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Heritage Videos
It Can Happen Here!
Joe Thomas Reminisces
Dr. Robert Wilson discusses the 1978 Idaho Criticality Accident (the last criticality accident in this country)
Session 1: Critical Assemblies for Criticality Safety
Session 2: Criticality Accidents at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos
Session 3: Dosimetry of Criticality Accidents
Session 4 Part 1: Clinical Effects of Criticality Accidents
Session 4 Part 2: Clinical Effects of Criticality Accidents
Session 5 Part 1: The Development of ANS Standards for Criticality Safety
Session 5 Part 2: The Development of ANS Standards for Criticality Safety
Session 6 Part 1: The Interaction between Criticality Safety Specialists and Operational Personnel
Session 6 Part 2: The Interaction between Criticality Safety Specialists and Operational Personnel
Session 7 Part 1: Regulatory Paradigm Shifts
Session 7 Part 2: Regulatory Paradigm Shifts
Session 8: Calculational Methods Developed during the Heritage Period
Session 10 — Discussion 1: The distinction between reactor safety and criticality safety.
Session 10 — Discussion 2: Calculational analysis of criticality accidents.
Session 10 — Discussion 3 Part 1: The double contingency principle.
Session 10 — Discussion 3 Part 2: The double contingency principle.
Session 10 — Discussion 4: Chemistry of the 1958 Los Alamos criticality accident.
Session 10 — Discussion 4: Chemistry of the 1958 Los Alamos criticality accident.
Summary: Session 3 and 4
Heritage Video Conference 2000 Excerpt: The Double Contingency Principle
35 Years at Pajarito Canyon Site