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LESSONS LEARNED
Update By: Justin Doman
Lessons Learned Committee Member

appy Summer everyone! It’s that time of year again, The AGS brings together glovebox subject matter experts
Hand we are excited for the upcoming annual American (SME’s) to share and transfer important technical knowledge
Glovebox Society conference. We are sure there will be many and expertise that includes new technology and innovation.
lessons learned and good practices shared throughout the
Another way to keep up with lessons learned is through
conference.
OPEXShare. By joining OPEXShare, you can stay up to date
The theme for the 2023 AGS training sessions is: Knowledge with activity throughout all of the sites. You can also share
Transfer, Standardization, Technology, and Innovation. any lessoned learned, general knowledge, or best practices
with the AGS and OPEXShare. By sharing your experiences,
Quite a few of us have been working in the glovebox /
you could help others who might have similar challenges.
nuclear industry for 20 - 30 years. For many of us, we might
Please note the new link and website, if you haven’t already
be at that point in time where we are considering retirement
updated your bookmarks – https://doeopexshare.doe.gov/
in the next three to five years. Are you one?
We look forward to seeing everyone again at the end of
Knowledge transfer and knowledge capture has never
July in Las Vegas. Please travel safe and stay healthy. Take
been more vital to how we build, maintain, and even
care and see you soon.
decommission gloveboxes. Today, more than ever, we need
to tap into the experience of the folks who will be retiring If you would like to be a part of the Lessons Learned
soon, to CAPTURE that knowledge and experience before it Committee, please contact the AGS front office. v
walks away!
How do we do this? Well, the AGS immediately comes
to mind! You see, the AGS was developed: “…to promote
the safety and quality of glovebox systems; promote
communication; and disseminate knowledge in the field of
glovebox technology.”

The AGS conference is a place where we can come
together to do three things: listen, learn, and improve. If you
look at the AGS home webpage, it states the following:
The art of glovebox technology is advanced through
the AGS by dissemination of information. The Society
accomplishes this in a variety of ways, including organizing
an annual technical conference and equipment exhibition;
publishing a quarterly newsletter, The Enclosure; and
generating guidelines.
We will have some great presentations this year about this
topic, including talks from our friends from the UK working
on the ARC Programme from Sellafield. Titles include -
Engineering & Safety Case Workstream Knowledge Transfer
Progress Update, and The UK Approach to Producing
National Glove Box Guides, to name a couple. Knowledge
capture and transfer is truly one of the most important
challenges throughout the industry.

Another way to learn about the challenges in the glovebox
industry is to join the Standards Development Committee
(SDC). The purpose of the SDC is to develop documents
to guide designers, fabricators, and users for standard and
consistent design, fabrication, and operation of gloveboxes,
while minimizing the costs involved.

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