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Epidemiologic Studies

Rala, Iodine-131 & Cesium-137

Section B:
Reactor Division

[Report on] Safety Review of the ORNL Operations Division Reactors, April 21-24, 1964

Location:

Active:
Inactive: National Archives and Records Administration-Southeast Branch, 1557 St. Joseph Avenue, East Point, Georgia 30344

Access Restrictions: Unclassified

Volume: <0.25 lin. in.

Accession or Other ID Number: 326-68A-1545

 Condition: Good

Container Number 84

Medium: Paper

Scanning Suitability: Suitable Duplication: Unknown

Arrangement: Subject file classification

Originating Office: Oak Ridge Operations Office, Reactor Division

Finding Aids: NARA Standard Form 135

Disposition AuthorityDOE/16/5A

Series Description: This report summarizes the safety reviews of the Operations Division's three reactors: the Oak Ridge Graphite Reactor (OGR), the Oak Ridge Research Reactor (ORR), and the Low Intensity Test Reactor (LITR). It discusses training and safety programs, waste handling systems, maintenance programs, and responses to earlier reviews. Of particular interest is a section reporting the melting of a fuel element in the ORR on July 1, 1963, which released an estimated 150 millicuries of iodine through the 250 foot stack. The report also includes recommendations for improving safety and preventing similar incidents.

Data Elements: 119, 121-122


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