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ENG.20070705.0002 QAQA 000-30R-WHSO-00100-000-008 July 2007 Identification ofAircraft Hazards Prepared for: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management Office of Repository.Development 1551 Hillshire Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89134-6321 Prepared by: Bechtel SAIC Company, LLC 1180 Town Center Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89144 Under Contract Number DE-AC28-01 RW12101 DISCLAIMER This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors or their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or any third party’s use or the results of such use of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof or its contractors or subcontractors. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. 000-30R-WHS0-00100-000-008 ii July 2007 INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 000-30R-WHS0-00100-000-008 iv July 2007 CONTENTS Page 1. PURPOSE................................................................................................................................. 1 2. QUALITY ASSURANCE........................................................................................................ 1 3. USE OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND MODELS ............................................................ 1 4. APPLICABLE CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS ............................................................. 1 5. ASSUMPTIONS....................................................................................................................... 1 6. AIRSPACE-RELATED FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND ACTIVITIES........................... 2 6.1 Nevada Test Site Airspace............................................................................................. 16 6.1.1 R-4808S ............................................................................................................. 17 6.1.2 R-4808N............................................................................................................. 17 6.2 Military Airspace ........................................................................................................... 17 6.2.1 Nevada Test and Training Range....................................................................... 18 6.2.2 Military Training Routes and Areas .................................................................. 19 6.2.3 R-2508 Complex................................................................................................ 19 6.3 Civilian, Federal, and Military Airports ........................................................................ 19 6.4 Instrument Flight Rules Enroute Low and High Altitude Routes and “Q” Routes ....... 20 6.5 Ground-To-Ground Missile Testing at Nevada Test Site.............................................. 21 6.6 Ordnance........................................................................................................................ 21 6.7 Dropped Objects ............................................................................................................ 21 6.8 Electronic Combat and Jamming ................................................................................... 22 6.9 Limited Characterization of Visual Flight Rules Flight in the Beatty Corridor ............ 22 7. HAZARD SCREENING ........................................................................................................ 23 7.1 Screening Criteria .......................................................................................................... 24 7.1.1 Distance from Civilian and DOE Airports......................................................... 24 7.1.2 Distance from Military Airports ........................................................................ 24 7.1.3 Distance from Federal, Military, and DOE Designated Airways ...................... 24 7.1.4 Distance from Airports ...................................................................................... 25 7.2 Screening Evaluations.................................................................................................... 25 7.2.1 DOE and Military Designated Airspace ............................................................ 25 7.2.2 Military Training Routes and Areas .................................................................. 26 7.2.3 Civilian and DOE Airports/Helipads................................................................. 26 7.2.4 Military Airports ................................................................................................ 28 7.2.5 Federal Airways and Jet Routes......................................................................... 29 7.2.6 Military Refueling Routes.................................................................................. 29 7.2.7 Flights in the Beatty Corridor Uncontrolled Airspace....................................... 30 7.2.8 Electronic Counter Measures............................................................................. 30 8. CONCLUSIONS..................................................................................................................... 30 9. REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 32 9.1 Documents Cited............................................................................................................ 32 9.2 Codes, Standards, Regulations, and Procedures ............................................................ 33 9.3 Source Data, Listed by Data Tracking Number............................................................. 34 000-30R-WHS0-00100-000-008 v July 2007 APPENDICES Page APPENDIX A CIVILIAN AND MILITARY ACCIDENTS IN THE A-1 to A-2 REGIONAL SETTING AND SELECTED MILITARY ACCIDENTS APPENDIX B AIRCRAFT USED IN NEVEDA TEST AND TRAINING B-1 to B-8 RANGE APPENDIX C NEVADA TEST AND TRAINING RANGE C-1 to C-8 APPENDIX D CIVILIAN, FEDERAL, AND MILITARY AIRPORTS D-1 to D-4 APPENDIX E INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES ENROUTE LOW AND E-1 to E-2 HIGH ALTITUDE ROUTES IN THE REGIONAL SETTING APPENDIX F NATURAL BARRIERS (MOUNTAINS) F-1 to F-2 000-30R-WHS0-00100-000-008 vi July 2007 FIGURES Page 6-1. Regional Setting Surrounding Yucca Mountain: Includes Military Operations Areas and Military and DOE Restricted Areas................................................................................ 5 6-2. Civilian Airports, Airways, and Navigation Aids in the Regional Setting............................. 7 6-3. Military Airports, Military Training Routes, and Navigation Aids in the Regional Setting.. 9 6-4. Military Aircraft Accidents in the Nevada Test and Training Range................................... 11 000-30R-WHS0-00100-000-008 vii July 2007 TABLES Page 6-1. Department of Energy Designated Airspaces....................................................................... 13 6-2. Military Designated Airspaces ............................................................................................. 13 6-3. Military Training Routes ...................................................................................................... 14 6-4. Airport Operations................................................................................................................ 15 6-5. Federal Airways.................................................................................................................... 16 7-1. Civilian and DOE Airport Screening.................................................................................... 28 7-2. Military Airport Screening ................................................................................................... 29 8-1. Aircraft/Airspaces Posing a Potential Hazard to the Monitored Geologic Repository Identified for Further Analysis.............................................................................................. 31 A-1. Civilian Aircraft Accidents from 1993 to 2003................................................................. A-1 A-2. Air Force Class “A” Accidents in Nevada, 1993-2003 ..................................................... A-2 B-1. Aircraft In Nevada Test And Training Range Military Operations Areas......................... B-2 C-1. Military Training Routes that Access Nevada Test and Training Range .......................... C-6 E-1. Instrument Flight Rules Low-and-High Altitude Routes....................................................E-1 000-30R-WHS0-00100-000-008 viii July 2007 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AFB Air Force Base AGL above ground level AIM Air Intercept Missile ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ATCAA air traffic control assigned airspace DOE U.S. Department of Energy EC electronic combat ECR electronic combat range FAA Federal Aviation Administration IFR instrument flight rules IR instrument route KCAS knots calibrated airspeed KTAS knots true airspeed LATN low altitude training and navigation MGR monitored geologic repository MOA military