DOE 2000. - Waste Isolation Pilot Plant - U.S. Department of Energy

WIPP RH PSAR DOE/WIPP-03-3174 CHAPTER 5
Table 5.1-5 Qualitative Total Consequence Classification and Rank
Consequence
Rank
Descriptive
Word
Description
4 High May cause death to facility workers from an industrial accident.
Considerable offsite impact to people and environs. Offsite
contamination requiring cleanup; or facility destruction.
3 Moderate May cause severe facility worker injury with disability from an
industrial accident. Minor offsite impact to people or environs.
May result in facility contamination, or facility damage with
considerable disruption of facility operations; or considerable
onsite impact to people or the environs.
2 Low May cause minor facility worker injury as the result of an
industrial accident or acute exposure from radiological material
with lost time and with no disability. Negligible offsite impact
to people or environs. May result in facility contamination, or
facility damage with minor disruption of facility operation.
1 Negligible Negligible onsite and offsite impact on operations, people or
environs. May cause minimal impact to facility worker injury as
the result of an industrial accident or acute exposure to
radiological material with no lost time. May result in minimal
facility contamination with negligible disruption of facility
operations.
5.1-29 January 22, 2003