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Insoection °ecort Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories Site 300 Inspection date - October 28 and 29, 2003 Inside NI -816, I observed twenty-five 55 -gallon drums. This facility can only store non -liquid waste. The drum storage limit for this facility is 9,240 gallons or 168 55 -gallon drums. Only form four waste is stored in Bldg. 816. All drums were sitting on polyethylene pallets. However, the whole floor is designed as secondary containment. The entries to this are also bermed to prevent liquids from escaping should a drums contents spill onto the floor. At my request Mr. Gallagher explained his management activities in this area. He stated that he places the drums by date order, with the oldest on the far west side and continues row by row toward the entrance which is on the east side of the building. He said that this way it is easier to identify the drums that have been in the facility the longest. I observed that the drums had lids tightened down with either a self-locking rings, or rings which are tightened down with a bolt. I checked all of the locking and bolted rings and found them to be fitted tightly and fully locked down. All containers which held hazardous waste had hazardous waste labels with all of the -required information. I observed that none of the containers had been stored in excess of the one year storage limitation. I reviewed the inventory logs and the inspection logs. I also requested copies of the inventory logs (attachment 1). For results of the documents reviewed see Section IV of this report. MAGAZINE 2 Next I inspected M-2. These magazines are built into the side of a hill with the infrastructure covered with earth. They are designed to contain any potential explosions which could occur inside the magazine. The smaller magazines are used for storing form one, form two and form three waste. They are not used for storing form four, as form four waste is stored in 55 -gallon drums. Due to the current inventory of explosive hazardous waste M-1 is being used for storing supplies, M-3, M-4, and M-5 were empty. The wastes are stored in various sizes of plastic totes and a`re kept locked with plastic ties. I observed that all containers were closed and sealed with these plastic ties. I observed that all containers were properly labeled with all of the required information. I reviewed M -2's inspection logs and inventory sheets. For results of the documents reviewed see Section IV of this report. After completing my inspection of M-2, we returned to M-816. I took this time to observe the spill kit next to the entrance to M-816. The spill kit is basically a roll off bin of the type used by trash collectors. Mr. Gallagher explained how he manages the spill kit. He explained that he uses plastic ties to lock the container latch shut