Criticality Safety in the Handling of Fissile Material

The objectives of nuclear criticality safety are to prevent a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction. This Safety Guide provides guidance and recommendations on how to meet the relevant requirements for ensuring subcriticality when dealing with fissile material and for planning the response to criticality accidents. The recommendations address how to ensure subcriticality in systems involving fissile materials during normal operation and during...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 920118722X
• ISBN13: 9789201187222
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"