Reactor hazard analyses

Included in this study is a listing of meteorological items pertinent to a release of airborne radioactivity which should be considered for possible inclusion in a complete reactor hazard analysis. Not all reactor hazard analyses would, or should, contain all the elements listed. The type of reactor, its design power level, the site locations, etc., must be considered in fixing the scope of a hazard analysis. Only a first presentation of a very high power reactor would require consideration and treatment of all items. Analyses for reactors at a site for which previous reports have been prepared may well refer to these reports for climatology, site description, etc., and deal only with items or hazards unique to the device under consideration. Standard computational techniques for radiation estimates can eliminate repetition of derivations and basic meteorological data. The items listed in the outline should not be considered separately but rather should be integrated to whatever extent is necessary into the entire hazard analysis. Obviously, a health physicist and a reactor engineer will have to provide much of the required information