A Criticism of ANSI/ANS-8. 3-1986: Criticality Accident Alarm System

Conference · Sun Nov 10 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:7270352

The American National Standard on criticality accident alarm systems has given rise to confusion in interpretation and implementation of the requirements. In addition, some of the standards have recently been incorporated into US Department of Energy (DOE) orders, and others have been paraphrased in the DOE orders. Some of the DOE orders referencing these standards are being incorporated into law by means of the Code of Federal Regulations. As such, the intent of the authors of the standards to recommend a code of good practice is now being codified into law with attendant civil and criminal penalties for failure to comply. It is suggested that ANSI/ANS-8.3-1986, Critically Accident Alarm System, be carefully reviewed to alleviate the confusion that has been experienced in practice, to clarify the minimum accident of concern, to further define the dose (or dose rate) criteria for activation, and to stress the fact that a prime consideration in any safety system is the overall reduction of risk.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 7270352
• Report Number(s): CONF-911107--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Journal Volume: 63
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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