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Panel Session - Role of the Accelerator Safety Order. David Freeman (SNS/ORNL) Accelerator Safety Workshop August 18 - 20, 2009. Why Do We Need the Order?. Provides effective basis for regulating accelerator facilities.
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Panel Session - Role of the Accelerator Safety Order David Freeman (SNS/ORNL) Accelerator Safety Workshop August 18 - 20, 2009
Why Do We Need the Order? • Provides effective basis for regulating accelerator facilities. • Provides credible and cost effective regulatory alternative to “Nuclear Facility” regulation. • Shields accelerators from cumbersome and costly nuclear facility regulation. • Clarifies regulatory jurisdiction for Accelerators1 (interpretations of 830 exemption vary) 1 “… or modules thereof, including injectors, targets, beam dumps, detectors, experiments, experiment halls, etc.” Presentation_name
What Value Does Order Bring to Contractors? To DOE? • Proven effective • Allows Office of Science to maintain and interpret order: • vested interest in safety performance and mission success • straight forward path for timely changes, ability to be responsive to community’s needs • contractors have credible avenue for input/ownership • ASO focus is accelerator safety • Scope is limited, specific to needs of accelerator community • Impractical and inefficient to impose “one size fits all” regulation for both accelerators and nuclear facilities. • ASO (and Guide) developed/revised with input from accelerator experts. • Nuclear Facility regulation firmly entrenched - our ability to effect needed change in this arena would be greatly diminished. Presentation_name
Without the Order, what regulatory framework would Accelerators operate under? • 10CFR 830, Nuclear Safety Management • DOE STD-3009, Preparation Guide … Nuclear Facility Documented Safety Analysis • DOE G 423.1-1, Implementation Guide … Technical Safety Requirements • DOE Order 425.1C, Startup and Restart of Nuclear Facilities • DOE STD-3006, Planning and Conduct of Operational Readiness Reviews • DOE STD-1027, Hazard Categorization and Accident Analysis Techniques For … Nuclear Safety Analysis Reports • DOE 5480.21, Unreviewed Safety Questions • DOE G 424.1-1, Implementation Guide … Unreviewed Safety Questions • DOE 5480.20A, Personnel Selection, Qualification, and Training Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities • DOE Order 433.1, Maintenance Management Program for DOE Nuclear Facilities • DOE STD-1073, Guide for Operational Configuration Management Program • 10CFR 831, 10CFR 835 Presentation_name