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Criticality safety basics, a study guide

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/751136· OSTI ID:751136
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  1. Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company
This document is a self-study and classroom guide, for criticality safety of activities with fissile materials outside nuclear reactors. This guide provides a basic overview of criticality safety and criticality accident prevention methods divided into three parts: theory, application, and history. Except for topic emphasis, theory and history information is general, while application information is specific to the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL). Information presented here should be useful to personnel who must know criticality safety basics to perform their assignments safely or to design critically safe equipment or operations. However, the guide's primary target audience is fissile material handler candidates.
Research Organization:
Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); USDOE Office of Environment, Safety and Health (EH) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-94ID13223
OSTI ID:
751136
Report Number(s):
INEEL/EXT-98-00895,Rev.1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English