Criticality Safety Training at Westinghouse Hanford Company

Conference · Sun Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:5672420

Rogers, C. A. ^[1]; Paglieri, J. N. ^[1]

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1. Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory

In 1972 the Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) established a comprehensive program to certify personnel who handle fissionable materials. As the quantity of fissionable material handled at WHC has increased so has the scope of training to assure that all employees perform their work in a safe manner. This paper describes training for personnel engaged in fuel fabrication and handling activities. Most of this training is provided by the Fissionable Material Handlers Certification Program. This program meets or exceeds all DOE requirements for training and has been attended by more than 475 employees. Since the program was instituted, the rate of occurrence of criticality safety limit violations has decreased by 50%.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 5672420
• Report Number(s): CONF-830609-; CODEN: TANSA
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 44; Conference: ANS Annual Meeting , Detroit, MI (United States), 12 Jun 1983; ISSN 0003-018X
• Publisher: American Nuclear Society
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
96 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION
98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION
CRITICALITY
SAFETY
FISSILE MATERIALS
REMOTE HANDLING
TRAINING
CERTIFICATION
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
CURRICULUM GUIDES
EDUCATIONAL TOOLS
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
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Personnel Certification
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