DOE Accelerator Safety Workshop 2018

Date:

August 21-23, 2018

Location:

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Overview:

The annual DOE Accelerator Safety Workshop (ASW) will be held at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on August 21-23, 2018. The workshop is an open forum for individuals affiliated with US or international accelerator facilities where each organization can present information/experiences on key operational and safety themes and share lessons learned.

Registration, Pre-workshop Collaboration 
Welcome

Axel Brachmann (SLAC AD NC Linac and FEL Division Director)

and Scott Wenholz (DOE SLAC Site  Office)

Update on ESS and regulatory look forward Peter Frisk (Swedish Radiation Safety Authority)
ESS status and plans moving forward Sigrid Kozielski (ESS)
Implementation of DOE O 420.2C Jessica Malo (PPPL)
Regulation of Accelerators in Canada Yani Picard (Canadian Regulatory Authority)
Instrument Readiness reviews for Beamlines at NSLS-II Andrew Ackerman (BNL)
ESRF Upgrade Paul Berkvens (ESRF)
XFEL Startup Issues - Radiation Safety Norbert Tesch (DESY)
ARR Approach – LCLS-II John Corlett (SLAC)
Adding Accelerators to Accelerators Ed Lessard (BNL)
Production of Medical Isotopes at C-AD Ed Lessard (BNL)
Update – Status of ELI Beamlines Petr Prochazka (ELI Beamlines)
Upgrades to Accelerator Safety Systems John Bombard (ORNL SNS)
Change out of Inner Reflector Plug Christie Elam (ORNL SNS)
DAHRT – Shift in Maintenance Philosophy Evan Spence (LANL DAHRT)
NSLS-II Beamline Hazard Assessment using Electronic Experimental Safety Review System Lori Stiegler (BNL)
Approach to the Assessment and Categorization of Toxic Hazard Represented by Toxic Gases Petr Prochazka (ELI Beamlines)
Safety at the National Fusion Facility DIII-D Tokamak Richard Lee (DIII)
Gas Injection at SNS Jake Platfoot (ORNL SNS)
Laser Safety Systems for the LCLS-II and FACET-II Photo-Injectors Igor Makasyuk (SLAC)
Pre-workshop Collaboration 
Welcome and Recap 
Decommissioning & Sustainability (Elaine Marshall, Sandia)
Clearance Protocol for Potentially Activated MaterialsIan Schaller (ANL)
Metals Moratorium UpdateMike Epps (DOE HQ)
Holifield Accelerator SF6 & other DispositionAlan Tatum (ORNL)
Configuration Management (Susana Reyes, LBNL)
The ESS Ion Source & LEBT Test Stand Safety Readiness Review (SRR)Stuart Birch (ESS)
Break 
Configuration Management at LBNL Accelerators & ChallengesSusana Reyes (LBNL)
Graded Configuration Management at JLABBob May (JLAB)
USI Process - From Guide to PracticeDavid Freement (ORNL), Ed Lessard (BNL)
The Radiation Safety Work Control Form Process: A means of 
managing safety system configuration
Zoe Van Hoover (SLAC)
Succession Planning (Don Cossairt, FNAL) 
How do our younger members want to mentored?Open Discussion
Incidents and Lessons Learned (Harry Fanning, JLAB) 
Recent Experiences and Lessons LearnedJohn Connolly (ANL)
ESS Target Accident ScenarioLinda Coney (ESS)
Incident Preplanning with Your Local Response Agencies Lance Lougee (SLAC)
Daily Wrap-up, Workshop Adjourn Lee Hammons (BNL) and John Houck (DOE ASO)