Qualification of Y-12 Legacy Criticality Accident Alarm System Detectors

Conference · Tue Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 2018

OSTI ID:1477029

Haught, Chris ^[1]; Woodrow, Chris ^[1]; McMillen, Troy ^[1]

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1. Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The Y-12 National Security Complex has had a criticality accident alarm system (CAAS) capable to detect a criticality accident since 1945. With the exception of Y-12’s new High-enriched Uranium Materials Storage facility (HEUMF), the system installed in Y-12’s existing facilities dates to 1957. This legacy system has received many upgrades since installation and detector stations have been removed and relocated as enriched uranium operations have evolved, but the basic design and electronic configuration of the system is the same as that in 1957.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Contributing Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: DE-NA0001942
• OSTI ID: 1477029
• Report Number(s): IROS5771
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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criticality accident alarm system
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