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Title: Yucca Mountain Site Charecterization Project Design Package 1C System Safety Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this analysis is to systematically identify and evaluate hazards related to the Yucca Mountain Project Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) Design Package IC, Surface Utilities (for a list of package 1C subsystems see section 3). This process is an integral part of the systems engineering process; whereby safety is considered during planning, design, testing, and construction. A largely qualitative approach was used since a radiological System Safety Analysis is not required. The risk assessment in this analysis characterizes the accident scenarios associated with the Design Package 1C structures/systems/components in terms of relative risk and includes recommendations for mitigating all identified risks. The priority for recommending and implementing mitigation control features is: (1) Incorporate measures to reduce risks and hazards into the structure/system/component (S/S/C) design, (2) add safety devices and capabilities to the designs that reduce risk, (3) provide devices that detect and warn personnel of hazardous conditions, and (4) develop procedures and conduct training to increase worker awareness of potential hazards, on methods to reduce exposure to hazards, and on the actions required to avoid accidents or correct hazardous conditions. The scope of this analysis is limited to the Design Package 1C structures/systems/components (S/S/Cs) during normal operations. Hazardsmore » occurring during maintenance and ''off normal'' operations have not been included in this analysis.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
893914
Report Number(s):
BAB000000-01717-0200-00146, Rev. 01
MOL.19951016.0241, DC# 27235; TRN: US200701%%221
DOE Contract Number:  
NA
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; ACCIDENTS; CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN; MAINTENANCE; MITIGATION; PERSONNEL; PLANNING; RECOMMENDATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SAFETY ANALYSIS; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; TESTING; TRAINING; YUCCA MOUNTAIN

Citation Formats

TRW,. Yucca Mountain Site Charecterization Project Design Package 1C System Safety Analysis. United States: N. p., 1995. Web. doi:10.2172/893914.
TRW,. Yucca Mountain Site Charecterization Project Design Package 1C System Safety Analysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/893914
TRW,. 1995. "Yucca Mountain Site Charecterization Project Design Package 1C System Safety Analysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/893914. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/893914.
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title = {Yucca Mountain Site Charecterization Project Design Package 1C System Safety Analysis},
author = {TRW,},
abstractNote = {The purpose of this analysis is to systematically identify and evaluate hazards related to the Yucca Mountain Project Exploratory Studies Facility (ESF) Design Package IC, Surface Utilities (for a list of package 1C subsystems see section 3). This process is an integral part of the systems engineering process; whereby safety is considered during planning, design, testing, and construction. A largely qualitative approach was used since a radiological System Safety Analysis is not required. The risk assessment in this analysis characterizes the accident scenarios associated with the Design Package 1C structures/systems/components in terms of relative risk and includes recommendations for mitigating all identified risks. The priority for recommending and implementing mitigation control features is: (1) Incorporate measures to reduce risks and hazards into the structure/system/component (S/S/C) design, (2) add safety devices and capabilities to the designs that reduce risk, (3) provide devices that detect and warn personnel of hazardous conditions, and (4) develop procedures and conduct training to increase worker awareness of potential hazards, on methods to reduce exposure to hazards, and on the actions required to avoid accidents or correct hazardous conditions. The scope of this analysis is limited to the Design Package 1C structures/systems/components (S/S/Cs) during normal operations. Hazards occurring during maintenance and ''off normal'' operations have not been included in this analysis.},
doi = {10.2172/893914},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/893914}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
month = {Mon Oct 16 00:00:00 EDT 1995}
}