DRMS
“Bringing Our Service To The Customer”
Presented
to:
Lorna B. Estep, SES, Deputy Director for Supply,
Directorate of Logistics, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command
Steven G. Schmidt, SES, Deputy Center Director,
NASA Dryden Research Center, Edwards ARB
November 2007
SR-71, Disposal Operations
Multi-Service, Agency & Contractor Involvement
Edwards
Air Force
Base
NASA
Air Force
Materiel
Command
Defense
Reut &
Mktg
Service
MCLB
Security
NASA
Drain/Purge
Contract
AFMC
Roll-Off
Contract
Defense
Logistics
Agency
Marine
Corp
Logistics
Base
MCLB
Safety
Scrap
Venture
Tri-Rinse
Shredder
APCD/DTS
C
permits
Hw
Contractor
AFMC
Support
Team
MCLB
Environment
al
DRMS SR-71
Team
Coordinating
Disposition
Efforts
SV Roll-Off
Contractor
DEMAN
Contractor
Tri-Rinse
Fuel
Contracto
r
SR-71, Disposal Plan In Progress
May 07
Jun 07
Jul 07
Aug 07
Sep 07
Oct 07
Nov 07
Dec 07
AFMC/A4SM (SR-71 Project officer) and DRMS Program Manager conducted a preliminary
site visit 21 May – 21 June. AFMC/DRMS teamed to initiate disposal action for NON Sensitive
“H” conditioned support equipment. DRMS contractor mutilated on site, witnessed by DRMS
and removed 192,000 lbs of residue.
AFMC/DRMS staff on site segregating SR-71 parts by disposal
method/process Continue improving disposal process
Identified, segregated and consolidate electronic equipment, components, test sets, and circuit cards for shipment on DEMAN task
orders. Successfully shipped 132,760 lbs to date. Final DEMAN task order for approx. 25,000 lbs scheduled for shipment Nov 10th
AFMC/DRMS/SV workforce on site to uncrate, segregate and stage
property eligible for shredding
Tri-Rinse Shredding start date Sept 29th
Identified asbestos containing property, segregated and
place on disposal contract for ultimate destruction (burial)
A total of 229,520 lbs of asbestos shipped in (44) Roll-off containers. Receipt, offload & actual burial witnessed and Certified/Verified by CORs
Identified end items with hazardous constituents, i.e. gas cylinders, support equipment containing fluids. AFMC funded NASA
contractor to drain/purge on site.
Utilized Tri-Rinse shear and shredding process to dispose of end items as scrap
SR-71, Disposal Plan
Mutilation Process In Action
Shear with 17K lbs pressure
Small shredder manually feed
Large shredder crane feed
All (3) operating simultaneously
SR-71, Asbestos Disposal Plan
Complete
Asbestos loaded for departure
CORs Witness Burial Process
CORs observed receipt/off-load
Certified/verified destruction by burial
SR-71, Disposal Plan
Challenge & Solution
• Challenge - During the first hour of full
operations the main shredder experienced a
hydraulic leak
• The loss of hydraulic pressure immediately
shut down the entire system.
• One of the hydraulic hoses separated from
the coupling and resulted in the release of
approx 10-15 gallons of hydraulic fluid
• Solution - The spill was immediately
isolated, contained, and cleaned up by the
Tri-Rinse staff in accordance with the
provisions of their contract
• The spilled hydraulic fluid was contained
on the rubber containment mats under the
shredder and with the addition of absorbent
and absorbent pillows
• The contaminated absorbent was place on
a DRMS HW disposal contract & removed
SR-71, Disposal Plan
Challenge & Solution
• Challenge - During the shredding
process we experienced a fire that was
caused by hot metal mixed with the
shredded wooden boxes, crates & packing
materials
• Smoke was immediately detected by the
operator and a DRMS employee
monitoring the operation
• Attempts by the SR-71 team to
distinguish the smoldering content with fire
extinguishers failed
• The Fire Department was immediately
called and extinguished the fire
• Solution – We placed a spotter with a
water hose to observe the shredding
process and continuously wet down the
content as it enters the roll-off