Operational safety at the fast flux test facility

Conference · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6770026

Bennett, C L; Baird, Q L; Franz, G R

The safety organization within Westinghouse Hanford Company (WHC) provides the independent review and appraisal of reactor facilities at the Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory (HEDL) in accordance with US Department of Energy (DOE) Order 5480.1A, Chapter V. The safety organization functions primarily in an advisory capacity to the line organization and reports through a management organization independent of all reactor operations to the president of WHC. However, safety is a line responsibility, and neither review nor subsequent approval by the safety staff releases line management from its responsibility for the safety of people and equipment. The purpose of this paper is to describe the operational safety program at HEDL associated with the operation of the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF). These activities include: (1) operational reactor safety surveillance; (2) change review of safety documentation; (3) cycle readiness assessments; (4) FFTF technical specification upgrade; (5) interim examination and maintenance cell and fuel storage facility safety review.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA
• OSTI ID: 6770026
• Report Number(s): CONF-860610-; TRN: 87-021589
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 52; Conference: American Nuclear Society annual meeting, Reno, NV, USA, 15 Jun 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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