Accident - doe-hdbk-1188-20060008

DOE-HDBK-1188-2006

ACCIDENT. An unwanted transfer of energy or an environmental condition that, due to the

absence or failure of barriers or controls, produces injury to persons, damage to property, or

reduction in process output. [DOE G 225.1A-1]

ACCIDENT. An unplanned sequence of events that results in undesirable consequences.

[DOE-STD-3009-94]

ACCIDENT ANALYSES. For the purposes of properly implementing DOE O 5480.21, the

term accident analyses refers to those bounding analyses selected for inclusion in the safety

analysis report. These analyses refer to design basis accidents only. [DOE O 5480.21]

[EH62dd1]

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ACCIDENT (EXPLOSIVE). An incident or occurrence that results in an uncontrolled

chemical reaction involving explosives. [DOE O 6430.1A]

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ACCOUNTABILITY. The state of being liable for explanation to a superior DOE official for

the exercise of authority. Ultimate accountability is to the Secretary, who may delegate

authority or share responsibility for specified actions. The delegate of an authority is

accountable to the delegating responsible authority for the proper and diligent exercise of that

authority. Responsibility differs from accountability in that a responsible official "owns" the

function for which he or she is responsible; it is an integral part of his or her duties to see that the

function is properly executed, to establish criteria for the judgement of excellence in its

execution, and to strive for continuous improvement in that execution. A responsible official is

associated with the outcomes of the exercise of authority regardless of whether it was

delegated, and regardless of whether the designee properly followed guidance. Accountability,

on the other hand, involves the acceptance of the authority for execution (or for further

delegation of components of execution), by using guidance and criteria established by the

responsible authority. [DOE M 411.1-1B]

12.

ACTION LEVEL. The level of airborne concentration of beryllium established pursuant to

section 850.23 of CFR Part 850 that, it met or exceeded, requires the implementation of

worker protection provisions specified in section 850.23. [10 CFR 850.3]

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ACT OR AEA. The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. [10 CFR 820.2]

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ADDITIONS AND MODIFICATIONS. Changes to a structure, system, and component

(SSC) for reasons other than increasing resistance to natural phenomena hazards. [In the

context only of DOE G 420.1-2]