This book consist : Introduction; Application of safety criteria to the design for protection against external events; Design basis for external events; Aircraft crash; External fire; Explosions; Asphyxiant and toxic gases; Corrosive and radioactive gases and liquids; Electromagnetic interference; Floods; Extreme winds; Extreme meteorological conditions; Biological phenomena; Volcanism; and Col…
This book consist : Introduction; Recruitment and selection; Competence and qualification; Training policy; Training programmes; Training facilities and materials; and Authorization. (Jml)
This book consist : Introduction; Review of accidents; Classification of accidents; and Lessons learned and measures for prevention of accidents. (Jml)
This book consist : Introduction; The Threats; International legal instruments; International initiatives; Understanding radiation and its effects; Radiation safety; Authorized uses and nuclear commerce; Transport of nuclear and other radioactive material; Preventing criminal or unauthorized acts; Technical detection methods; and Response measures. (Jml)
This manual has been produced as part of the IAEA’s Action Plan for the Safety of Radiation Sources and Security of Radioactive Material. It is intended to: assist in the recognition and identification of objects thought to be radioactive devices, sources and transport packages; provide instruction on what to do and how to obtain further help; enhance awareness of the existence of radioactive…
A serious radiological accident occurred in Istambul, Turkey, in December 1998 and January 1999 when two packages used to transport 60Co teletherapy sources were sold as scrap metal. The persons who purchased the two packages opened them and broke open the shielded containers, thereby unknowingly exposing themselves and several others to radiation from at least one unshielded 60Co source. the…
On 21 June 1990, one such accident occurred at an industrial irradiation facility in Israel when an operator entered the irradiation room and was acutely exposed to radiation, with fatal consequences. This accident was the result, as was the earlier one in San Salvador, of a violation of established operating procedures. The accident in Israel, a country with a comparatively good infrastructure…
Early in 2001, serious accidental exposures involving patiens undergoing radiotherapeutic procedures were discovered in Panama. The government of Panama requested assistance from the IAEA under the terms of the Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency. The IAEA immediately notified the World Health Organization (WHO) and assembled and sent to Panama a…
Occasionally, established safety procedures are violated and serious radiological consequences ensue. The radiological accident described in this report, which took place in Lilo, Georgia, was a result of such an infraction. Sealed radiation sources had been abandoned by a previous owner at a site without following established regulatory safety procedures, for example by transferring the source…
This book consist : Introduction; Background; Material and application issues; Determination of To; Determination of To for RPV material; Fluence protection including attenuation; Deterministic analysis and methods; and Probabilistic application; Conclusion. (Jml)