Chapter 14
Safety and Health at Fuel Fabrication Facilities
A.
B.
Description of fuel element fabrication facilities
1.
Research and development
2.
Manufacturing operations
Hazards in fuel fabrication are greater from nonradioactive substances used than from radioactivity
1.
C.
Except when working with recycled uranium
Potential radiation hazards
1,
2.
3.
Ixvernal exposure to ionizing radiation
a,
Uranium
b.
Thoriun
ce.
Plutonium
Ingestion and/or inhalation of radioactive materials
a.
Uranium
b.
Plutonium
Criticality (fissioning) will occur under certain conditions
with uranium 235, uranium 233 and plutonium 239
a.
D.
Conditions for criticality
(1)
Sufficient mass
(2)
Sufficient enrichment
(3)
Proper geometry
(4)
Proper environment
Radiation Control Procedures
1.
Administrative controls
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