SAFETY ENGINEERING FOR THE RELATIVISTIC HEAVY ION COLLIDER AT THE BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY.

Conference · Sun Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:14845

MUSOLINO, S V

THERE ARE ONLY A FEW OTHER HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE ACCELERATORS LIKE RHIC IN THE WORLD. THEREFORE, THE DESIGNERS OF THE MACHINE DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE CONSENSUS DESIGN STANDARDS AND REGULATORY GUIDANCE AVAILABLE TO ESTABLISH THE ENGINEERING PARAMETERS FOR SAFETY. SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE STANDARDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE RELATE TO THE CRYOGENIC SYSTEM, CONTAINMENT OF LARGE VOLUMES OF FLAMMABLE GAS IN FRAGILE VESSELS IN THE EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS AND MITIGATION OF A DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENT WITH A STORED PARTICLE BEAM. UNIQUE BUT EQUIVALENT SAFETY ENGINEERING MUST BE DETERMINED. SPECIAL DESIGN CRITERIA FOR PROMPT RADIATION WERE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR THE DESIGN OF RADIATION SHIELDING.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-98CH10886
• OSTI ID: 14845
• Report Number(s): BNL-66828; KB091G3000; R&D Project: RC1000; KB091G3000; TRN: US0106812
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1999 ASME INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CONGRESS and EXPOSITION, NASHVILLE, TN (US), 11/14/1999--11/19/1999; Other Information: PBD: 14 Nov 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
BROOKHAVEN RHIC
CONTAINMENT
CRYOGENICS
DESIGN
DESIGN BASIS ACCIDENTS
MITIGATION
PARTICLE BEAMS
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SHIELDING
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS
ACCELERATOR SAFETY
CRYOGENIC SAFETY
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