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The Nuclear weapons complex [[electronic resource] ] : management for health, safety, and the environment / / Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| The Nuclear weapons complex [[electronic resource] ] : management for health, safety, and the environment / / Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.1/1962345119/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear weapons plants - United States - Safety measures
Nuclear weapons plants - Environmental aspects - United States Nuclear weapons plants - Employees - Health and hygiene - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21273-X
9786610212736 0-309-57188-X 0-585-15536-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455416203321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Nuclear weapons complex [[electronic resource] ] : management for health, safety, and the environment / / Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| The Nuclear weapons complex [[electronic resource] ] : management for health, safety, and the environment / / Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.1/1962345119/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear weapons plants - United States - Safety measures
Nuclear weapons plants - Environmental aspects - United States Nuclear weapons plants - Employees - Health and hygiene - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-21273-X
9786610212736 0-309-57188-X 0-585-15536-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778704903321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Nuclear weapons complex : management for health, safety, and the environment / / Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| The Nuclear weapons complex : management for health, safety, and the environment / / Committee to Provide Interim Oversight of the DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (156 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.1/1962345119/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear weapons plants - United States - Safety measures
Nuclear weapons plants - Environmental aspects - United States Nuclear weapons plants - Employees - Health and hygiene - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-21273-X
9786610212736 0-309-57188-X 0-585-15536-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Nuclear Weapons Complex -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- MANAGEMENT -- ENVIRONMENT -- SAFETY -- HEALTH -- MODERNIZATION -- 1 Introduction -- THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX -- THE CURRENT SITUATION -- THE CHALLENGES -- Setting Production Goals -- Setting Priorities -- Using Technical Strengths -- Developing and Maintaining Competence -- Changing the DOE Culture -- 2 Management -- THE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE -- Contractors -- Award Fees -- Contractor Turnover -- External Oversight -- CHANGES -- AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT -- Simple Lines of Authority -- Decisionmaking Processes -- Internal Oversight Structure -- Communication -- Directives from Headquarters -- Exchange of Information within the Complex -- Independent Technical Advice -- Availability of Qualified Personnel -- Recruitment -- Training -- 3 Environment -- INTRODUCTION -- Background -- Recent Initiatives -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION -- SETTING STANDARDS AND PRIORITIES ACROSS THE COMPLEX -- Risk-Based Cleanup Standards -- National Priority System -- Characterization of Contaminated Sites -- WASTE MANAGEMENT -- Waste Minimization -- Process Development -- ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH -- Types of Research Needed -- The Role of DOE Measurement Laboratories -- DOE'S ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY -- Participation by the Public and by Local and State Officials in Environmental Programs -- Ecological Value of DOE Lands -- 4 Safety -- INTRODUCTION -- INDUSTRIAL SAFETY -- Inhalation of Radioactive Materials -- Contamination in Ductwork -- Conventional Industrial Safety Practices -- Sitewide Emergency Control Centers and Local Monitoring of Safety Systems -- FIRE SAFETY -- Variations in Operational Approach -- Fire Protection Audits -- Personnel and Equipment -- CRITICALITY SAFETY -- SEISMIC SAFETY -- DOE Practice -- Earthquake Criteria -- Upgrading Old Facilities -- 5 Health.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH -- The Role of Medical Expertise -- Chemical Hazards -- ASSESSING RISKS TO HEALTH -- Monitoring in the Workplace -- Research on Effects of Exposure to Low Levels of Radiation -- Epidemiology on Exposure of Workers -- Epidemiology on Exposure of the Nonworker Population -- 6 Modernization of the Complex -- THE DOE MODERNIZATION REPORT -- Capacity for Processing Plutonium -- Renovation and Modernization -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY -- Upgrading the Chemical Processing of Plutonium -- Computing and Communications Technology -- Robotics -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B The DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex: A Descriptive Overview -- WEAPONS LABORATORIES -- MATERIALS PRODUCTION FACILITIES -- Heavy Metal Production -- Fernald/Ashtabula/Hanford -- ICPP/Y-12/Savannah River -- Light Element Production: Y-12 and Savannah River -- D2O Production at SRS -- Li6 and Li6D Production at Y-12 -- Tritium Production at SRS -- WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITIES -- Production of Weapons Components -- Assembly and Disassembly of Weapons -- Appendix C Nuclear Criticality -- DEFINITIONS -- AN ILLUSTRATION -- FACTORS AFFECTING CRITICALITY -- Density -- Moderation -- Reflection -- Geometrical Shape -- Neutron Absorbers -- ASSESSING CRITICALITY SAFETY -- CRITICALITY ACCIDENTS IN MATERIALS PROCESSING -- Appendix D Plutonium -- Appendix E Physics of Nuclear Weapons Design -- FISSION WEAPONS -- Neutron Sources -- Assembly Methods -- Predetonation -- BOOSTED WEAPONS -- THERMONUCLEAR WEAPONS -- Appendix F Charge to the Committee -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812188303321 |
| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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