What was OROs Involvement in S/RIDs?
ORO was required by the DP and EM to develop S/RIDs covering activities under their cognizance. ORO and its principal contractor proposed modifications to the original S/RID program that would better suit the needs of local management. Proposed changes included the following: • Inclusion of all activities at the sites, including those under the DOE Offices of Nuclear Energy (NE) and Energy Research (ER), in site-wide S/RIDs. While there would be differences at each site based on the type of work being done, a single coordinated effort would identify the requirements and their applicability at each site. At that time, Martin Marietta Energy Systems (MMES) was the prime contractor for work at ORO’s five major sites: the Portsmouth and Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plants, the Y-12 Plant, the K-25 Site (now the East Tennessee Technology Park [ETTP]) and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Work was performed under a single contract, ES&H work was strongly centralized, and all five plants
