The Criticality Accident in Sarov

By: International Atomic Energy Agency

On 17 June 1997 a physicist working as a senior technician at the Nuclear Centre, Sarov, in the Russian Federation, was severely exposed as a result of a criticality accident with an assembly of highly enriched uranium. The exposure, which caused a high neutron radiation dose, led to death within three days despite prompt medical attention. This is the first report that the IAEA has published on a criticality accident. It is based on the information provided by the Russian authorities and addresses the circumstances leading to the accident as well as the medical management of the patient.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9201001010
• ISBN13: 9789201001016
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Length: 46 Pages