Nuclear criticality safety for fissile materials outside reactors - Part 8: Criticality safety criteria for the handling storage and transportation of LWR fuel outside reactors
1 Scope
This part specifies nuclear criticality safety criteria for the handling, storage and transportation of LWR fuel rods and fuel units outside reactors.
This part is applicable to the handling, storage and transportation of LWR fuel rods and fuel units outside reactors.
2 Normative References
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this part. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies.
GB 15146.1 Nuclear criticality safety for fissile materials outside reactors — Part 1: Administrative practices for nuclear criticality safety
GB 15146.2 Nuclear criticality safety for fissile materials outside reactors — Part 2: Basic technical practices and subcritical limits for handling processing and operations with fissile materials
GB 15146.7 Nuclear criticality safety for fissile materials outside reactors — Safety controls in conducting subcritical neutron multiplication measurements in situ
GB 15146.9 Nuclear criticality safety for fissile materials outside reactor — Performance and testing requirements for nuclear criticality detection and alarm systems
GB 15146.10 Nuclear criticality safety for fissile materials outside reactors — Safety requirements for the use of fixed neutron absorbers
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purpose of this part, the following terms and definitions apply.
