Criticality Safety

Nuclear criticality accidents have killed, but these accidents don’t happen often because when they do occur, the results have historically proven disastrous; regulations, training, and procedural safeguards have all intensified in the wake of high-profile, fatal events around the world.

Upon completion of this lesson, the participant will have the knowledge of criticality concepts and terms necessary to be able to properly respond to a criticality alarm and to identify the handling restrictions and labels associated with fissionable material.