... Accession Number : ADD344507. Title : Accidents in Industrial Radiography and Lessons to be Learned; IAEA Safety Report,. Corporate Author : ...

... Descriptors : *ARMY OPERATIONS, VIETNAM, COUNTERINSURGENCY, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AVIATION ACCIDENTS, MILITARY ...

... Descriptors : *NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, LESSONS LEARNED, SAFETY, SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS, ACCIDENTS. ...

The study deals with 97 turbulence-involved U. S. air carrier accidents occurring from 1964-1969. Based on the detailed investigation of those accidents, there is discussed lessons to be learned primarily from the point of view of the meteorologist, the a...

Lessons learned from the Three Mile Island accident are described. The effectiveness of the General Public Utilities Corporation in the decontamination/support issues and restart of the three mile unit-1 reactor, is discussed.

on lessons learned in providing family assistance following transportation accidents in an international context. "Following a major aviation or passenger rail accident...

System safety approaches are therefore necessary to help manage risk and prevent accidents in these complex systems. An essential element in preventing ...

Mar 1, 2003 ... Dr. Smiley also has led the laboratory team that reviewed causes and lessons learned from the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents. ...

The Atomic Energy Control Board of Canada examined its criteria for licensing nuclear power plants following the accident to the Chernobyl reactor in 1986. The causes of the accident were studied to ascertain whether they revealed any deficiencies in the ...

This work, the first by native Ukrainian scientists and specialists, views the Chernobyl nuclear accident from the perspective of risk assessment. It describes the accident, the shelter constructed to contain the destroyed reactor, the sites used for disposal and storage of radioactive waste, the environmental contamination, and the effects of the ...

This report is a summary of the lessons learned by the US Department of Energy during its decade-long participation in the research and accident cleanup project at Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station Unit 2 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is based o...

Review of the Three Mile Island accident by the TMI-2 Lessons Learned Task Force has disclosed a number of actions in the areas of design and analysis and plant operations that the Task Force recommends be implemented in the short term to provide immediat...

Contents: Civil disturbances - part 1 - clinical implications; Civil disturbances - part 2 - aspects of crisis management; Mass casualty incidents; Free paper forum; Summary: Lessons learned.

A brief historical review of accidents was made to examine lessons learned in flight testing with major emphasis on human factors limitations. The results of this survey show undeniably that new aircraft and new pilots are not immune to old problems. Of t...

the Department of Energy's (DOE) Action Plan, Lessons Learned from the Columbia Space Shuttle Accident and Davis of the lessons derived from the Columbia Space Shuttle Accident and the Davis-Besse event . Several Learned from the Columbia Space Shuttle ...

Four accidents involving the approach to criticality occurred during the period July, 1945, through May, 1996. These have been described in the format of the OPERATING EXPERIENCE WEEKLY SUMMARY which is distributed by the Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety. Although the lessons learned have been incorporated in standards, codes, and ...

A major benefit of a Quality Assurance system in a radiotherapy centre is that it reduces the likelihood of an accident. For over 20 years I have been the interface in the UK between the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and the media � newspapers, radio and TV � and so I have learned about radiotherapy accidents ...

Aug 31, 2003 ... For the Columbia accident investigation, hastily arranged contract for copier support and other devices caused contractual nightmares. ...

... Title : MJU-8 IR Flare Mix Fire at Longhorn ... Descriptors : *LESSONS LEARNED, *FIRES, *FLARES, *ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS, *AMMUNITION ...

... recommendations for the following activities and equipment: minesweeping; firing tables; nuclear accident incident control plan; Chaparral firing; M ...

Lesson learned: Do not let anyone or anything cause you to hurry. That is when mistakes happen that can lead to accidents. Shed a Little Light and Avoid the ...

OPERATION ANACONDA: LESSONS LEARNED, OR LESSONS OBSERVED? ... Operation Anaconda: Lessons Learned, or Lessons Observed? 5a. ...

Because the goal of emergency preparedness for both chemical and nuclear hazards is to reduce human exposure to hazardous materials, this paper examines the interchange of lessons learned from emergency planning and accident experience in both industries. While the concerns are slightly different, sufficient similarity is found for ...

This Executive Summary includes the major lessons learned, recommendations for improvements, and a summary of current initiatives concerning nuclear weapons accident response.

In the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station disaster, most of the lessons being learned are about the technical, radiological, environmental, and medical consequences of that event. Although these aspects are significant, broader social and psychological factors greatly contributed to the catastrophe. These cultural issues were the ...

On October 1, 1994 a shipment of low-level waste from the Fernald Environmental Management Project, Fernald, Ohio, was involved in an accident near Rolla, Missouri. The accident did not result in the release of any radioactive material. The accident did generate important lessons learned ...

The medical management of radiation accidents requires intensive planning and action. This article looks at the medical management of recent radiation accidents to derive principles for structuring and organizing the treatment of patients who may have radiation-induced health impairments. Although the radiation accidents in Tokai-mura, ...