Nuclear criticality safety: 2-day training course

Technical Report · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/481568· OSTI ID:481568

Schlesser, J A ^[1]

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This compilation of notes is presented as a source reference for the criticality safety course. At the completion of this training course, the attendee will: be able to define terms commonly used in nuclear criticality safety; be able to appreciate the fundamentals of nuclear criticality safety; be able to identify factors which affect nuclear criticality safety; be able to identify examples of criticality controls as used as Los Alamos; be able to identify examples of circumstances present during criticality accidents; have participated in conducting two critical experiments; be asked to complete a critique of the nuclear criticality safety training course.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 481568
• Report Number(s): LA-12386-M-Rev.(2/97); ON: DE97006304; TRN: 97:012412
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Feb 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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