Review of Overall Safety Manual for space nuclear systems. An evaluation of a nuclear safety analysis methodology for plutonium-fueled space nuclear systems

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5347240· OSTI ID:5347240

Coleman, J; Inhaber, H

As part of its duties in connection with space missions involving nuclear power sources, the Office of Nuclear Safety (ONS) of the Office of Assistant Secretary for Environmental Protection, Safety, and Emergency Preparedness has been assigned the task of reviewing the Overall Safety Manual (OSM) (memo from B.J. Rock to J.R. Maher, December 1, 1982). The OSM, dated July 1981 and in four volumes, was prepared by NUS Corporation, Rockville, Maryland, for the US Department of Energy. The OSM provides many of the technical models and much of the data which are used by (1) space launch contractors in safety analysis reports and (2) the broader Interagency Nuclear Safety Review Panel (INSRP) safety evaluation reports. If fhs interaction between the OSM, contractors, and INSRP is to work effectively, the OSM must be accurate, comprehensive, understandable, and usable.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Associated Univ., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76OR00033
• OSTI ID: 5347240
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/00033-T38; ON: DE84025806
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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