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playground:tritium_emergency [2012/02/16 14:47]
odonnell created
playground:tritium_emergency [2012/02/17 11:33]
odonnell
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- EMERGENCY PROCEDURES+**TRITIUM ​EMERGENCY PROCEDURES** 
 +(The __definitive copy of this procedure is in the Radiation Safety Handbook__. ​ This wiki page is only for quick reference.) 
   - If a leak of tritium gas from the cell or the tritium gas handling system to the target room or vault at large should occur, or with any indication of a possible leak from the tritium sniffer or the tritium cell pressure gauge:   - If a leak of tritium gas from the cell or the tritium gas handling system to the target room or vault at large should occur, or with any indication of a possible leak from the tritium sniffer or the tritium cell pressure gauge:
-    - Evacuate the room immediately and close door if the room is occupied at the time of the leak+    - Evacuate the involved ​room immediately and close door.   
-    - Turn on exhaust ventilation fan for that area.+    - Turn on exhaust ventilation fan for that area.  Controls are located on the cable tray in the control room near the cable pass-thru to the small target room.
     - Immediately notify the Radiation Safety Officer, TALC Chairman, and the Tritium Safety Officer -- phone numbers are posted in the control room.     - Immediately notify the Radiation Safety Officer, TALC Chairman, and the Tritium Safety Officer -- phone numbers are posted in the control room.
-    - All people should remain in the accelerator laboratory area until the people in 3) above arrive.+    - All people should remain in the accelerator laboratory area until the people in (1)(III) above arrive.
     - Record immediately: ​     - Record immediately: ​
       - amount of tritium lost,        - amount of tritium lost, 
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 NOTE: The maximum permissible concentration of tritium in air for normal working conditions (40 hrs/wk) as specified by regulation is 5 μCi/m3. NOTE: The maximum permissible concentration of tritium in air for normal working conditions (40 hrs/wk) as specified by regulation is 5 μCi/m3.
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playground/tritium_emergency.txt · Last modified: 2012/02/20 09:50 by odonnell