Accident - sdmp-00330009

DOE-HDBK-XXXX-2005

06/30/2005

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]

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

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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]

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