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DOE-STD-3007-93

Contained in this document are guidelines that should be followed when preparing Criticality

Safety Evaluations that will be used to demonstrate the safety of operations performed at

Department of Energy (DOE) Non-Reactor Nuclear Facilities. Adherence with these guidelines

will provide consistency and uniformity in Criticality Safety Evaluations (CSEs) across the

complex and will document compliance with the requirements of DOE Orders 420.1, Section 4.3,

and 5480.24 that pertain to CSEs as given in the following documents.

ANS-8.1

4.1.2

Process Analysis

4.2

Technical Practices

4.3

Validation of Calculational Method

Single Parameter Limits for Fissile Nuclides

Multiparameter Control

ANS-8.19 8.

- Process Evaluation For Nuclear

(8.1-8.3)

Criticality Safety

5480.24

7.a.(2)(a)

- Double Contingency

7.c (First Paragraph) -

"... contractors shall perform detailed nuclear criticality safety

analyses for specific operations, storage arrangements, and the

handling and transportation of fissionable material."

420.1

4.3.2

- General Requirements

4.3.3.h

- Application of DOE-STD-3007-93

These guidelines become effective 180 days after issuance by DOE-HQ. Rewriting existing

evaluations solely to comply with these guidelines is not required.

In accordance with Section 3.2 of ANS-8.1-1983, the word "shall" is used in these guidelines to

denote a requirement, the word "should" to denote a recommendation, and the word "may" to

denote permission, neither a requirement nor a recommendation.