Technical Knowledge and Skills - Continued

DOE-STD-3015-2004

Mechanical safe and arming

c. Describe the electrical sensitivity of detonators and squibs.

d. Describe the standards for human electrostatic discharge.

e. Describe the use of booster explosives.

f. Describe the use of non-electrical initiators in nuclear weapons.

11. NESSG chairs and other members must have knowledge of squibs, propellants, and

other pyrotechnics.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

a. Identify the hazards from each of the following features of nuclear explosive design:

Spin rockets

Parachute subsystems

Boosting device

12. NESSG chairs and other members must have knowledge of the facilities used to

assemble, disassemble, stage, test, and handle nuclear explosives, including facility

safety equipment and equipment that interfaces with nuclear explosives.

Supporting Knowledge and/or Skills

Describe the following facilities, including unique safety features, such as blast valves, blast

doors, fire detection, deluge, grounding, and lightning protection, as applicable to the Pantex

Plant and the Device Assembly Facility (DAF):

a. Assembly/disassembly bays

b. Assembly/disassembly cells

c. Ramps

d. Special purpose facilities

Vacuum chambers

Mass properties facilities

Radiography facilities

Separation test facility

Paint bay

13. NESSG chairs and other members must have knowledge of electrical isolation systems

and their importance to NES.

A-12