont Audit
Dilckfill Background Elactorla Barium Basollno 8cP IUnrallno Choriga
Bods Borrnod Aroa Eorytlium
Propoanl)
MtSCElLANEOUS ( l lst othor indoxlng critoria as necessary pleaso write legiblyl
D L O D
I
Bunkor 9 Buri
Cadmlum Caisson Calibration C A M U (Corractlvu Acllon
Canyon Capacitor Caus tlc CEARP IComprahunslvu
Enklrcnnranlnl Aetiasttriian iind Rouponsa Progtimi)
Mitrir[larnarit Unlrl
Comont CERCLA
IConiptohunslvu Envlrotinwmtnl Rampongo Cornpunnolion nnd Lliiblllty Act1
Corti lica tion Cosium Chain of Custody Chirmber Chango Control Change Ordor Chargo Chert Chocklist Chomlcal Chromium Cloanup Cloarance Closuro Clothing
C
CMllRA ICotructivu Munrurue InipleniantritlonRuniadlul Action)
CMSlFS (Corractlvu Mauturus Study Funslblllty Sludy)
Cobalt Common t Committoe Community Rolations Company Complianco Comprossod Gas Computor Modeling Computor Output Concorn Concreto Concurronco Configuration IparaVJ
Construction Container Con tainman t Contaminan Contract Control Controlled Distributioi Coppor Coro Corroctivo Action Corrospondonco Criorla Cvanido Cy an o g e n
Data Doadlino Dobris Docision Analysis Docommisslon Decontamination Doficioncy
Dotectlon Dotonation Devclopmun t 3iosol 3lschargo 3isposal 3ocumen tation DOE ~ ~ o r i u t t r i i u n ~ 01
Jose 100 tDntt1 aulw
lraft lrainago lrainlinu 3 r ii wing Miling Irop Tower )rum lry Woll lump
Energy)
Oblacliva~l
Icology iffluont
IEnvironriiuritiil Inipiict Stntanientl
iloctrical mission inginooring
Environmental EOD (Explosivd Otdnnnca
Diflporiill EPA (Envirotiniuntul
Prolaclion Auancyl Equipmon t ERDA IEnurUy Ruuorircti
Erosion
rind Dovulopniant Adniinls I riiliofil
ER PO IErir i t onnian lei Rastorution Progriini Oliica)
ESampH IEnvironiiiont Siilaty u r d Hurilthl
Estimate Evacuation Evaluation Evaporator Evideiico Excavation Exclusion Exhaust Exporimont Explosive Exposuro Extension Extraction
Facility Fallout Farm FAX Fonco Field Figure Filter FlMAD Ifiiciiity lor
Irilorniiltion MirniiGunwnt Atiiilysis rirrd Dirliiiry)
inding ire -iring Site iscat ission ivo-Yoar Plan low low chart hid cvm ramework uc1 umo
amma
)I I
t j s j
Gas I
I1 Gonoration gta
Genoric Goochemistry Geology Goophysics Glass Boakor Glovo Box Graph Guidance Gun
HandlinD Hazardous Hoadquartors Hoalth HE itiIuti kq~louivul History HMTA (Huzurdou~ Mulurid
Holo Homo Owner Hood H S WA t Hui rirdoua itlid
Troneliortollon Act1
s o l d w ll S I u Aniundnrantal
il ydrology ilygleno
mpact mplemontatlon mplosion mpoundment nactive ncident ncinorator ndustrial n f iI t ra tion njection Wall njury norganic n s pcc t io n nstallation riterim ntorim Action ntornal n t o rvio Y
nvonrory nves tigation
RM (Intaririr Ruriiodiiil
sotope WP Ilnelulllltion Work Plllnl
Muiisttrul
Sanitary Satollito Schedule
Scopo Scrap Scrap Dotonation Site Scrooning Scrubber Scorch Sacurity SOOP Somivoln tila Soptic Sowor Shaft Shoot
Alan) Mcdia Mooting Memo Morcury Metal Microform Minimization Minutes MIS IManepemsnt
lnlotniatlon Sysienrl Mlxod Wasto MOA Memo of Aoroomc Model Modification Money (Allocation
Approprlatlon Budget Cout Fundlnp otcJ
Monltorlng Monthly Roport
Mortar Impact h a MQU (Mamu of
UndOrE~8ndiflQ) MSA (Major Sysiom
Acqulrlilon~
NEPA (National
NFA (No Further Action1 Nickel Nltrato NMED New Moxko
NMEID INOW Mexico
YIUIII-
Envlronmsnlal Pollcy Acl
Envitonmenl Departmont~
Environrnanlal Imptovement Olvislonl
NOD (Notlca of Daflclency
Toclinical Technicol Team Tcctrnolog y folophono accord Tast Area Tcstinp TLD ITharflroluminoucanl
TOC Crnbta 01 Contantsl Da~inroorl
Townsito Toxic Tracking Troinlng Transcription Transf or Trnnsformcr
lab Job Laboratory Lagoon Land Landlill Laundry Leach Load Leak Logal Lettor Limit Lines liquid List Location Loo Logbook
Magarino Managomont Manhole Map Matorlal MDA IMa~eild DlsposalC
-I-
Pilot Study PIP0 -piL
P pF ant
Plutonium Pointoof- Contact Pollution Polonium Polaroid Po tontial Provcntion Priority Procodure Program Programmatic Project Project Loador Propollant Properly Voposal
Pro toction Protocol PRS (Patantlal noloaio
S l I O l Public Pump Purchaso Roqucst
OA (aunlity AsBurancd
~ f ( 0 u a l l t y Piocadurol Ouolity Ounrtorty Ropon
Sadfoactivo Satliochomlstry Wlonuc l Ido W i u m at ionalo
ICRA (Aeroutao Connorvatloit und Ilocovaty AclJ
7 o i C l O r lccolpt
ecommondaticn loeonnaissance locords ~ocovory locyclo
Ac kno wlodome t i t
Fncllity Aufiascnrenl)
BJphonk4 c8 (Polychlorlnrtod
ormlt Wsonal Notes krsonnel Icrsonnei Oualificaiion hot0
leduction
lnvaatlgntionl Risk RPF (Racutde~Ptoceinlnp
Facillly) W
Safoty Salamander
Sampio Sampling Plan
SUlVi3DQ
lotffaso lomodiation omovai - oport
oquirornonts oscarch osin Bod osolution osourcc
lospirator losponso lostoratlon lost rictlon losults loviow fovislon
OqUCtt
IFiA1 (RCRA Fnclllty lnvaotiuo t lo~iRomaJlol
Shall Shot Silvor 3ito Studgo Soil Solid hlvont SOP (Stondetd Oporntln0
Procadurn)
01 Wotk ow (SlfJtOfllefll 01 SCOIX
pocif ic pili tack itandard i t atisrice
toamlino too1 toraga
tudy ubcontrector ubsurloco ummary ump UPPOfl
Surfaco Survoillanco Survoy Swipo
Systum
Tank Task
latus
gzs
SWMU (Solld h a t o Manapemen1 Unlll
-I Tablo C
rcip I T ~ X I C W Cliatnctetlullc Leaching PI OCcdUlO)
TDD (Toclinical Docunrunl Dasciiptionl
Transmittal Transport Tr oa t men t
1 Trench Trip Rcpon Tritium TRU ttronoufsnicl TSCA (TOXIC Subrtnncar
Tubsiioy Tuff
Undorground Updeto Uranium Urino USGS (Utri~od Gtntar
Uoolopicnl S u t ~ o y l US7 (Undetgiound ttotago
Tonkl Utility
Validation Variancu VE ( o~ua tnglnaotitiOl Vonriletion Vorif ication Wolatilo Volumo
a r d io uso I~aslo Naior
I Contiol Act1
NUS [Voik Utuohdown Blructutol
5 VGking Group Iinc
Tboes t i e t o d Below DATE May 37 1960
LTlilBM
00 Jauuarp 14 1960 a program wn8 initiated for the demolition of certain abnndonod l a b o r a t o r y structures by burning A plan for the demolition progrnm w a s prepmed January 15 1960 and burning operations wera started January 10 1960 A written procedure was approved for each burning operation which were achoduled t o be burned had s e r v e d their usefulness and were f o r the met part contaminated with high explosive rad ioact ive materials or other a o n t d n m t s which precluded t h e st110 or re-use of the etructuree or materials i n t h e etzvctures for my purpose o burning schedule continued u n t i l March 13 1960 when unpmdictable h igh wlnds and t h e abaence of mow cover made it necessary t o suspend t h e burning program
The structuree
A list of the b u i l d i n g s which were burned or ilashed is enclosed l r ~ l Appondix Atf
(coatinued)
Addressees t
SUPPlY Asc mcurity (2) ABC fire Dept Area Mgr LAAO Elza Paul Zia Ceail Badegrrd Zia Richard Crook Zia Laon Ross Zfa James R Yaddy E E VtiDgfield (5)
amp U s Alrunos Scientif ic Lab (20)
lsquo i b
cr lsquo 3
mom Listed - 2 -
A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
2 Attachments 1 Appendix rsquolsquoAt 2 Appendix ldquoBrdquo
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
ER Records Index Form Attachment Sheet for ER Record L O AqSqf
Part II Attnchment Complete all fields Indicate if not opptfcoblo or oppropriotc Plensc write legibly
5-3- s -3 5- Y 5- 5 5 -b
ER Rncofda Itidea Fortit Allaclinteiil Bltaat lSlde 1 o 11
ER Records Index Form Attachment Sheet for ER Record ID gqsqg Part I I Attachment Complete all ficlds Indicate I f not applcablc or uppopriatc Plcasc write loglbly
p a 1-40
ER Record lndox Form Kovword List I
I
r
fiEYWSIRDS Circlo rolovont KEYWORDS from tho list below for ER Record k
Abandon Abovoground Tank Absorption Abstract Accolero tor Accuss Accldont Acid Activo Activttios Adminlstra tivo ADS (Actlvlty Dntn Shoot Adsorption AEC (Atomic Enorgy
Aorial Agondn Auroumon t
Air Alpha Amnrlclum Analysis Annlytical
Approval Aquifor
C
Commlralon)
AIP (Agroarnant In Princlpl
AOC (Aton of Concurn)
AWR (Appllcnble Rolovunl or Approprlnta Raquiraniantd
Archasology Archivo Aroa Arsonic Asbastos Asphalt Assessmont Audit
Dilckfill Background Elactorla Barium Basollno 8cP IUnrallno Choriga
Bods Borrnod Aroa Eorytlium
Propoanl)
MtSCElLANEOUS ( l lst othor indoxlng critoria as necessary pleaso write legiblyl
D L O D
I
Bunkor 9 Buri
Cadmlum Caisson Calibration C A M U (Corractlvu Acllon
Canyon Capacitor Caus tlc CEARP IComprahunslvu
Enklrcnnranlnl Aetiasttriian iind Rouponsa Progtimi)
Mitrir[larnarit Unlrl
Comont CERCLA
IConiptohunslvu Envlrotinwmtnl Rampongo Cornpunnolion nnd Lliiblllty Act1
Corti lica tion Cosium Chain of Custody Chirmber Chango Control Change Ordor Chargo Chert Chocklist Chomlcal Chromium Cloanup Cloarance Closuro Clothing
C
CMllRA ICotructivu Munrurue InipleniantritlonRuniadlul Action)
CMSlFS (Corractlvu Mauturus Study Funslblllty Sludy)
Cobalt Common t Committoe Community Rolations Company Complianco Comprossod Gas Computor Modeling Computor Output Concorn Concreto Concurronco Configuration IparaVJ
Construction Container Con tainman t Contaminan Contract Control Controlled Distributioi Coppor Coro Corroctivo Action Corrospondonco Criorla Cvanido Cy an o g e n
Data Doadlino Dobris Docision Analysis Docommisslon Decontamination Doficioncy
Dotectlon Dotonation Devclopmun t 3iosol 3lschargo 3isposal 3ocumen tation DOE ~ ~ o r i u t t r i i u n ~ 01
Jose 100 tDntt1 aulw
lraft lrainago lrainlinu 3 r ii wing Miling Irop Tower )rum lry Woll lump
Energy)
Oblacliva~l
Icology iffluont
IEnvironriiuritiil Inipiict Stntanientl
iloctrical mission inginooring
Environmental EOD (Explosivd Otdnnnca
Diflporiill EPA (Envirotiniuntul
Prolaclion Auancyl Equipmon t ERDA IEnurUy Ruuorircti
Erosion
rind Dovulopniant Adniinls I riiliofil
ER PO IErir i t onnian lei Rastorution Progriini Oliica)
ESampH IEnvironiiiont Siilaty u r d Hurilthl
Estimate Evacuation Evaluation Evaporator Evideiico Excavation Exclusion Exhaust Exporimont Explosive Exposuro Extension Extraction
Facility Fallout Farm FAX Fonco Field Figure Filter FlMAD Ifiiciiity lor
Irilorniiltion MirniiGunwnt Atiiilysis rirrd Dirliiiry)
inding ire -iring Site iscat ission ivo-Yoar Plan low low chart hid cvm ramework uc1 umo
amma
)I I
t j s j
Gas I
I1 Gonoration gta
Genoric Goochemistry Geology Goophysics Glass Boakor Glovo Box Graph Guidance Gun
HandlinD Hazardous Hoadquartors Hoalth HE itiIuti kq~louivul History HMTA (Huzurdou~ Mulurid
Holo Homo Owner Hood H S WA t Hui rirdoua itlid
Troneliortollon Act1
s o l d w ll S I u Aniundnrantal
il ydrology ilygleno
mpact mplemontatlon mplosion mpoundment nactive ncident ncinorator ndustrial n f iI t ra tion njection Wall njury norganic n s pcc t io n nstallation riterim ntorim Action ntornal n t o rvio Y
nvonrory nves tigation
RM (Intaririr Ruriiodiiil
sotope WP Ilnelulllltion Work Plllnl
Muiisttrul
Sanitary Satollito Schedule
Scopo Scrap Scrap Dotonation Site Scrooning Scrubber Scorch Sacurity SOOP Somivoln tila Soptic Sowor Shaft Shoot
Alan) Mcdia Mooting Memo Morcury Metal Microform Minimization Minutes MIS IManepemsnt
lnlotniatlon Sysienrl Mlxod Wasto MOA Memo of Aoroomc Model Modification Money (Allocation
Approprlatlon Budget Cout Fundlnp otcJ
Monltorlng Monthly Roport
Mortar Impact h a MQU (Mamu of
UndOrE~8ndiflQ) MSA (Major Sysiom
Acqulrlilon~
NEPA (National
NFA (No Further Action1 Nickel Nltrato NMED New Moxko
NMEID INOW Mexico
YIUIII-
Envlronmsnlal Pollcy Acl
Envitonmenl Departmont~
Environrnanlal Imptovement Olvislonl
NOD (Notlca of Daflclency
Toclinical Technicol Team Tcctrnolog y folophono accord Tast Area Tcstinp TLD ITharflroluminoucanl
TOC Crnbta 01 Contantsl Da~inroorl
Townsito Toxic Tracking Troinlng Transcription Transf or Trnnsformcr
lab Job Laboratory Lagoon Land Landlill Laundry Leach Load Leak Logal Lettor Limit Lines liquid List Location Loo Logbook
Magarino Managomont Manhole Map Matorlal MDA IMa~eild DlsposalC
-I-
Pilot Study PIP0 -piL
P pF ant
Plutonium Pointoof- Contact Pollution Polonium Polaroid Po tontial Provcntion Priority Procodure Program Programmatic Project Project Loador Propollant Properly Voposal
Pro toction Protocol PRS (Patantlal noloaio
S l I O l Public Pump Purchaso Roqucst
OA (aunlity AsBurancd
~ f ( 0 u a l l t y Piocadurol Ouolity Ounrtorty Ropon
Sadfoactivo Satliochomlstry Wlonuc l Ido W i u m at ionalo
ICRA (Aeroutao Connorvatloit und Ilocovaty AclJ
7 o i C l O r lccolpt
ecommondaticn loeonnaissance locords ~ocovory locyclo
Ac kno wlodome t i t
Fncllity Aufiascnrenl)
BJphonk4 c8 (Polychlorlnrtod
ormlt Wsonal Notes krsonnel Icrsonnei Oualificaiion hot0
leduction
lnvaatlgntionl Risk RPF (Racutde~Ptoceinlnp
Facillly) W
Safoty Salamander
Sampio Sampling Plan
SUlVi3DQ
lotffaso lomodiation omovai - oport
oquirornonts oscarch osin Bod osolution osourcc
lospirator losponso lostoratlon lost rictlon losults loviow fovislon
OqUCtt
IFiA1 (RCRA Fnclllty lnvaotiuo t lo~iRomaJlol
Shall Shot Silvor 3ito Studgo Soil Solid hlvont SOP (Stondetd Oporntln0
Procadurn)
01 Wotk ow (SlfJtOfllefll 01 SCOIX
pocif ic pili tack itandard i t atisrice
toamlino too1 toraga
tudy ubcontrector ubsurloco ummary ump UPPOfl
Surfaco Survoillanco Survoy Swipo
Systum
Tank Task
latus
gzs
SWMU (Solld h a t o Manapemen1 Unlll
-I Tablo C
rcip I T ~ X I C W Cliatnctetlullc Leaching PI OCcdUlO)
TDD (Toclinical Docunrunl Dasciiptionl
Transmittal Transport Tr oa t men t
1 Trench Trip Rcpon Tritium TRU ttronoufsnicl TSCA (TOXIC Subrtnncar
Tubsiioy Tuff
Undorground Updeto Uranium Urino USGS (Utri~od Gtntar
Uoolopicnl S u t ~ o y l US7 (Undetgiound ttotago
Tonkl Utility
Validation Variancu VE ( o~ua tnglnaotitiOl Vonriletion Vorif ication Wolatilo Volumo
a r d io uso I~aslo Naior
I Contiol Act1
NUS [Voik Utuohdown Blructutol
5 VGking Group Iinc
Tboes t i e t o d Below DATE May 37 1960
LTlilBM
00 Jauuarp 14 1960 a program wn8 initiated for the demolition of certain abnndonod l a b o r a t o r y structures by burning A plan for the demolition progrnm w a s prepmed January 15 1960 and burning operations wera started January 10 1960 A written procedure was approved for each burning operation which were achoduled t o be burned had s e r v e d their usefulness and were f o r the met part contaminated with high explosive rad ioact ive materials or other a o n t d n m t s which precluded t h e st110 or re-use of the etructuree or materials i n t h e etzvctures for my purpose o burning schedule continued u n t i l March 13 1960 when unpmdictable h igh wlnds and t h e abaence of mow cover made it necessary t o suspend t h e burning program
The structuree
A list of the b u i l d i n g s which were burned or ilashed is enclosed l r ~ l Appondix Atf
(coatinued)
Addressees t
SUPPlY Asc mcurity (2) ABC fire Dept Area Mgr LAAO Elza Paul Zia Ceail Badegrrd Zia Richard Crook Zia Laon Ross Zfa James R Yaddy E E VtiDgfield (5)
amp U s Alrunos Scientif ic Lab (20)
lsquo i b
cr lsquo 3
mom Listed - 2 -
A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
2 Attachments 1 Appendix rsquolsquoAt 2 Appendix ldquoBrdquo
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
ER Rncofda Itidea Fortit Allaclinteiil Bltaat lSlde 1 o 11
ER Records Index Form Attachment Sheet for ER Record ID gqsqg Part I I Attachment Complete all ficlds Indicate I f not applcablc or uppopriatc Plcasc write loglbly
p a 1-40
ER Record lndox Form Kovword List I
I
r
fiEYWSIRDS Circlo rolovont KEYWORDS from tho list below for ER Record k
Abandon Abovoground Tank Absorption Abstract Accolero tor Accuss Accldont Acid Activo Activttios Adminlstra tivo ADS (Actlvlty Dntn Shoot Adsorption AEC (Atomic Enorgy
Aorial Agondn Auroumon t
Air Alpha Amnrlclum Analysis Annlytical
Approval Aquifor
C
Commlralon)
AIP (Agroarnant In Princlpl
AOC (Aton of Concurn)
AWR (Appllcnble Rolovunl or Approprlnta Raquiraniantd
Archasology Archivo Aroa Arsonic Asbastos Asphalt Assessmont Audit
Dilckfill Background Elactorla Barium Basollno 8cP IUnrallno Choriga
Bods Borrnod Aroa Eorytlium
Propoanl)
MtSCElLANEOUS ( l lst othor indoxlng critoria as necessary pleaso write legiblyl
D L O D
I
Bunkor 9 Buri
Cadmlum Caisson Calibration C A M U (Corractlvu Acllon
Canyon Capacitor Caus tlc CEARP IComprahunslvu
Enklrcnnranlnl Aetiasttriian iind Rouponsa Progtimi)
Mitrir[larnarit Unlrl
Comont CERCLA
IConiptohunslvu Envlrotinwmtnl Rampongo Cornpunnolion nnd Lliiblllty Act1
Corti lica tion Cosium Chain of Custody Chirmber Chango Control Change Ordor Chargo Chert Chocklist Chomlcal Chromium Cloanup Cloarance Closuro Clothing
C
CMllRA ICotructivu Munrurue InipleniantritlonRuniadlul Action)
CMSlFS (Corractlvu Mauturus Study Funslblllty Sludy)
Cobalt Common t Committoe Community Rolations Company Complianco Comprossod Gas Computor Modeling Computor Output Concorn Concreto Concurronco Configuration IparaVJ
Construction Container Con tainman t Contaminan Contract Control Controlled Distributioi Coppor Coro Corroctivo Action Corrospondonco Criorla Cvanido Cy an o g e n
Data Doadlino Dobris Docision Analysis Docommisslon Decontamination Doficioncy
Dotectlon Dotonation Devclopmun t 3iosol 3lschargo 3isposal 3ocumen tation DOE ~ ~ o r i u t t r i i u n ~ 01
Jose 100 tDntt1 aulw
lraft lrainago lrainlinu 3 r ii wing Miling Irop Tower )rum lry Woll lump
Energy)
Oblacliva~l
Icology iffluont
IEnvironriiuritiil Inipiict Stntanientl
iloctrical mission inginooring
Environmental EOD (Explosivd Otdnnnca
Diflporiill EPA (Envirotiniuntul
Prolaclion Auancyl Equipmon t ERDA IEnurUy Ruuorircti
Erosion
rind Dovulopniant Adniinls I riiliofil
ER PO IErir i t onnian lei Rastorution Progriini Oliica)
ESampH IEnvironiiiont Siilaty u r d Hurilthl
Estimate Evacuation Evaluation Evaporator Evideiico Excavation Exclusion Exhaust Exporimont Explosive Exposuro Extension Extraction
Facility Fallout Farm FAX Fonco Field Figure Filter FlMAD Ifiiciiity lor
Irilorniiltion MirniiGunwnt Atiiilysis rirrd Dirliiiry)
inding ire -iring Site iscat ission ivo-Yoar Plan low low chart hid cvm ramework uc1 umo
amma
)I I
t j s j
Gas I
I1 Gonoration gta
Genoric Goochemistry Geology Goophysics Glass Boakor Glovo Box Graph Guidance Gun
HandlinD Hazardous Hoadquartors Hoalth HE itiIuti kq~louivul History HMTA (Huzurdou~ Mulurid
Holo Homo Owner Hood H S WA t Hui rirdoua itlid
Troneliortollon Act1
s o l d w ll S I u Aniundnrantal
il ydrology ilygleno
mpact mplemontatlon mplosion mpoundment nactive ncident ncinorator ndustrial n f iI t ra tion njection Wall njury norganic n s pcc t io n nstallation riterim ntorim Action ntornal n t o rvio Y
nvonrory nves tigation
RM (Intaririr Ruriiodiiil
sotope WP Ilnelulllltion Work Plllnl
Muiisttrul
Sanitary Satollito Schedule
Scopo Scrap Scrap Dotonation Site Scrooning Scrubber Scorch Sacurity SOOP Somivoln tila Soptic Sowor Shaft Shoot
Alan) Mcdia Mooting Memo Morcury Metal Microform Minimization Minutes MIS IManepemsnt
lnlotniatlon Sysienrl Mlxod Wasto MOA Memo of Aoroomc Model Modification Money (Allocation
Approprlatlon Budget Cout Fundlnp otcJ
Monltorlng Monthly Roport
Mortar Impact h a MQU (Mamu of
UndOrE~8ndiflQ) MSA (Major Sysiom
Acqulrlilon~
NEPA (National
NFA (No Further Action1 Nickel Nltrato NMED New Moxko
NMEID INOW Mexico
YIUIII-
Envlronmsnlal Pollcy Acl
Envitonmenl Departmont~
Environrnanlal Imptovement Olvislonl
NOD (Notlca of Daflclency
Toclinical Technicol Team Tcctrnolog y folophono accord Tast Area Tcstinp TLD ITharflroluminoucanl
TOC Crnbta 01 Contantsl Da~inroorl
Townsito Toxic Tracking Troinlng Transcription Transf or Trnnsformcr
lab Job Laboratory Lagoon Land Landlill Laundry Leach Load Leak Logal Lettor Limit Lines liquid List Location Loo Logbook
Magarino Managomont Manhole Map Matorlal MDA IMa~eild DlsposalC
-I-
Pilot Study PIP0 -piL
P pF ant
Plutonium Pointoof- Contact Pollution Polonium Polaroid Po tontial Provcntion Priority Procodure Program Programmatic Project Project Loador Propollant Properly Voposal
Pro toction Protocol PRS (Patantlal noloaio
S l I O l Public Pump Purchaso Roqucst
OA (aunlity AsBurancd
~ f ( 0 u a l l t y Piocadurol Ouolity Ounrtorty Ropon
Sadfoactivo Satliochomlstry Wlonuc l Ido W i u m at ionalo
ICRA (Aeroutao Connorvatloit und Ilocovaty AclJ
7 o i C l O r lccolpt
ecommondaticn loeonnaissance locords ~ocovory locyclo
Ac kno wlodome t i t
Fncllity Aufiascnrenl)
BJphonk4 c8 (Polychlorlnrtod
ormlt Wsonal Notes krsonnel Icrsonnei Oualificaiion hot0
leduction
lnvaatlgntionl Risk RPF (Racutde~Ptoceinlnp
Facillly) W
Safoty Salamander
Sampio Sampling Plan
SUlVi3DQ
lotffaso lomodiation omovai - oport
oquirornonts oscarch osin Bod osolution osourcc
lospirator losponso lostoratlon lost rictlon losults loviow fovislon
OqUCtt
IFiA1 (RCRA Fnclllty lnvaotiuo t lo~iRomaJlol
Shall Shot Silvor 3ito Studgo Soil Solid hlvont SOP (Stondetd Oporntln0
Procadurn)
01 Wotk ow (SlfJtOfllefll 01 SCOIX
pocif ic pili tack itandard i t atisrice
toamlino too1 toraga
tudy ubcontrector ubsurloco ummary ump UPPOfl
Surfaco Survoillanco Survoy Swipo
Systum
Tank Task
latus
gzs
SWMU (Solld h a t o Manapemen1 Unlll
-I Tablo C
rcip I T ~ X I C W Cliatnctetlullc Leaching PI OCcdUlO)
TDD (Toclinical Docunrunl Dasciiptionl
Transmittal Transport Tr oa t men t
1 Trench Trip Rcpon Tritium TRU ttronoufsnicl TSCA (TOXIC Subrtnncar
Tubsiioy Tuff
Undorground Updeto Uranium Urino USGS (Utri~od Gtntar
Uoolopicnl S u t ~ o y l US7 (Undetgiound ttotago
Tonkl Utility
Validation Variancu VE ( o~ua tnglnaotitiOl Vonriletion Vorif ication Wolatilo Volumo
a r d io uso I~aslo Naior
I Contiol Act1
NUS [Voik Utuohdown Blructutol
5 VGking Group Iinc
Tboes t i e t o d Below DATE May 37 1960
LTlilBM
00 Jauuarp 14 1960 a program wn8 initiated for the demolition of certain abnndonod l a b o r a t o r y structures by burning A plan for the demolition progrnm w a s prepmed January 15 1960 and burning operations wera started January 10 1960 A written procedure was approved for each burning operation which were achoduled t o be burned had s e r v e d their usefulness and were f o r the met part contaminated with high explosive rad ioact ive materials or other a o n t d n m t s which precluded t h e st110 or re-use of the etructuree or materials i n t h e etzvctures for my purpose o burning schedule continued u n t i l March 13 1960 when unpmdictable h igh wlnds and t h e abaence of mow cover made it necessary t o suspend t h e burning program
The structuree
A list of the b u i l d i n g s which were burned or ilashed is enclosed l r ~ l Appondix Atf
(coatinued)
Addressees t
SUPPlY Asc mcurity (2) ABC fire Dept Area Mgr LAAO Elza Paul Zia Ceail Badegrrd Zia Richard Crook Zia Laon Ross Zfa James R Yaddy E E VtiDgfield (5)
amp U s Alrunos Scientif ic Lab (20)
lsquo i b
cr lsquo 3
mom Listed - 2 -
A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
2 Attachments 1 Appendix rsquolsquoAt 2 Appendix ldquoBrdquo
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
ER Record lndox Form Kovword List I
I
r
fiEYWSIRDS Circlo rolovont KEYWORDS from tho list below for ER Record k
Abandon Abovoground Tank Absorption Abstract Accolero tor Accuss Accldont Acid Activo Activttios Adminlstra tivo ADS (Actlvlty Dntn Shoot Adsorption AEC (Atomic Enorgy
Aorial Agondn Auroumon t
Air Alpha Amnrlclum Analysis Annlytical
Approval Aquifor
C
Commlralon)
AIP (Agroarnant In Princlpl
AOC (Aton of Concurn)
AWR (Appllcnble Rolovunl or Approprlnta Raquiraniantd
Archasology Archivo Aroa Arsonic Asbastos Asphalt Assessmont Audit
Dilckfill Background Elactorla Barium Basollno 8cP IUnrallno Choriga
Bods Borrnod Aroa Eorytlium
Propoanl)
MtSCElLANEOUS ( l lst othor indoxlng critoria as necessary pleaso write legiblyl
D L O D
I
Bunkor 9 Buri
Cadmlum Caisson Calibration C A M U (Corractlvu Acllon
Canyon Capacitor Caus tlc CEARP IComprahunslvu
Enklrcnnranlnl Aetiasttriian iind Rouponsa Progtimi)
Mitrir[larnarit Unlrl
Comont CERCLA
IConiptohunslvu Envlrotinwmtnl Rampongo Cornpunnolion nnd Lliiblllty Act1
Corti lica tion Cosium Chain of Custody Chirmber Chango Control Change Ordor Chargo Chert Chocklist Chomlcal Chromium Cloanup Cloarance Closuro Clothing
C
CMllRA ICotructivu Munrurue InipleniantritlonRuniadlul Action)
CMSlFS (Corractlvu Mauturus Study Funslblllty Sludy)
Cobalt Common t Committoe Community Rolations Company Complianco Comprossod Gas Computor Modeling Computor Output Concorn Concreto Concurronco Configuration IparaVJ
Construction Container Con tainman t Contaminan Contract Control Controlled Distributioi Coppor Coro Corroctivo Action Corrospondonco Criorla Cvanido Cy an o g e n
Data Doadlino Dobris Docision Analysis Docommisslon Decontamination Doficioncy
Dotectlon Dotonation Devclopmun t 3iosol 3lschargo 3isposal 3ocumen tation DOE ~ ~ o r i u t t r i i u n ~ 01
Jose 100 tDntt1 aulw
lraft lrainago lrainlinu 3 r ii wing Miling Irop Tower )rum lry Woll lump
Energy)
Oblacliva~l
Icology iffluont
IEnvironriiuritiil Inipiict Stntanientl
iloctrical mission inginooring
Environmental EOD (Explosivd Otdnnnca
Diflporiill EPA (Envirotiniuntul
Prolaclion Auancyl Equipmon t ERDA IEnurUy Ruuorircti
Erosion
rind Dovulopniant Adniinls I riiliofil
ER PO IErir i t onnian lei Rastorution Progriini Oliica)
ESampH IEnvironiiiont Siilaty u r d Hurilthl
Estimate Evacuation Evaluation Evaporator Evideiico Excavation Exclusion Exhaust Exporimont Explosive Exposuro Extension Extraction
Facility Fallout Farm FAX Fonco Field Figure Filter FlMAD Ifiiciiity lor
Irilorniiltion MirniiGunwnt Atiiilysis rirrd Dirliiiry)
inding ire -iring Site iscat ission ivo-Yoar Plan low low chart hid cvm ramework uc1 umo
amma
)I I
t j s j
Gas I
I1 Gonoration gta
Genoric Goochemistry Geology Goophysics Glass Boakor Glovo Box Graph Guidance Gun
HandlinD Hazardous Hoadquartors Hoalth HE itiIuti kq~louivul History HMTA (Huzurdou~ Mulurid
Holo Homo Owner Hood H S WA t Hui rirdoua itlid
Troneliortollon Act1
s o l d w ll S I u Aniundnrantal
il ydrology ilygleno
mpact mplemontatlon mplosion mpoundment nactive ncident ncinorator ndustrial n f iI t ra tion njection Wall njury norganic n s pcc t io n nstallation riterim ntorim Action ntornal n t o rvio Y
nvonrory nves tigation
RM (Intaririr Ruriiodiiil
sotope WP Ilnelulllltion Work Plllnl
Muiisttrul
Sanitary Satollito Schedule
Scopo Scrap Scrap Dotonation Site Scrooning Scrubber Scorch Sacurity SOOP Somivoln tila Soptic Sowor Shaft Shoot
Alan) Mcdia Mooting Memo Morcury Metal Microform Minimization Minutes MIS IManepemsnt
lnlotniatlon Sysienrl Mlxod Wasto MOA Memo of Aoroomc Model Modification Money (Allocation
Approprlatlon Budget Cout Fundlnp otcJ
Monltorlng Monthly Roport
Mortar Impact h a MQU (Mamu of
UndOrE~8ndiflQ) MSA (Major Sysiom
Acqulrlilon~
NEPA (National
NFA (No Further Action1 Nickel Nltrato NMED New Moxko
NMEID INOW Mexico
YIUIII-
Envlronmsnlal Pollcy Acl
Envitonmenl Departmont~
Environrnanlal Imptovement Olvislonl
NOD (Notlca of Daflclency
Toclinical Technicol Team Tcctrnolog y folophono accord Tast Area Tcstinp TLD ITharflroluminoucanl
TOC Crnbta 01 Contantsl Da~inroorl
Townsito Toxic Tracking Troinlng Transcription Transf or Trnnsformcr
lab Job Laboratory Lagoon Land Landlill Laundry Leach Load Leak Logal Lettor Limit Lines liquid List Location Loo Logbook
Magarino Managomont Manhole Map Matorlal MDA IMa~eild DlsposalC
-I-
Pilot Study PIP0 -piL
P pF ant
Plutonium Pointoof- Contact Pollution Polonium Polaroid Po tontial Provcntion Priority Procodure Program Programmatic Project Project Loador Propollant Properly Voposal
Pro toction Protocol PRS (Patantlal noloaio
S l I O l Public Pump Purchaso Roqucst
OA (aunlity AsBurancd
~ f ( 0 u a l l t y Piocadurol Ouolity Ounrtorty Ropon
Sadfoactivo Satliochomlstry Wlonuc l Ido W i u m at ionalo
ICRA (Aeroutao Connorvatloit und Ilocovaty AclJ
7 o i C l O r lccolpt
ecommondaticn loeonnaissance locords ~ocovory locyclo
Ac kno wlodome t i t
Fncllity Aufiascnrenl)
BJphonk4 c8 (Polychlorlnrtod
ormlt Wsonal Notes krsonnel Icrsonnei Oualificaiion hot0
leduction
lnvaatlgntionl Risk RPF (Racutde~Ptoceinlnp
Facillly) W
Safoty Salamander
Sampio Sampling Plan
SUlVi3DQ
lotffaso lomodiation omovai - oport
oquirornonts oscarch osin Bod osolution osourcc
lospirator losponso lostoratlon lost rictlon losults loviow fovislon
OqUCtt
IFiA1 (RCRA Fnclllty lnvaotiuo t lo~iRomaJlol
Shall Shot Silvor 3ito Studgo Soil Solid hlvont SOP (Stondetd Oporntln0
Procadurn)
01 Wotk ow (SlfJtOfllefll 01 SCOIX
pocif ic pili tack itandard i t atisrice
toamlino too1 toraga
tudy ubcontrector ubsurloco ummary ump UPPOfl
Surfaco Survoillanco Survoy Swipo
Systum
Tank Task
latus
gzs
SWMU (Solld h a t o Manapemen1 Unlll
-I Tablo C
rcip I T ~ X I C W Cliatnctetlullc Leaching PI OCcdUlO)
TDD (Toclinical Docunrunl Dasciiptionl
Transmittal Transport Tr oa t men t
1 Trench Trip Rcpon Tritium TRU ttronoufsnicl TSCA (TOXIC Subrtnncar
Tubsiioy Tuff
Undorground Updeto Uranium Urino USGS (Utri~od Gtntar
Uoolopicnl S u t ~ o y l US7 (Undetgiound ttotago
Tonkl Utility
Validation Variancu VE ( o~ua tnglnaotitiOl Vonriletion Vorif ication Wolatilo Volumo
a r d io uso I~aslo Naior
I Contiol Act1
NUS [Voik Utuohdown Blructutol
5 VGking Group Iinc
Tboes t i e t o d Below DATE May 37 1960
LTlilBM
00 Jauuarp 14 1960 a program wn8 initiated for the demolition of certain abnndonod l a b o r a t o r y structures by burning A plan for the demolition progrnm w a s prepmed January 15 1960 and burning operations wera started January 10 1960 A written procedure was approved for each burning operation which were achoduled t o be burned had s e r v e d their usefulness and were f o r the met part contaminated with high explosive rad ioact ive materials or other a o n t d n m t s which precluded t h e st110 or re-use of the etructuree or materials i n t h e etzvctures for my purpose o burning schedule continued u n t i l March 13 1960 when unpmdictable h igh wlnds and t h e abaence of mow cover made it necessary t o suspend t h e burning program
The structuree
A list of the b u i l d i n g s which were burned or ilashed is enclosed l r ~ l Appondix Atf
(coatinued)
Addressees t
SUPPlY Asc mcurity (2) ABC fire Dept Area Mgr LAAO Elza Paul Zia Ceail Badegrrd Zia Richard Crook Zia Laon Ross Zfa James R Yaddy E E VtiDgfield (5)
amp U s Alrunos Scientif ic Lab (20)
lsquo i b
cr lsquo 3
mom Listed - 2 -
A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
2 Attachments 1 Appendix rsquolsquoAt 2 Appendix ldquoBrdquo
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
Sanitary Satollito Schedule
Scopo Scrap Scrap Dotonation Site Scrooning Scrubber Scorch Sacurity SOOP Somivoln tila Soptic Sowor Shaft Shoot
Alan) Mcdia Mooting Memo Morcury Metal Microform Minimization Minutes MIS IManepemsnt
lnlotniatlon Sysienrl Mlxod Wasto MOA Memo of Aoroomc Model Modification Money (Allocation
Approprlatlon Budget Cout Fundlnp otcJ
Monltorlng Monthly Roport
Mortar Impact h a MQU (Mamu of
UndOrE~8ndiflQ) MSA (Major Sysiom
Acqulrlilon~
NEPA (National
NFA (No Further Action1 Nickel Nltrato NMED New Moxko
NMEID INOW Mexico
YIUIII-
Envlronmsnlal Pollcy Acl
Envitonmenl Departmont~
Environrnanlal Imptovement Olvislonl
NOD (Notlca of Daflclency
Toclinical Technicol Team Tcctrnolog y folophono accord Tast Area Tcstinp TLD ITharflroluminoucanl
TOC Crnbta 01 Contantsl Da~inroorl
Townsito Toxic Tracking Troinlng Transcription Transf or Trnnsformcr
lab Job Laboratory Lagoon Land Landlill Laundry Leach Load Leak Logal Lettor Limit Lines liquid List Location Loo Logbook
Magarino Managomont Manhole Map Matorlal MDA IMa~eild DlsposalC
-I-
Pilot Study PIP0 -piL
P pF ant
Plutonium Pointoof- Contact Pollution Polonium Polaroid Po tontial Provcntion Priority Procodure Program Programmatic Project Project Loador Propollant Properly Voposal
Pro toction Protocol PRS (Patantlal noloaio
S l I O l Public Pump Purchaso Roqucst
OA (aunlity AsBurancd
~ f ( 0 u a l l t y Piocadurol Ouolity Ounrtorty Ropon
Sadfoactivo Satliochomlstry Wlonuc l Ido W i u m at ionalo
ICRA (Aeroutao Connorvatloit und Ilocovaty AclJ
7 o i C l O r lccolpt
ecommondaticn loeonnaissance locords ~ocovory locyclo
Ac kno wlodome t i t
Fncllity Aufiascnrenl)
BJphonk4 c8 (Polychlorlnrtod
ormlt Wsonal Notes krsonnel Icrsonnei Oualificaiion hot0
leduction
lnvaatlgntionl Risk RPF (Racutde~Ptoceinlnp
Facillly) W
Safoty Salamander
Sampio Sampling Plan
SUlVi3DQ
lotffaso lomodiation omovai - oport
oquirornonts oscarch osin Bod osolution osourcc
lospirator losponso lostoratlon lost rictlon losults loviow fovislon
OqUCtt
IFiA1 (RCRA Fnclllty lnvaotiuo t lo~iRomaJlol
Shall Shot Silvor 3ito Studgo Soil Solid hlvont SOP (Stondetd Oporntln0
Procadurn)
01 Wotk ow (SlfJtOfllefll 01 SCOIX
pocif ic pili tack itandard i t atisrice
toamlino too1 toraga
tudy ubcontrector ubsurloco ummary ump UPPOfl
Surfaco Survoillanco Survoy Swipo
Systum
Tank Task
latus
gzs
SWMU (Solld h a t o Manapemen1 Unlll
-I Tablo C
rcip I T ~ X I C W Cliatnctetlullc Leaching PI OCcdUlO)
TDD (Toclinical Docunrunl Dasciiptionl
Transmittal Transport Tr oa t men t
1 Trench Trip Rcpon Tritium TRU ttronoufsnicl TSCA (TOXIC Subrtnncar
Tubsiioy Tuff
Undorground Updeto Uranium Urino USGS (Utri~od Gtntar
Uoolopicnl S u t ~ o y l US7 (Undetgiound ttotago
Tonkl Utility
Validation Variancu VE ( o~ua tnglnaotitiOl Vonriletion Vorif ication Wolatilo Volumo
a r d io uso I~aslo Naior
I Contiol Act1
NUS [Voik Utuohdown Blructutol
5 VGking Group Iinc
Tboes t i e t o d Below DATE May 37 1960
LTlilBM
00 Jauuarp 14 1960 a program wn8 initiated for the demolition of certain abnndonod l a b o r a t o r y structures by burning A plan for the demolition progrnm w a s prepmed January 15 1960 and burning operations wera started January 10 1960 A written procedure was approved for each burning operation which were achoduled t o be burned had s e r v e d their usefulness and were f o r the met part contaminated with high explosive rad ioact ive materials or other a o n t d n m t s which precluded t h e st110 or re-use of the etructuree or materials i n t h e etzvctures for my purpose o burning schedule continued u n t i l March 13 1960 when unpmdictable h igh wlnds and t h e abaence of mow cover made it necessary t o suspend t h e burning program
The structuree
A list of the b u i l d i n g s which were burned or ilashed is enclosed l r ~ l Appondix Atf
(coatinued)
Addressees t
SUPPlY Asc mcurity (2) ABC fire Dept Area Mgr LAAO Elza Paul Zia Ceail Badegrrd Zia Richard Crook Zia Laon Ross Zfa James R Yaddy E E VtiDgfield (5)
amp U s Alrunos Scientif ic Lab (20)
lsquo i b
cr lsquo 3
mom Listed - 2 -
A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
2 Attachments 1 Appendix rsquolsquoAt 2 Appendix ldquoBrdquo
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
Tboes t i e t o d Below DATE May 37 1960
LTlilBM
00 Jauuarp 14 1960 a program wn8 initiated for the demolition of certain abnndonod l a b o r a t o r y structures by burning A plan for the demolition progrnm w a s prepmed January 15 1960 and burning operations wera started January 10 1960 A written procedure was approved for each burning operation which were achoduled t o be burned had s e r v e d their usefulness and were f o r the met part contaminated with high explosive rad ioact ive materials or other a o n t d n m t s which precluded t h e st110 or re-use of the etructuree or materials i n t h e etzvctures for my purpose o burning schedule continued u n t i l March 13 1960 when unpmdictable h igh wlnds and t h e abaence of mow cover made it necessary t o suspend t h e burning program
The structuree
A list of the b u i l d i n g s which were burned or ilashed is enclosed l r ~ l Appondix Atf
(coatinued)
Addressees t
SUPPlY Asc mcurity (2) ABC fire Dept Area Mgr LAAO Elza Paul Zia Ceail Badegrrd Zia Richard Crook Zia Laon Ross Zfa James R Yaddy E E VtiDgfield (5)
amp U s Alrunos Scientif ic Lab (20)
lsquo i b
cr lsquo 3
mom Listed - 2 -
A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
2 Attachments 1 Appendix rsquolsquoAt 2 Appendix ldquoBrdquo
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
lsquo i b
cr lsquo 3
mom Listed - 2 -
A few s t r u c t u r e s on tho schedule remain and ehould bo burned when weather condi t ions permit t h o burning t o be accompliehed s a i o l y t h e burning operations it is recommendod t h a t ti committec be appointed t o resurvey all amas t o rascortnin t h e completeneee of burning or flashing and t o locate aud desigqate contaminated manholes and s t r u c t u r e s which were n o t burned or flashed and schedule thoso for burning when conditions permit It is further recommended t h a t t h i s committee give considerat ion t o methods of diepoaal of non-burnable mater ia l which hns h e n Slaehed
P r io r t o the resumption of
Attached is a list of s t r u c t u r e 6 which were not buraod o r f lashed r e Appendix I I B i l
During t h e burning operntioa several low order detona- t i o n s occurred which confirmed aur suspicion t h a t i t would have been hazardous t o personnel attempting t o dernolieh t h e m -structures by m y m098 other than by f i ro mile none of these detonations could be con- sidered t o oxert more force than aitrno-inch firecracker i n my o p i n i o n many could have resulted I n injuries t o personnel had they been in t he immediate v i c i n i t y of t h e detonation Several of t h e structures which were burned contained radioact ive contnminntion nnd on some of these structures Group H-1 tools air snmples during t h e burning operation nod t he results showed t h a t no radioactivo contaminatlop vas air-borne
f believe t h a t t h e demolitlor of these buildings by burning under control led condi t ions const i tuted a coasiderable contr ibut ion t o t h e over-al l d i r e pro- t e c t i o n program since their exis tence always presented a se r ious fire potential and a f i re under adverse condi t ions could have resu l ted in dostruct ion of valuable p r o p e r t y aad equipment and ~i h i g h mooetnry 1o6a s ince io some ~1888 it would have beoa d i f f i c u l t t o pro tec t t h i e expoeod p r o p s r t y without undue risk t o F i r e Dopartmeat personnel and equipment because of t h e possibility of BE detonations
2 Attachments 1 Appendix rsquolsquoAt 2 Appendix ldquoBrdquo
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
1
1 lsquo z
(cont icue d)
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
I I
- 3 -
1
(conthued)
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
TA-3-1
TA-5-7
TA-5-9
TA-3-12
Th-3-13
TA-3-15
TA-9-19
TA-9 1
TA-9 -4
TA-9-13
TA-B-60
TA-9-61
TA-9-62
TA-9-88
TA-14-14
Lab building exposes 2 plywood structures
Steal barricade -- free of contaminntlou
Rainforced concrete chnmber - free of contamination
UPderground concrete p u p house -- free of contnmination
Septic t ads
Ebtperimeatal concrete wal l -- froo of contamination
Platform OB U t i l i t y poles
Laboratory and f i r ing chamber -- exposes telephoae cnble
Reinforced concrete f ir ing chamber -- RE contaminated
Recovery p i t -0 steel on timber -- HE contaminated
Roadblock
Roadblock
Basket washhg f a c i l i t y -- El3 coataminaled
Uanhola
13 Electrical manholes listed for TA-9 -- free of contamination
Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- I3E contaminated -- exposes 14-5
TA-14-19 Concrete and s t e e l chamber -- HE contaminated -- exposes 14-5
f
TA-16-25 Procoss b u i l d i n g -- exposes b u i l d i n g to r e m a i n
TA-la-34 Magazine 4-0 HE contaminated -- walls caved i o -- e a r t h and ice ou f loor
(contlnuod)
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t
- 2 -
TA-16-35 Gquipmeat room 0 Clem -- oxposes steam lines
TA-143-87 TmIler 0- eltposes b u i l d i n g BcheduXcd t o romnia
TA-le-102 Paesrgeway betresa b u i l d i n g s 25 amp 26 to rennin
TA-18-103 lireaguray htween bui ld ings 26 and 27 to remain
TA-16-110 Barriaade -- exposes passagoway 103
TA-16-125 Barrioado -- exposse passageway 103
TA-18-158 Barricade- 8 t w l -- earth f i l l a d -- clean TA-18-139 Barricade -= steel -- ear th filled 0- clean
TA-16-507 Sump p i t -- ooncrete -1 HE cootaminatad
TA-18-510 Switah box -- exposes electrical u t i l i t y po le
TA-37-31 Control bu i ld ing -- mostly concrete and osrth covered -- exposes telephone cable
TA-27-3 Control building -- mostly concrete and earth covered -- exposes telephone cnble
I - TA-1-90
TA-15-19 Guard tower -- sxposos R-20
TA-31-36 Guard tower 0- withdrawn -- sold by Zia
TA-31-37 Ward tower -0 rithdrrra -- sold by Zia
TA-21-41 Ourrd tower -- withdrawn -- s o l d by Zin
TA-39-1 Yagrzfns 0- HE coDtamhated
Chrsrd tower -- sxpoeee Sigmn v a u l t