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ES&H Manual

 

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3120 Appendix D

The Experiment Review Process for a New Experiment Using the Base Equipment (Type 2)

 

 

1.0            Proposal Phase

 

1.1              Conceive experiment, and carry out preliminary design work for the new equipment required.

1.2              Identify ES&H Issues associated with the New Equipment, and with the Safety Envelope for beam operation in the hall, and fill in an ES&H Hazard Identification Check List.

1.3              Submit proposal to Jefferson Lab.  Each proposal must include a filled-in ES&H Hazard Identification Checklist (see ES&H Manual Chapter 3120 Appendix H Checklists for Experiment Preparation and a Beam Requirements List (see ES&H Manual Chapter 3120 Appendix H Checklists for Experiment Preparation.

1.4              Preliminary review of technical aspects of the proposal by the Jefferson Lab Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).

1.5              Review of the Scientific merits of the proposal by the Jefferson Lab Program Advisory Committee (PAC).

1.6              Decision by the Director of Jefferson Lab to grant beam-time.

1.7              Jefferson Lab assigns a Physics Division Liaison and an ESH&Q Coordinator (often the same individual) for the experiment.

 

2.0            Design Phase

 

2.1              Calculate and document Experiment Operating Envelope (EOE) for all combinations of beam conditions and target(s) planned.  Identify Safety Issues for EOE.  (For this type of experiment it is assumed that NO mitigating measures will be required beyond those already built into the existing equipment and procedures.  If this is not the case the experiment should be treated as type 3 or 4, and more detailed review will be required.)  Decommissioning plans for target and activated components must also be developed as appropriate.  Submit a formal Radiation Safety Assessment Document (RSAD) for the experiment that explicitly includes the calculations of the EOE and addresses the ES&H issues it raises.

2.2              Complete a final safety analysis of the equipment and write a formal Experiment Safety Assessment Document (ESAD).  This document will be straightforward for a type 2 experiment - basically one page referencing the base equipment ESAD and the RSAD (see 2.1 above).

2.3              Review of the ESAD (by Jefferson Lab’s E2RC) and the RSAD (by Jefferson Lab is RadCon Group).

 

(These reviews will generate the basic Experiment Installation Checklist, or EIC, identifying items and to be checked at installation prior to issuance of the Experiment Readiness Clearance; a sample EIC is provided in ES&H Manual Chapter 3120 Appendix H Checklists for Experiment Preparation.  Typically, if the experiments contribution to the laboratory’s overall radiation budget for the year exceeds their pro-rata portion by a factor of two or more, they will be asked to consider additional measures such as local shielding.  Issues or concerns raised during the course of this or subsequent reviews will be entered onto the experiment's Issue/Concern Checklist, or ICC.  A sample ICC is provided in ES&H Manual Chapter 3120 Appendix H Checklists for Experiment Preparation.)

 

2.4              Additional review of the RSAD by the Jefferson Lab Radiation Review Panel (JRRP) or an ad hoc panel if the planned EOE exceeds the previous maximum for the Hall and the RadCon Officer deems it appropriate.

 

(This review may generate additional items for the EIC and/or ICC)

 

3.0            Preliminary Scheduling of Experiment by Jefferson Lab

 

4.0            Preparation for Running the Experiment

 

4.1              Personnel and Procedures:

4.1.1        Describe Experiment Procedures, Collaboration Organization, Operations Personnel, Training Required, etc. in a written Conduct of Operations Document (COO).

 

(Note the bulk of the experiment procedures will be in the form of an operations manual for the major experimental equipment that will be referenced by the COO.

 

4.1.2         Review and approval of the COO by Jefferson Lab’s TAC.

4.2              Equipment Installation:  Install target and verify operation of equipment necessary to ensure operation within the approved safety envelope.

 

(Note the ESAD and RSAD for the experiment must be approved by the E2RC and RadCon Officer respectively prior to installation of the target.)

 

4.3              Pre-operation checkout of equipment installation and procedures by experiment collaboration.  This serves to verify operability after installation and to review integration to the extent possible without the use of beam.

4.4              Jefferson Lab review of the safety of the installed equipment prior to its use.

 

(This review will be carried out by Division ESH&Q Personnel and the assigned Physics Division Liaison, verifying conformance to the ESAD and checking functionality of safety aspects of the apparatus and items and issues specifically identified on the Experiment Installation Checklist by the reviews.)

 

4.5              Experiment Readiness Clearance (ERC) issued by AD for Physics.

 

(Note this will include a verification that all reviews are in place, as denoted in the Experiment Readiness Checklist of ES&H Manual Chapter 3120 Appendix H Checklists for Experiment Preparation.  It also verifies that the experiment installation check has been completed, as documented on the Experiment Installation Checklist, and that all issues and concerns have been satisfactorily resolved, as detailed in the Issue/Concern Checklist.)

 

5.0            Final Scheduling of Beam Time by Jefferson Lab

 

6.0            Commission equipment (following written procedures documented in COO)

 

(Note if planned EOE is outside the previous maximum for the Hall, commissioning procedures will incorporate radiation safety verification measurements as required by the Jefferson Lab RadCon Group.)

 

7.0            Run the experiment (following written procedures documented in COO)

 

(If the equipment changes at any time over the course of the experiment, the spokesperson must notify the hall leader and the E2RC chair, in writing.  Such changes might include changing inert to flammable gas mixtures, for example, or changing from a non-hazardous to a hazardous target material.  The hall leader and the E2RC chair will determine whether the change requires a revision of the experiment’s ESH&Q documentation and/or additional formal reviews.)

 

8.0            Decommission the temporary equipment (if appropriate) and store or dispose of target and/or contaminated apparatus properly

 

9.0            Based on the experience gained during the experiment:

 

9.1              Update ESAD for equipment (providing an improved ESAD for the base equipment).

9.2              Update written procedures for equipment use (resulting in an improved Operating Manual for the base equipment).

 

 

 

ISSUING AUTHORITY

APPENDIX AUTHOR

APPROVAL DATE

EFFECTIVE DATE

EXPIRATION DATE

REV.

 

 

 

ESH&Q Division

Dennis Skopik

02/14/07

02/14/07

02/14/10

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