NGSI Summer Seminar Series Findings

BC SchwarzMatthew Mullens

Jesse FritzKatrina Kaldenbach

Erik Ellis

August 1, 2011

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Safety

• HFIR/REDC– Limited access areas, signage, barriers– Safety showers, PPE, required site training– Radiation scan at end of tour– High amounts of shielding against high-flux neutrons

• Safeguards Laboratory– Closed-toed shoes/Long pants

• Graphite Reactor– Handrails on stairs to second floor

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Security

• HFIR/REDC– Gated entrance– Prox card scanners– Log book– Cameras focused on spent fuel area– Follow NRC guidelines for transport between HFIR and REDC

• Safeguards Laboratory– Prox card scanners– Limited access to source cage

• Graphite Reactor– Barb wire fence guarding 233U stockpile– No scanner for building– Tours common

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Inspection

• HFIR/REDC– Periodic shut down for reactor maintenance/inspection/refueling

• Safeguards Laboratory– Detectors/Imaging for inspection

• Graphite Reactor– Not operated anymore…no inspection

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Material Control and Accountability (MC&A)

• HFIR/REDC– Non-destructive analysis of material samples using Neutron Activation

Analysis (NAA) for forensics

• Safeguards Laboratory– Detectors/Imaging equipment for NDA and holdup determination

• Graphite Reactor– Old control room for material balances– Not operated anymore…No MC&A