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Nuclear Criticality Safety Training: Guidelines for DOE Contractors

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5724186· OSTI ID:5724186
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  1. Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
The DOE Order 5480.1A, Chapter V, Safety of Nuclear Facilities, establishes safety procedures and requirements for DOE nuclear facilities. This guide has been developed as an aid to implementing the Chapter V requirements pertaining to nuclear criticality safety training. The guide outlines relevant conceptual knowledge and demonstrated good practices in job performance. It addresses training program operations requirements in the areas of employee evaluations, employee training records, training program evaluations, and training program records. It also suggests appropriate feedback mechanisms for criticality safety training program improvement. The emphasis is on academic rather than hands-on training. This allows a decoupling of these guidelines from specific facilities. It would be unrealistic to dictate a universal program of training because of the wide variation of operations, levels of experience, and work environments among DOE contractors and facilities. Hence, these guidelines do not address the actual implementation of a nuclear criticality safety training program, but rather they outline the general characteristics that should be included.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); USDOE Office of Nuclear Safety (NS)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76OR00033
OSTI ID:
5724186
Report Number(s):
DOE/TIC--4633; ORAU--213; ON: DE84001890
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English