Published 1988 | Version v1
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Criticality alarm system design and operational experience at the Westinghouse Materials Company of Ohio

Creators

  • 1. Westinghouse Materials Co. of Ohio, Cincinnati (USA)

Description

The Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) handles a wide variety of uranium materials ranging in enrichment from depleted to 19.99% U235. Due to the presence of enriched uranium materials onsite, a criticality alarm system is required. This paper describes past, present, and future criticality alarm system designs, as well as problems which have been encountered during design, installation, and operation of those systems

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Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Transactions of the criticality alarm systems workshop
Imprint Pagination
185 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 59-66.
Report number
DOE/NCT--05

Conference

Title
Transactions of the criticality alarm systems workshop.
Dates
20-22 Sep 1988.
Place
Richland, WA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21094840
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ALARM SYSTEMS; COMMUNICATIONS; CONSOLES; CRITICALITY; DEPLETED URANIUM; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY PLANS; FAILURES; FEED MATERIALS PRODUCTION CENT; FISSILE MATERIALS; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE; MODERATELY ENRICHED URANIUM; OHIO; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POWER SUPPLIES; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION MONITORING; RELAYS; RELIABILITY; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SHIELDING; SLIGHTLY ENRICHED URANIUM; SPECIFICATIONS; TESTING; URANIUM 235
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIDES; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; EQUIPMENT; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FEED MATERIALS PLANTS; FISSIONABLE MATERIALS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MONITORING; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEI; PHOTOTUBES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTO; URANIUM; URANIUM ISOTOPES; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; USA; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Secondary number(s)
CONF-8809144--.