TY - GEN
T1 - A perspective on the interaction between the ncsd and Ansi/Ans-8 standards
AU - Miller, John A.
AU - Busch, Bob P.E.
AU - Bowen, Doug
AU - Wetzel, Larry P.E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 American Nuclear Society. All Rights Reserved.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The intent of this paper is to illuminate the reasons behind the culture of standards involvement by the criticality safety community in the NCSD, and specifically highlight those NCSD activities that build/support this culture. Many NCSD members are currently active in ANSI/ANS-8 and other standards and have been for the last half century. This paper was inspired by a request from ANS’s Professional Divisions Committee concerning how the professional divisions could “increase support to Standards development as Subject Matter Experts”. The healthy level of involvement (i.e., culture) by the NCSD membership in standards was noted. A history of the ANSI/ANS-8 series standards is provided, with roots going back to 1955. The need became apparent during a cluster of nuclear criticality accidents that occurred between 1958-1962. The first NCS related standard was the American Standard N6.1-1964, the parent of ANSI/ANS-8.1, which was prepared in 1958 and adopted in 1964. Thus, the involvement in standards by the NCS community goes back more than 50 years. The NCSD continues to help foster a culture of standards use and development. However, the support provided by the NCSD is frequently not recognized, and standards activities are often viewed as separate from the NCSD. This paper highlights the interaction between the NCSD and the ANSI/ANS-8 standards activities as well as the benefit of this support.
AB - The intent of this paper is to illuminate the reasons behind the culture of standards involvement by the criticality safety community in the NCSD, and specifically highlight those NCSD activities that build/support this culture. Many NCSD members are currently active in ANSI/ANS-8 and other standards and have been for the last half century. This paper was inspired by a request from ANS’s Professional Divisions Committee concerning how the professional divisions could “increase support to Standards development as Subject Matter Experts”. The healthy level of involvement (i.e., culture) by the NCSD membership in standards was noted. A history of the ANSI/ANS-8 series standards is provided, with roots going back to 1955. The need became apparent during a cluster of nuclear criticality accidents that occurred between 1958-1962. The first NCS related standard was the American Standard N6.1-1964, the parent of ANSI/ANS-8.1, which was prepared in 1958 and adopted in 1964. Thus, the involvement in standards by the NCS community goes back more than 50 years. The NCSD continues to help foster a culture of standards use and development. However, the support provided by the NCSD is frequently not recognized, and standards activities are often viewed as separate from the NCSD. This paper highlights the interaction between the NCSD and the ANSI/ANS-8 standards activities as well as the benefit of this support.
KW - ANSI/ANS-8
KW - NCSD
KW - Safety culture
KW - Standards involvement
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85048358927
T3 - ANS NCSD - 2017 Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting: Criticality Safety - Pushing Boundaries by Modernizing and Integrating Data, Methods, and Regulations
BT - ANS NCSD - 2017 Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting
PB - American Nuclear Society
T2 - 2017 Nuclear Criticality Safety Division Topical Meeting: Criticality Safety - Pushing Boundaries by Modernizing and Integrating Data, Methods, and Regulations, NCSD 2017
Y2 - 10 September 2017 through 15 September 2017
ER -