ATEC_EOD_22_Oct_2015.pptx

Explosive Ordnance Support Services Briefing for Industry Day Janice Bridges Test Center Operations 22 October 2015 Distribution Statement A -Approved for Public Release, 22 October 2015

US Army White Sands Missile Range

Agenda Key Regulations History of Range Residue Accumulation on WSMR Contract Requirements Range Residue Scrap Sales Recovery Explosive Ordnance UXO Video

Key Regulations DoDD 4715.11, Environmental and Explosive Safety Management on Operational Ranges Defense Demil Manual Army Submunition Policy Army Safety & Explosive Safety Regulations Federal Regulations-Military Munitions Rule Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board

1. Safety and Legal always involved with UXB actions.

HISTORY

Pre March 1998 – Range Residue and scrap metal in one yard Post March 1998 – Closed, Separated range debris and regular scrap metal yards FY 2001 Range Residue Processing and Recovery FY 2006 Military EOD No Longer Support WSMR

Cleaning Up operation:

Scrap Yard: 2835 explosive items 243 pieces of radioactive material

Cradle to Grave Process

Range Residue Accumulation Point

Submunition Shredder Shear

DOT requirements for hauling off range, trucks, trailers, hauling on range and off range Cutting equipment: shears, plasma torches, bomb crushers, Every type of metal has to be separated.

QF-4 Metals: small amount of Alum, Wiring? High alloy metals,, tires, circuit boards. Iron, QF-4 Hazards: Thorium, batteries, countermeasures, canopy thrusters POI-pressure operated initiators, RRAP

Hazards Hazardous Waste Accumulation Point Hazardous Material Management Metals Processing - Demil Equipment Maintenance Inert Certifications Sales Small Office/Concrete Pad

HAZARDS

Asbestos Radiation Thermal Batteries Beryllium Mercury Thallium PCB’s Tires!

Trash

Recovery By Helicopter

1. Quite a bit of time is spent searching.

Recovery By Digging

Recovery By Digging

One of the few ranges that recovery everything. Have the training to accomplish the digs. Need Engineer plans when deeper.

Customers on recovery – UXB has safety responsibility for the range. Overseeing the entry of personnel.

Other Forms of Recovery

Training Asbestos Certification – Inspector and Contractor/Supervisor Department of Transportation Manifest, Hazmat/Explosives 40-hour Hazardous Waste Emergency Operations (HAZWOPER). Level A – D Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) required for various responses First Aid/CPR Satellite Accumulation Point (Hazardous Waste) – government provided Forklift Excavation All Terrain Vehicles Radiation Safety – government provided.

Respiratory Protection, Qualified and fit tested OSHA and DOT Physicals/Medicals

Construction Machinery, Backhoe Competent and Qualified Person Commercial Drivers License with Hazmat endorsement Confined Space Training (As required) Hazard Communication Standard (All employees) Hearing Protection Standard (As required) Emergency Response (As required) Accident Avoidance Course ((If operating government vehicles and equipment) Wildlife/Vehicle Accident Prevention (All employees-Online training Module) Proper Lifting Techniques (As required) Prior Military EOD Medical Surveillance

EOD Mission Mission Support (Range Schedule) Pre-planning Day of Mission Support Recovery Safe Entry to Impact Site Roadblock Coordination RDT&E Safing of Items for analysis Inert Certifications

EOD Mission (con’t) Bunkers Range Customer gives requirement of disposition of item

ADDITIONAL WORK

Subsurface clearances Demilitarization Large Clean-ups

Historical Numbers per Year

UXO

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