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The applicant should list the administrative controls used to protect facility
personnel and the public from radiation or other possible hazards during
the experimental program. Discussion should concentrate on the possibility
that reactor and experiment operations may be conducted under separate
authority and by different personnel. Areas of discussion should include
access to experimental facilities and areas, lockout procedures,
communications with reactor operating personnel, and alarms. The
administrative controls should address basic protection and recovery
procedures after a malfunction of experiments or experimental facilities.
* The applicant should discuss the method used to assess the experimental
materials and any limitations. How Regulatory Guides 2.2 and 2.4 2 were
considered should be discussed. The assessment of experimental materials
should include the following:
- radioactive materials, including fissile materials, and radiological
risks from radiation fields or release of radioactive material
- neutron absorption and activation in trace elements and impurities
- effects on reactivity, both positive and negative
- explosive, corrosive, and highly reactive chemicals >
- radiation-sensitive materials
- flammable or toxic materials
- cryogenic liquids
- . unknown materials
- radiation heating or damage that could cause experiment
malfunction
Review Procedures
The reviewer should evaluate the composition of the experiment safety review
committee and the methodology used for reviewing and approving experiments.
Reviewed should be the use of references and the content of applicable technical
specifications. The reviewer should compare the program under review with
comparable programs at other non-power reactor facilities.
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