Technical Safety Appraisal of the Omega West Reactor, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5913433· OSTI ID:5913433

Field, Herbert C. ^[1]

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1. US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)

This report presents the results of the Technical Safety Appraisal (TSA) of the Omega West Reactor (OWR) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), conducted by the DOE Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, Office of Safety Appraisals, during May 1 to May 26, 1989. TSAs are one of the initiatives announced by the Secretary of Energy on September 18, 1985, to enhance the DOE Environment, Safety and Health Program. The overall safety assessment of the OWR by the DOE Headquarters Office of Safety Appraisals is presented in Section II, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. The assessment was based on the direct involvement in the appraisal process by a senior Headquarters manager, discussions among Headquarters managers and staff, and consideration of the Appraisal Team's results provided in Section III, REVIEW FINDINGS.

• Research Organization: US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 5913433
• Report Number(s): DOE/EH-0093; ON: DE89015340
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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