Technical Safety Appraisal of the Omega West Reactor, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5913433· OSTI ID:5913433

Field, Herbert C. ^[1]

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1. US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington, DC (United States)

This report presents the results of the Technical Safety Appraisal (TSA) of the Omega West Reactor (OWR) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), conducted by the DOE Office of the Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, Office of Safety Appraisals, during May 1 to May 26, 1989. TSAs are one of the initiatives announced by the Secretary of Energy on September 18, 1985, to enhance the DOE Environment, Safety and Health Program. The overall safety assessment of the OWR by the DOE Headquarters Office of Safety Appraisals is presented in Section II, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. The assessment was based on the direct involvement in the appraisal process by a senior Headquarters manager, discussions among Headquarters managers and staff, and consideration of the Appraisal Team's results provided in Section III, REVIEW FINDINGS.

• Research Organization: US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 5913433
• Report Number(s): DOE/EH-0093; ON: DE89015340
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Appraisals
CRITICALITY
Criticality
DOSES
EMERGENCY PLANS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
EVALUATION
Evaluation
FIRES
FISSILE MATERIALS
FISSIONABLE MATERIALS
HUMAN FACTORS
LANL
Los Alamos National Laboratory
MAINTENANCE
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MATERIALS HANDLING
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
OPERATION
OWR
OWR REACTOR
Omega West Reactor
PLANNING
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION PROTECTION
REACTOR OPERATION
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS
RESEARCH REACTORS
Reactor Safety
Report
SAFETY
SAFETY STANDARDS
SECURITY
SOLID WASTES
STANDARDS
Safety
TANK TYPE REACTORS
TEST REACTORS
THERMAL REACTORS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTES
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS