STANDARDIZED UXO TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION SITES

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND 1

1.2 OBJECTIVE 1

1.3 STANDARDIZED SITES . 1

1.4 PROGRAM GOALS . 2

SECTION 2. GUIDANCE FOR ESTABLISHING A STANDARDIZED UXO SITE

2.1 INTRODUCTION . 3

2.2 SITE SELECTION CRITERIA . 3

2.3 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES . 4

SECTION 3. DOCUMENTATION FOR SITE PREPARATION

3.1 INTRODUCTION . 7

3.2 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) 7

3.3 SITE SELECTION DOCUMENTATION . 7

3.4 SITE SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTATION 7

3.5 PRECONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION . 7

3.6 OBTAINING STANDARDIZED CLUTTER ITEMS AND TARGETS . 8

3.7 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION . 9

3.8 POST CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTATION . 10

SECTION 4. CONSTRUCTION OVERVIEW

4.1 INTRODUCTION . 15

4.2 SITE APPROVAL . 15

4.3 DEVELOPING AND WRITING WORK AND HEALTH SAFETY PLANS 15

4.4 SITE PREPARATION 15

4.5 STANDARDIZED AND NONSTANDARDIZED TARGETS 16

4.6 CLUTTER . 16

SECTION 4A. CONSTRUCTION OF THE CALIBRATION LANES TEST SITE

4A.1 INTRODUCTION . 19

4A.2 PRESITE PREPARATION 19

4A.3 ESTABLISHING THE CALIBRATION LANES . 21

4A.4 SITE MAINTENANCE . 23

SECTION 4B. CONSTRUCTION OF THE GROUND TRUTH TEST PIT

4B.1 INTRODUCTION . 25

4B.2 PRESITE PREPARATION 25

4B.3 TEST PIT CONSTRUCTION 26

4B.4 SITE MAINTENANCE . 27

SECTION 4C. CONSTRUCTION OF THE BLIND TEST GRID AREA

4C.1 INTRODUCTION . 29

4C.2 SITE PREPARATION 29

4C.3 SITE CORRECTION . 30

4C.4 BLIND TEST GRID CONSTRUCTION 30

4C.5 SITE MAINTENANCE . 32

SECTION 4D. CONSTRUCTION OF THE OPEN FIELD SITE

4D.1 INTRODUCTION . 33

4D.2 PRESITE PREPARATION 33

4D.3 SITE PREPARATION 34

4D.4 OPEN FIELD CONSTRUCTION . 35

4D.5 SITE MAINTENANCE . 35

SECTION 5. WEATHER AND SOIL MOISTURE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS

5.1 INTRODUCTION . 37

5.2 STANDARD METEROLOGICAL STATION CONFIGURATION 37

5.3 TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (TDR) MOISTURE METERS 39

5.4 DATA ACQUISITION . 40

5.5 DATA DISSEMINATION . 40

SECTION 6. SCHEDULING PROTOCOLS

6.1 GENERAL . 41

6.2 INITIAL REQUEST 41

6.3 THIRTY DAYS IN ADVANCE/SITE USAGE REQUIREMENTS 41

6.4 FIELD COORDINATION . 42

SECTION 7. FIELD TESTING OPERATIONS AND OVERSITE PROTOCOLS

7.1 INTRODUCTION . 43

7.2 ON-SITE PROJECT MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES . 43

SECTION 8. TESTING PROCEDURES

8.1 INTRODUCTION . 47

8.2 FIELD SCHEDULE 47

8.3 FIELD DATA SUBMITTION 48

8.4 POST-TEST OPERATIONS . 48

8.5 PROCESSED DATA SUBMITTAL . 51

SECTION 9. SCORING PROTOCOLS

9.1 INTRODUCTION . 53

9.2 SCORING OBJECTIVES . 53

9.3 SCORING FACTORS 53

9.4 DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR SCORING REPORT . 54

9.5 DATA PROCESSING, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING . 57

9.6 COMPARISION OF RESULTS 57

9.7 TERMS AND DEFINATIONS . 57

SECTION 10. STANDARDIZED UXO TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION SITE CLOSEOUT

10.1 INTRODUCTION . 61

10.2 WORK PLAN AND HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN . 61

10.3 EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS NEEDED TO EXCAVATE THE TARGETS 61

10.4 REMOVING EMPLACED TARGETS FROM THE CALIBRATION AND BLIND TEST AREAS 61

10.5 REMOVING EMPLACED TARGETS IN THE OPEN FIELD SITE . 62

10.6 COMPLETE TARGET PLACEMENT SUMMARY SHEET . 63

10.7 CLOSEOUT REPORT 63

SECTION 11. APPENDIXES

A CLUTTER AND ORDNANCE CHARACTERIZATION A-1

B MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING . B-1

C PROCEDURES AND EQUIPMENT FOR DEGAUSSING STANDARD TARGETS . C-1

D UXO WORK PLAN AND HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN D-1

E SITE SURVEY E-1

F SPECIFICATIONS ON FIRST ORDER MARKER AND UTM FORMAT F-1

G SECONDARY DEBRIS CLEARANCE G-1

H SOIL SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS H-1

I BASELINE SURVEY I - 1

J CALIBRATION LANES LAYOUT . J - 1

K TARGET EMPLACEMENT (AUGER) . . K-1

L EXAMPLE LAYOUT OF A BLIND TEST GRID L- 1

M MOGUL DESIGN . M-1

N TARGET EMPLACEMENT (DRILL AND PUSH RIG) N-1

O SITE APPLICATION PROCESS AND FORMS . O-1

P SCORING . P-1

Q GLOSSARY OF TERMS . Q-1

R ABBREVIATIONS R-1

S DISTRIBUTION LIST S - 1