Chapter 12
Safety and Health at Power Reactor Facilities
A.
Power reactor systems operations
B.
Potential radiation hazards in power reactor operations
1.
2.
C.
To employees
a.
Reactor area during operations
b.
Fuel loading and unloading
c.
Reactor maintenance operations
d.
Waste storage
To general public
a.
Disaster
b.
Chronic environmental contamination
(1)
Atmosphere
(2)
Water
(3)
Soil
Primary radiation control
1.
Reliance on shielding and denial of access
2.
Containment and isolation to protect public in event of
disaster
3.
D.
Safety built into reactor
Methods for controlling radiation exposures
1.
Administrative controls
a,
Operations procedures
b.
Restricting entry
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