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Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137


Section A:

Indexes and Databases

ORNL Waste Tracking System (WTS), 1963-Current (1994)

Location:ORNL, Building 3001

Access Restrictions: : Unclassified; program
access restrictions apply

Location of Codebooks and Manuals: Building 3130

System Control or Other ID No.: : None

Location/Volume of Storage Media : Building 3130

Hardware/Software: VAX using Rally Application Programming

Estimated Activity : Daily

Office/Program Supported by the System: Document Management Center (DMC) notes

Originating Office: Waste Management and Remedial Action Division

System Description: The ORNL electronic waste tracking system is used to track radioactive solid and hazardous waste. It includes information on generation, storage, treatment, and disposal, as well as health physics data. Indexed fields include generator number, badge number, dates, isotopes, document determination methods, item numbers, container numbers, process categories, and waste categories. DMC personnel update the system on a daily basis; the information is uploaded to the Central WTS nightly. The system is backed up on a weekly and a nightly basis with backup stored in Building 3130.

Disposition Authority: Unscheduled

Data Elements: Not Applicable


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