The 1999 accident at the Tokaimura nuclear fuel processing plant near Tokyo is the context for a student discussion on nuclear power and the consequences of a nuclear accident. The case covers issues ranging from chemical process safety to risk management of chemical industries to the ethical ...

emergency preparedness responsibility. Browse these EPA Emergency Response subtopics Accidents Accident Preparedness, Accident Prevention, Chemical Accidents, Radiation Accidents...

Team's roles and responsibilities. Browse these EPA Emergency Response subtopics Accidents Accident Preparedness, Accident Prevention, Chemical Accidents, Radiation Accidents...

Office of Inspector General recommends. Browse these EPA Emergency Response subtopics Accidents Accident Preparedness, Accident Prevention, Chemical Accidents, Radiation Accidents...

about the National Response Plan. Browse these EPA Emergency Response subtopics Accidents Accident Preparedness, Accident Prevention, Chemical Accidents, Radiation Accidents...

... Descriptors : *MENTAL HEALTH, *MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC, RESPONSE, ACCIDENTS, RECORDS, QUESTIONNAIRES ...

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In anticipation of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission generic letter regarding accident management, the Boiling Water Reactor Owners' Group (BWROG) has commissioned the development of Accident Management Guidelines (AMGs). One outgrowth of the industry performance of individual plant examinations (IPES) is the development of more effective ...

Hazardous radioactive materials can be released into the atmosphere by accidents at nuclear power plants, fuel processing facilities, and other facilities, and by transportation accidents involving nuclear materials. In addition, the post-cold-war prolife...

the Office of Inspector General recommends. Browse these EPA Disasters subtopics Accidents Accident Preparedness, Accident Prevention, Chemical Accidents, Radiation Accidents...

... and recovering from a nuclear accident or incident ... Descriptors : * EMERGENCIES, *NUCLEAR RADIATION, *RESPONSE, *RADIATION ...

Traditional system safety evaluations (e.g., FMEA) often model the response of the system to a single perturbation (failure or process deviation): ...

In the US fast burst reactor (FBR) community there has been increasing emphasis and scrutiny on safety analysis and understanding of possible accident scenarios. This paper summarizes recent work in these areas that is going on at the different US FBR sites. At this time, all of the FBR facilities have or in the process of updating and refining their ...

A large volume of literature hypothesizes a direct relationship between organizational culture and organizational effectiveness. Culture data have been collected by the authors and others at nuclear power plants (NPPs) and other organizations that demand high reliability. In this paper, the literature and data are used to explore a critical dimension of the accident ...

Most laboratory safety programs include inspections to identify hazards and thereby control accidents. There are certain elements that must be a part of a successful inspection and control process. These are a systematic and consistent inspection procedure, a reliable evaluation of identified hazards, and effective follow-up actions. Laboratory management, ...

... Radiation on Behavior and the Brain; Nuclear Weapons Accident Response Procedure; Management of Radiation Accidents; Medical Operations ...

Offsite response decision-making methods based on in-plant conditions are developed for use during severe reactor-accident situations. Dose projections are used to eliminate all LWR plant systems except the reactor core and the spent-fuel storage pool from consideration for immediate offsite emergency response during ...

This paper describes the methodology used in a quantitative hazard assessment of a nuclear weapon disassembly process. Potential accident sequences were identified using an accident-sequence fault tree based on operational history, weapon safety studies, a hazard analysis team composed of weapons experts, and walkthroughs of the ...

The TOPAZ II is a single-cell thermionic space reactor power system developed by the Russians during the period of time from {approximately}1969 to 1989. The TOPAZ II has never been flight demonstrated, but the system was extensively tested on the ground. As part of the development and test program, the response of the TOPAZ II under accident conditions ...

This paper describes a study of Turkey Point plant's large dry containment as part of a response to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's individual plant examination Generic Letter 88-20. Two unique features of Turkey Point containment are discussed. This study includes an evaluation of the containment response to the physical ...

A measurement-based method for predicting the response of an LMR core to unprotected accidents has been developed. The method processes plant measurements taken at normal operation to generate a stochastic model for the core dynamics. This model can be used to predict three sigma confidence intervals for the core temperature and power ...

... Accession Number : ADA468875. Title : Response to a Chemical Incident or Accident- Who Is In Charge? Descriptive Note : Master's thesis. ...

An expert system was developed with the intent to provide real-time information about an accident to an operator who is in the process of diagnosing and bringing that accident under control. Explicit use was made of probabilistic risk analysis techniques and plant accident response information ...

The report details a catastrophe theory model of the accident process with empirical validation. According to the cusp model, two distinct levels of risk can be observed for a distribution of group accident rates, one at 0.0 Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA)-reportable accidents per 100 person-years ...

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NASA's Accident Precursor Analysis Process and the International Space Station. Trilateral Safety and Mission Assurance Conference ...

... Response Plan (FRERP), and DoD Accident Response Group (ARG ... MILITARY PUBLICATIONS, *MANUALS, NUCLEAR RADIATION, RESPONSE. ...

The SRS waste tanks to be employed with the In-Tank Precipitation (ITP) process are undergoing a structural evaluation in order to define their response to a hypothetical deflagration accident. At the request of the Waste Management and Environmental Reme...

The ability of an organization to effectively move from an anticipatory to an ad hoc strategy may well depend on the organization having the ability to balance these two apparently dichotomous cultural styles. The organization which is most capable of mak...

A measurement-based method for predicting the response of an LMR core to unprotected accidents has been developed. The method processes plant measurements taken at normal operation to generate a stochastic model for the core dynamics. This model can be us...

One of the most important uses of dose assessment models in response to accidents at nuclear facilities is to help provide guidance to emergency response managers for identifying, and mitigating, the consequences of an accident once the accident has been ...

This paper describes and evaluates operational experiences with the Accident Response Mobile Manipulation System (ARMMS) during simulated accident site salvage operations which might involve nuclear weapons. The ARMMS is based upon a teleoperated mobility...

Studies of severe accidents in light water reactors have shown that operator response can play a crucial role in the predicted outcomes of dominant accident scenarios. Although computer codes such as MAAP are available to predict the thermal-hydraulic response, substantial knowledge about plant practices and ...

Feb 10, 2003 ... So as it effects everything from launch pads to analyses that are ... in a specific activity with the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. ...

... The chief executive is responsible to ensure that each manager is provided with a periodic summary of his unit's safety performance. The Accident ...

Boiling water reactors (BWRs) incorporate many unique structural features that make their expected response under accident conditions very different from that predicted in the case of pressurized water reactor accident sequences. Automatic main steam isolation valve (MSIV) closure as the vessel water level approaches the top of the ...

... ANALYSIS OF NASA'S POST-CHALLENGER RESPONSE AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE COLUMBIA ACCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION by ...

Wanted List Safety Alerts Safety Recommendations Safety Studies Accident Investigations Current Investigations The Investigative Process Accident Dockets Accident Reports...

Abstract: Accident Precursor Analjsi.7 (APA) serves as the bridge between ... differences in the nature and objectives of accident precursor analysis at ...

Safety Studies Accident Investigations Current Investigations The Investigative Process Accident Dockets Accident Reports Databases Disaster Assistance Assistance to...

This paper presents a model to assess the contribution of Human and Organizational Factor (HOF) to accidents. The proposed model is made up of two phases. The first phase is the qualitative analysis of HOF responsible for accidents, which utilizes Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) to seek out latent HOFs. The ...

Past nuclear accidents highlight communication as one of the most important challenges in emergency management. In the early phase, communication increases awareness and understanding of protective actions and improves the population response. In the medium and long term, risk communication can facilitate the remediation process and ...

As a result of the need for a more accurate computational methodology, the Los Alamos developed Monte Carlo code MCNP is used to show the implementation of a more advanced and accurate methodology in criticality accident detector analysis. This paper will detail the application of MCNP for the analysis of the areas of coverage of a criticality accident ...

Aug 30, 2005 ... NASA Official Fleet Management Handbook. Driver's Handbook. Summary of Accident Procedures. The following process will be followed for ...

The system response in a transportation accident environment is an element to be considered in an overall Transportation System Risk Assessment (TSRA) framework. The system response analysis uses the accident conditions and the subsequent accident progression analysis to develop the ...

This report presents the results of a DOE-sponsored assessment of nuclear accident response resources. It identifies the mobile resources that could be required to respond to different types of nuclear accidents including major ones like TMI-2, identifies the resources currently available and makes recommendations for the design and ...

...safety reporting and incident/accident response. 91.1021 ...Ownership Operations Program Management § 91.1021 Internal safety reporting and incident/accident response. (a) Each...to an aviation...

This document represents Phase I of a two-phase project. The entire project consists of determining a series of minimum accidents of concern and their associated neutron and photon leakage spectra that may be used to determine Criticality Accident Alarm compliance with ANSI/ANS-8.3. The inadvertent assembly of a critical mass of material presents a ...

The objectives of this paper are to describe a process for developing site restoration strategies following a nuclear weapons accident, and demonstrate how to carry out this process using actual data from a military exercise. The exercise that I will be discussing is the Survey Response Force Exercise conducted in ...

A study of a spectrum of pipe break accidents was made for N-Reactor as part of the accident analysis for the N-Reactor Updated Safety Analysis Report (NUSAR). From this selection of accidents, a list was made of those pipe breaks which would represent th...

Report gives a detailed analysis of fatal haulage accidents in coal mines during first 6 months of 1951, lists causes of accidents in both bituminous and anthracite mines, points out the responsibility for such accidents, and gives recommendations for the prevention of accidents.

A ground-breaking study was recently completed as part of the Seabrook Level 2 PRA update. This study updates the post-core damage phenomena to be consistent with the most recent information and includes accident management activities that should be modeled in the Level 2 PRA. Overall, the result is a Level 2 PRA that fully meets the requirements of the ASME PRA Standard with ...

In the process of removing spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from the K Basins through its subsequent packaging, drymg, transportation and storage steps, the SNF Project must be able to respond to all anticipated or foreseeable off-normal and accident events that may occur. Response procedures and recovery plans need to be in place, personnel ...

An overview of response management in the early phase of an emergency at a nuclear installation is provided from a systems approach. This starts with the recognition of response goals, and using detailed analyses of threats, past experience, international law and principles, a response strategy is developed. The ...

The intent of this safety test plan is to outline particular kinds of safety tests designed to produce information which would be useful in the safety analysis process. The program deals primarily with the response of the RTG to accident environments; accordingly two criteria were established: (1) safety tests should be performed for ...

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...does not set forth Federal agency responsibilities or capabilities for responding to an accident at a fixed nuclear facility or a transportation accident involving radioactive materials. These responsibilities are addressed in the...

The ANSI/ANS 8.3 standard defines the minimum accident of concern for criticality alarm systems (CAS) as the accident that can deliver a dose of 20 rads in 60 s at a point 2 m from the surface of the system in free air. A definition this broad presents the criticality specialist with a dilemma when attempting to define critical systems in terms of power ...

In countries with a very low or non-existent prevalence of late whiplash syndrome, accident victims do not routinely hear reports of acute whiplash injury leading to chronic symptoms or disability. They do not witness such behaviour in others, and do not thereby have any expectation of such possibilities. They do not engage in a process that encourages ...

Accidents and potential accidents involving plutonium in processing facilities and accidents are briefly reviewed. Data available regarding plutonium aerosol released are used to access the release of plutonium aerosols in potentially serious accidents, a...

This report describes analyses of the response of a Pressurized-Water Reactor at the Zion Plant to hypothetical core-meltdown sequences. The analyses consider the progression of core meltdown, containment response, and consequences to the public for many specific accident sequences within the categories of Loss of Coolant ...

The Engineering Sciences and Applications (ESA) Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has been working to develop a process to extract topographical information from digital x-ray data for modeling in a Computer Aided Design (CAD) environment and translation into a virtual environment. The application for this process is the evolution of a ...

The need for a telerobotic vehicle with hazard sensing and integral manipulation capabilities has been identified for use in transportation accidents where nuclear weapons are involved. The Accident Response Mobile Manipulation System (ARMMS) platform has...

The MARCH code, written at Battelle's Columbus Laboratories for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, describes the response of LWR systems to accidents which can result in core meltdown. The calculations are performed from the start of the accident thr...

To assist emergency response personnel in evaluating the unique hazards presented to them by transportation accidents involving radioactive materials, this study examines several limiting scenarios for such accidents in terms of their potential radiologic...

This report presents the results of a DOE-sponsored assessment of nuclear accident response resources. It identifies the mobile resources that could be required to respond to different types of nuclear accidents including major ones like TMI-2, identifies...

This report provides an overview of the containers that are currently stored at Pantex and available for use in response to an accident or for use in any other application where a sealed containment vessel and accident resistant overpack may be needed.

The Waste Receiving and Processing Facility Module 1 Auditable Safety Analysis analyzes postulated accidents and determines controls to prevent the accidents or mitigate the consequences.

... Accession Number : AD0860893. Title : The Pure Birth Process Applied to Navy Aircraft Accidents. Descriptive Note : Special project. ...

This study describes the results of a comparative analysis of data on citizen evacuation behavior in response to nuclear and nonnuclear threats. Two issues in particular are examined: citizen warning source and perceived credibility of warnings, and evacuation decision-making processes. Three types of hazard are examined: the Three Mile Island nuclear ...

The systematics of the characteristics of twenty-one criticality accidents occurring in nuclear processing facilities of the Russian Federation, the United States, and the United Kingdom are examined. By systematics the authors mean the degree of consistency or agreement between the factual parameters reported for the accidents and the ...

The authors investigated processing of threat words in motor vehicle accident survivors using a modified Stroop procedure. Three samples were included: 28 participants with comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain, 26 participants with pain without PTSD, and 21 participants without pain or any psychiatric conditions. Four word categories were ...

In response to the President's challenge to reduce civil aviation accidents by a factor of 10 by the

... Subject Categories : ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT RADIOACTIVITY, RADIOACTIVE WASTES & FISSION PROD. ...

... STRUCTURAL RESPONSE, ACCIDENTS, AMMUNITION, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, BLAST LOADS, WALLS, CONCRETE, WEIGHT. ...

Severe accidents in light water reactors are characterized by an occurrence of multiphase flow with complicated phase changes, chemical reaction and various bifurcation phenomena. Because of the inherent difficulties associated with full-scale testing, scaled down and simulation experiments are essential part of the severe accident analyses. However, one ...