Safety of Department of Energy accelerators
In keeping with the enhancement of environmental, safety, and health programs which has occurred in DOE over the past six years, a Safety Order, DOE Order 5480.25, {open_quotes}Safety of Accelertor Facilities,{close_quotes} was issued on November 3, 1992. This order applies to all DOE-owned accelerators capable of creating a radiation area except for commercial radiation-generating equipment. It is the intent of the Order to provide a level of safety comparable to that required of reactors and nuclear processing facilities, without imposing the rigidity of the DOE Nuclear Facility Safety Orders. Key requirements for each facility are: (1) a hazard classification approved by DOE; (2) a design-stage safety review of new large facilities; (3) readiness reviews before commissioning and before routine operation; (4) a safety envelope specifying limits for operation; (5) a Safety Assessment Document; and (6) a documented training program. This Order does not supersede other DOE safety requirements.
- OSTI ID:
- 199771
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941129-; TRN: 95:005652-0269
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 13. international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX (United States), 7-10 Nov 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Thirteenth international conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry; Duggan, J.L.; Morgan, I.L. [eds.]; PB: 201 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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