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Most standards for nuclear criticality safety deal with U and, to a lessw degree. and Pu. However, increasing production df other transuranium nuclides that can be made critical has necessitated consideration of the fis e properties. and critical masses of these special materials. A work group (Table I) was formed to draft a new standard that would be an extension of the standard for criticality safety in Operations outside of reactors (NI6.1-197S/ANS- -8.1). Subcritical mass limits for 14 new nuclides (Tables II and. Ill), were developed however, fire major application of thb hew standard is expected to be te setting operational liihits in facilities that handle six important nuclides, namely, Np, " u. Pu, "Aih, and n m. 

Every place of work which uses, stores or handles hazardous substances should prepare an Emergency Plan to cover all reasonably foreseeable events such as fire, major spillage or toxic release. The plans can be at two levels, one for the immediate production or storage area and the second for the site as a whole taking account of likely effects on the local community. 

Here we shall restrict consideration to safety and health considerations that can be built in while the design is developing rather than the detailed hazard and operability studies that take place in the later stages of design. The three major hazards in process plants are fire, explosion, and toxic release. ... 

The first major hazard in process plants is fire, which is usually regarded as having a disaster potential lower than both explosion or toxic release. However, fire is still a major hazard and can, under the worst conditions, approach explosion in its disaster potential. It may, for example, give rise to toxic fumes. Let us start by examining the important factors in assessing fire as a hazard. 

The second of the major hazards is explosion, which has a disaster potential usually considered to be greater than fire but lower than toxic release. Explosion is a sudden and violent release of energy. 

In case of a major disaster, one platform in a region will be equipped to act as a control centre from which rescue operations are co-ordinated. Evacuation routes will be provided, and where large complexes are clustered together, a standby vessel will be available in the region to supply emergency services such as fire fighting and rescue. 

Extreme caution must be taken to prevent the possibility of fire when using flammable removers. Extra care must be taken when stripping on location to secure the area of ignition sources. When used on lacquer finishes, the dissolved finish and remover combined are extremely flammable. Natural mbber, neoprene, or other gloves suitable for use with the remover formula must be worn. The effect of skin contact with the remover is limited because there is immediate irritation and discomfort. Canister respirators are available for most petroleum and oxygenate remover solvents. Symptoms of long-term overexposure should be compared to symptoms of the major ingredients in the formula. 

Disaster Planning. Plant managers should recogni2e the possibiHty of natural and industrial emergencies and should oversee formulation of a plan of action in case of disaster. The plan should be weU documented and be made known to all personnel critical to its implementation. Practice fire and explosion drills should be carried out to make sure that all personnel, ie, employees, visitors, constmction workers, contractors, vendors, etc, are accounted for, and that the participants know what to do in a major emergency. 

The majority of secondary plasticizers ia use are chlotinated paraffins, which are hydrocarbons chlotinated to a level of 30—70%. Eor a given hydrocarbon chain, viscosity iacreases with chlorine content, as does the fire retardancy imparted to the formulation. These materials aid fire retardancy due to thein chlorine content. Chlotinated paraffins of the same chlorine content may, however, have different volatiHties and viscosities if they are based on different hydrocarbon chaias (see Cm OROCARBONS and cm OROHYDROCARBONS, cm.ORiNATDD paraffins). 

Power plants based on the Rankine thermodynamic cycle have served the majority of the world s electric power generation needs in the twentieth century. The most common heat sources employed by Rankine cycle power plants are either fossil fuel-fired or nuclear steam generators. The former are the most widely used. 

The standard sized sheets are four ft (1.22 m) wide and from 8 to 16 ft long. Sheets are available in thicknesses from j up to 1 in. (0.63 to 2.5 cm), but the most common thicknesses are S and 5/8 in. (1.3 and 1.6 cm). There are special products for bathrooms, such as moisture-resistant board (3% of market) and sheathing appHcations (2% of market), but the vast majority of the product sold is either standard board (60% of market) or the fire-rated Type X board (29% of market). Type X (1.6 cm thick) is the basis of most of the one-hour fire walls in buildings built since the 1960s. 

The majority of the cyanuric acid produced commercially is made via pyrolysis of urea [57-13-6] (mp 135°C) primarily employing either directiy or indirectly fired stainless steel rotary kilns. Small amounts of CA are produced by pyrolysis of urea in stirred batch or continuous reactors, over molten tin, or in sulfolane. The feed to the kilns can be either urea soHd, melt, or aqueous solution. Since conversion of urea to CA is endothermic and goes through a plastic stage, heat and mass transport are important process considerations. The kiln operates under slight vacuum. Air is drawn into the kiln to avoid explosive concentrations of ammonia (15—27 mol %). 

Income statements are veiy useful tools to assist management in controlling a business and planning for the future. Since management needs to follow the trends of the normal expenses, extraordinaiy expenses such as those incurred as a result of a major fire or flood should be shown separately. 

Single-effec t indirect-fired lithium bromide cycle is shown in Fig. 11-99. The machine consists of five major components ... 

Equation (12-57) does not account for gas radiation at high temperature when the kiln charge can see the burner flame hence, the method will yield a conservative design. When a kiln is fired internally, the major source of heat transfer is radiation from the flame and hot gases. This occurs directly to both the sohds surface and the wall, and from the latter to the product by reradiation (with some conduction). 

Fuel Characteristics Fuel choice has a major impact on boiler design and sizing. Because of the heat transfer resistance offered by ash deposits in the furnace chamber in a coal-fired boiler, the mean absorbed heat flux is lower than in gas- or oil-fired boilers, so a greater surface area must be provided. Figure 27-42 shows a size comparison between a coal-fired and an oil-fired boiler for the same duty. 

Coil Design Indirect-fired equipment is conventionally classified by tube orientation vertical and horizontal. Although there are many variations of each of these two principal configurations, they all are embraced within seven major types, as follows. 

The new gas turbines have fired inlet temperatures as high as 2300° F (1260° C) with efficiencies as high as 42-45 percent. Pressure ratios have increased from 5 1 in the 1950s to as high as 30 1 in some of the new turbines of the 1990s. Gas turbines are classified into two major categories ... 

The Combined (Brayton-Rankine) Cycle The 1990s has seen the rebirth of the combined cycle, the combination of gas turbine technologies with the steam turbine. This has been a major shift for the utility industry, which was heavily steam-tnrbine-oriented with the use of the gas turbine for peaking power. In this combined cycle, the hot gases from the turbine exhaust are used in a heat recoveiy steam generator or in some cases in a snpplementaiy fired boiler to produce superheated steam. 

Install fire safe bottom valves Install fire safe valves on major solvent lines Install remote shut off of fuel sources Eliminate points of leakage (flanges, hoses). Replace with fixed/welded pipes Move flammable material storage away from vessel (e.g., pallets, etc.)... 

Catastrophic Incident An incident involving a major uncontrolled emission, fire or explosion that causes significant damage, injuries and/or fatalities onsite and have an outcome effect zone that extends into the surrounding community. 

Catastrophic release Under OS HA PSM and EPA RMP, it means a major uncontrolled emission, fire, or explosion, involving one or more highly hazardous chemical substances (per OSHA) or regulated substances (per EPA) that presents serious danger to employees in the workplace (per OSHA) or imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and the environment (per EPA). 

Alfalfa dehydration is carried out in a direct-fired rotary dryer. The dried product is transported pneumatically to an air cooler and then to a collecting cyclone. The collected particles are ground or pelletized and then packaged for shipment. The major atmospheric emission from the process is particulate matter, which is controlled by baghouses. Odors may also be a problem, but they disperse rapidly and are no longer a problem at distances of over 1 km. 

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