Abstract
In a center for the processing of irradiated fuels, as in any other factory, continuity of production can only be achieved through constant effort to maintain the standard of safety. The authors examine the safety elements inherent in the design of the installations, from the point of view of both radioactive and conventional protection. It is clear that in the nuclear industry it is not sufficient merely to adopt the usual precautions against the risks of explosion, fire, etc...; but great attention must be paid to the problems arising from the confinement of materials, radioactivity and the risks of criticality. The general principles of the technical prevention of radioactive risks are now well known. They must be applied as soon as the plans are drawn up for the installations, by taking into account : - the design and construction of the installations with respect to the risks mentioned above - the division of the plant into zones - the circulation of personnel and material - ventilation and purification of the air. The technical safety factors however, are not sufficient in themselves. However good the material and the degree of automation achieved, the smooth running of a factory depends on the
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Rodier, J
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- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Centre de Production de Plutonium, Marcoule (France). Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires
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Rodier, J.
Review of safety precautions derived from six-year experience of a spent fuel reprocessing plant - Centre de Marcoule; Elements de securite tires de six annees d'exploitation de l'usine de traitement de combustibles irradies du Centre de Marcoule.
France: N. p.,
1964.
Web.
Rodier, J.
Review of safety precautions derived from six-year experience of a spent fuel reprocessing plant - Centre de Marcoule; Elements de securite tires de six annees d'exploitation de l'usine de traitement de combustibles irradies du Centre de Marcoule.
France.
Rodier, J.
1964.
"Review of safety precautions derived from six-year experience of a spent fuel reprocessing plant - Centre de Marcoule; Elements de securite tires de six annees d'exploitation de l'usine de traitement de combustibles irradies du Centre de Marcoule."
France.
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title = {Review of safety precautions derived from six-year experience of a spent fuel reprocessing plant - Centre de Marcoule; Elements de securite tires de six annees d'exploitation de l'usine de traitement de combustibles irradies du Centre de Marcoule}
author = {Rodier, J}
abstractNote = {In a center for the processing of irradiated fuels, as in any other factory, continuity of production can only be achieved through constant effort to maintain the standard of safety. The authors examine the safety elements inherent in the design of the installations, from the point of view of both radioactive and conventional protection. It is clear that in the nuclear industry it is not sufficient merely to adopt the usual precautions against the risks of explosion, fire, etc...; but great attention must be paid to the problems arising from the confinement of materials, radioactivity and the risks of criticality. The general principles of the technical prevention of radioactive risks are now well known. They must be applied as soon as the plans are drawn up for the installations, by taking into account : - the design and construction of the installations with respect to the risks mentioned above - the division of the plant into zones - the circulation of personnel and material - ventilation and purification of the air. The technical safety factors however, are not sufficient in themselves. However good the material and the degree of automation achieved, the smooth running of a factory depends on the man responsible for supervision and repair work or who takes initiatives. Technical safety is never definitive and must be continually maintained. The collaboration of the workers is necessary to its efficiency. Psychological measures must thus be taken as an addition to the technical precautions. This psychological prevention is based on: - education of the personnel - organization of the work and definition of the safety rules - checking on obedience to the rules and behaviour of the personnel - constant reminders of the necessity for the prevention of radioactive risks. Six years operation of the irradiated fuel processing plant at Marcoule have shown the importance of close collaboration between workers and technique. The authors analyse the results obtained from an organization of the work aimed at eliminating the causes of incidents. They investigate the following points in particular: - frequency of entry into forbidden zones during normal functioning - the distribution of exceptional tasks - the prevention of criticality risks - zone contamination incidents - the volume and nature of decontaminated material and eliminated residues - the evolution and distribution of external irradiation doses received by the workers - the frequency of cases of body contamination - internal contamination fixed in the organisms of workers. Conclusions are drawn from the different incidents which have occurred during the years of operating the plant. (author) [French] Dans une usine de traitement de combustibles irradies comme dans toute autre usine, la continuite de la production ne peut etre obtenue que par une recherche constante de la securite. Les auteurs examinent les elements de securite apportes par la conception des installations tant au point de vue de la securite classique que de la securite radiologique. Dans l'industrie nucleaire, il ne suffit pas, en effet, d'adopter seulement les precautions habituelles prises contre les risques d'explosion, d'incendie...; il faut aussi apporter beaucoup d'attention aux problemes poses par le confinement des matieres, la radioactivite et les risques de criticite. Les principes generaux de la prevention technique contre les risques radioactifs sont maintenant bien connus. Leur application doit se traduire des la conception des installations par des dispositions concernant: - la conception et la realisation des installations vis-a-vis des risques deja enumeres, - la division de l'usine en zones, - la circulation du personnel et du materiel, - la ventilation et l'epuration de l'air. Les facteurs techniques de securite ne sont toutefois pas suffisants a eux seuls. Quelle que soit la qualite du materiel et le degre d'automatisme atteint, la continuite de fonctionnement d'une usine implique l'intervention de l'homme qui surveille, depanne, prend des initiatives. La securite technique n'est jamais definitive et a tout instant elle a beesoin d'etre maintenue. Elle ne peut rester efficace qu'avec la collaboration des travailleurs. Il est donc necessaire qu'une prevention psychologique vienne completer la prevention technique. Cette prevention psychologique repose sur: - l' education du personnel, - l'organisation du travail et la definition des consignes de securite - le controle du respect des consignes et du comportement des travailleurs, - le rappel incessant de la necessite de la prevention des risques radioactifs. Six annees d'exploitation de l'usine de traitement de combustibles irradies de Marcoule ont fait la preuve de l'importance d'une collaboration etroite entre l'homme et la technique. Les auteurs analysent les resultats obtenus grace a une organisation du travail visant l'elimination des causes d'incidents. ils etudient en particulier les points suivants: - la frequence des entrees dans les zones interdites en fonctionnement normal, - la repartition des travaux a caracteres exceptionnel, - la prevention des risques de criticite, les incidents de contamination de zones, - le volume et la nature du materiel decontamine et des residus elimines, l'evolution et la repartition des doses d'irradation externe recues par les travailleurs, - la frequence des cas de contamination corporelle, - la contamination interne fixee dans l'organisme des travailleurs. Une philosophie est tiree des differents incidents apparus au cours des annees d'exploitation de l'usine. (auteur)}
place = {France}
year = {1964}
month = {Jul}
}
title = {Review of safety precautions derived from six-year experience of a spent fuel reprocessing plant - Centre de Marcoule; Elements de securite tires de six annees d'exploitation de l'usine de traitement de combustibles irradies du Centre de Marcoule}
author = {Rodier, J}
abstractNote = {In a center for the processing of irradiated fuels, as in any other factory, continuity of production can only be achieved through constant effort to maintain the standard of safety. The authors examine the safety elements inherent in the design of the installations, from the point of view of both radioactive and conventional protection. It is clear that in the nuclear industry it is not sufficient merely to adopt the usual precautions against the risks of explosion, fire, etc...; but great attention must be paid to the problems arising from the confinement of materials, radioactivity and the risks of criticality. The general principles of the technical prevention of radioactive risks are now well known. They must be applied as soon as the plans are drawn up for the installations, by taking into account : - the design and construction of the installations with respect to the risks mentioned above - the division of the plant into zones - the circulation of personnel and material - ventilation and purification of the air. The technical safety factors however, are not sufficient in themselves. However good the material and the degree of automation achieved, the smooth running of a factory depends on the man responsible for supervision and repair work or who takes initiatives. Technical safety is never definitive and must be continually maintained. The collaboration of the workers is necessary to its efficiency. Psychological measures must thus be taken as an addition to the technical precautions. This psychological prevention is based on: - education of the personnel - organization of the work and definition of the safety rules - checking on obedience to the rules and behaviour of the personnel - constant reminders of the necessity for the prevention of radioactive risks. Six years operation of the irradiated fuel processing plant at Marcoule have shown the importance of close collaboration between workers and technique. The authors analyse the results obtained from an organization of the work aimed at eliminating the causes of incidents. They investigate the following points in particular: - frequency of entry into forbidden zones during normal functioning - the distribution of exceptional tasks - the prevention of criticality risks - zone contamination incidents - the volume and nature of decontaminated material and eliminated residues - the evolution and distribution of external irradiation doses received by the workers - the frequency of cases of body contamination - internal contamination fixed in the organisms of workers. Conclusions are drawn from the different incidents which have occurred during the years of operating the plant. (author) [French] Dans une usine de traitement de combustibles irradies comme dans toute autre usine, la continuite de la production ne peut etre obtenue que par une recherche constante de la securite. Les auteurs examinent les elements de securite apportes par la conception des installations tant au point de vue de la securite classique que de la securite radiologique. Dans l'industrie nucleaire, il ne suffit pas, en effet, d'adopter seulement les precautions habituelles prises contre les risques d'explosion, d'incendie...; il faut aussi apporter beaucoup d'attention aux problemes poses par le confinement des matieres, la radioactivite et les risques de criticite. Les principes generaux de la prevention technique contre les risques radioactifs sont maintenant bien connus. Leur application doit se traduire des la conception des installations par des dispositions concernant: - la conception et la realisation des installations vis-a-vis des risques deja enumeres, - la division de l'usine en zones, - la circulation du personnel et du materiel, - la ventilation et l'epuration de l'air. Les facteurs techniques de securite ne sont toutefois pas suffisants a eux seuls. Quelle que soit la qualite du materiel et le degre d'automatisme atteint, la continuite de fonctionnement d'une usine implique l'intervention de l'homme qui surveille, depanne, prend des initiatives. La securite technique n'est jamais definitive et a tout instant elle a beesoin d'etre maintenue. Elle ne peut rester efficace qu'avec la collaboration des travailleurs. Il est donc necessaire qu'une prevention psychologique vienne completer la prevention technique. Cette prevention psychologique repose sur: - l' education du personnel, - l'organisation du travail et la definition des consignes de securite - le controle du respect des consignes et du comportement des travailleurs, - le rappel incessant de la necessite de la prevention des risques radioactifs. Six annees d'exploitation de l'usine de traitement de combustibles irradies de Marcoule ont fait la preuve de l'importance d'une collaboration etroite entre l'homme et la technique. Les auteurs analysent les resultats obtenus grace a une organisation du travail visant l'elimination des causes d'incidents. ils etudient en particulier les points suivants: - la frequence des entrees dans les zones interdites en fonctionnement normal, - la repartition des travaux a caracteres exceptionnel, - la prevention des risques de criticite, les incidents de contamination de zones, - le volume et la nature du materiel decontamine et des residus elimines, l'evolution et la repartition des doses d'irradation externe recues par les travailleurs, - la frequence des cas de contamination corporelle, - la contamination interne fixee dans l'organisme des travailleurs. Une philosophie est tiree des differents incidents apparus au cours des annees d'exploitation de l'usine. (auteur)}
place = {France}
year = {1964}
month = {Jul}
}