Title :
Lessons to be learned from a tritium release
Author :
Blush, S.M. ; Sturdivant, M.H.
Author_Institution :
US DOE, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
In December 1991, equipment breakdowns resulted in a tritium release at the Department of Energy´s (DOE´s) Savannah River K-Reactor. A description of the event is presented with emphasis of human factors lessons to be learned. The authors describe the changes in culture that are occurring within the DOE´s nuclear complex as the DOE seeks to adopt the best knowledge within the world technical community. The lessons learned that are described provide a glimpse into over 40 years of experience that the DOE will share with the rest of the nuclear community.<>
Keywords :
air pollution; economic and sociologic effects; human factors; radiation protection; radioactive pollution; tritium; DOE; Department of Energy; HWR; Savannah River K-Reactor; T release; equipment breakdowns; human factors; nuclear community; nuclear complex; radioactive pollution; Cultural differences; Defense industry; Electric breakdown; Global communication; Human factors; Nuclear weapons; Propulsion; Rivers; Safety; US Department of Energy;
Conference_Titel :
Human Factors and Power Plants, 1992., Conference Record for 1992 IEEE Fifth Conference on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0888-3
DOI :
10.1109/HFPP.1992.283429
