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Title: Program for Documenting the Criticality Safety Basis for Operations in a Research and Development Facility Consistent with New Regulatory Requirements

Conference ·
OSTI ID:325368
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Parallax, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (United States)

A program was developed and implemented at LLNL to provide more detailed, documented Criticality Safety Evaluations of operations in an R&D facility. The new Criticality Safety evaluations were consistent with regulatory requirements of the then new DOE Order 5480.24, Nuclear Criticality Safety. The evaluations provide a criticality safety basis for each operation in the facility in support of the facility Safety Analysis Report. This implementation program provided a transition from one method of conducting and documenting Criticality Safety Evaluations to a new method consistent with new regulatory requirements. The program also allowed continued safe operation of the facility while the new implementation level Criticality Safety Evaluations were developed.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Parallax, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
325368
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC-127309; CONF-970661-; ON: DE98053717
Resource Relation:
Conference: 1997 Energy Facilities Contractors' Group (EFCOG) Safety Analysis Workshop, Oakland, CA (United States), 9-13 Jun 1997; Other Information: PBD: 24 Apr 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English