| OSTI Document ID | 244644 |
|---|---|
| Local PDF | osti/244644.pdf |
| Title | Lessons learned from early criticality accidents |
| Creators/ Authors |
Malenfant, R.E. |
| Publication Date | 1996 Jun 01 |
| Description/ Abstract |
Four accidents involving the approach to criticality occurred during the period July, 1945, through May, 1996. These have been described in the format of the OPERATING EXPERIENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY which is distributed by the Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety. Although the lessons learned have been incorporated in standards, codes, and formal procedures during the last fifty years, this is their first presentation in this format. It is particularly appropriate that they be presented in the forum of the Nuclear Criticality Technology Safety Project Workshop closest to the fiftieth anniversary of the last of the four accidents, and that which was most instrumental in demonstrating the need to incorporate lessons learned. |
| OSTI ID | 244644 |
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| Other ID Numbers | ON: DE96011268 |
| Document Type | Conference |
| Research Organization | Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States) |
| Sponsor Organization | USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) |
| DOE Contract Numbers | W-7405-ENG-36 |
| Conference | Nuclear criticality technology safety project workshop, Gaithersburg, MD (United States), 14-15 May 1996 |
| Bibliographic Source | LANL |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Pages/Size | 21 p. |
| System Entry Date | 1996 Jul 05 |
| Subject Category Code | 22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY ;57 HEALTH AND SAFETY |
| Descriptors | REACTOR ACCIDENTS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; ZERO POWER REACTORS; REACTOR SAFETY; EXCURSIONS; RADIATION DOSES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; DEATH; RADIATION PROTECTION; RECOMMENDATIONS; MITIGATION; REMOTE CONTROL; INTERLOCKS; REACTOR OPERATION |
| Format | Other: PL: |
| Availability | INIS; OSTI as DE96011268 |
| Notes | PBD: [1996] |
| Reference Numbers | SCA: 220900;220600;570100; PA: EDB-96:098595;INS-96:014604;NTS-96:017210; SN: 96001600101; TVI: 96R13; TRN: AHC29613%%119 |