CONTAMINATION OF THE NRU REACTOR IN MAY 1958

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1959

OSTI ID:4250325

Greenwood, J W

In May 1958 a piece of irradiated uranium fuel burned in the main room of the NRU Reactar building. The building was severely contaminated, and the reactor was shut down for several months for decontamination and rehabilitation activities. Despite the potential hazards, no harm came to personnel and the reactor suffered only minor damage. lnvestigations were conducted to determine what lessons could be learned to prevent similar incidents in the future. Events leading up to the incident are briefly stated, and the problems faced in putting the reactor and its building back into operation are described. (D.E.B.)

• Research Organization: Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Chalk River Project, Chalk River, Ont.
• NSA Number: NSA-13-019673
• OSTI ID: 4250325
• Report Number(s): CRR-836; AECL-850
• Country of Publication: Canada
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACCIDENTS-- BUILDINGS-- COMBUSTION-- CONTAMINATION-- FUEL ELEMENTS-- NRU-- REACTORS-- URANIUM
ACCIDENTS-- BUILDINGS-- CONTAMINATION-- HAZARDS-- NRU-- PERSONNEL-- RADIATION PROTECTION-- REACTORS-- SAFETY
ACCIDENTS-- BUILDINGS-- CONTAMINATION-- NRU-- OPERATION-- REACTOR SAFETY-- REACTORS
REACTORS