Definitions - std30140014

DOE-STD-3014-96

DEFINITIONS.

The first step in the development of this standard was to identify and define several critical

terms. The terms are listed here in alphabetical order, and, where possible, the source of the

definition has been identified.

Air Carrier: As defined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the commercial system of

air transportation consisting of certificated air carriers, air taxis (including commuters),

supplemental air carriers, commercial operators of large aircraft, and air travel clubs.

Air Taxi: As defined by the FAA, a classification of air carriers that transports persons,

property, and mail using small aircraft (under 30 seats or a maximum payload capacity of less

than 3401 kg [7,500 lb]) in accordance with 14 CFR 135.

Airborne Release Fraction (ARF): The coefficient used to estimate the amount of radioactive

material suspended in air as an aerosol and thus available for transport due to physical stresses

from a specific accident.

Aircraft Accident: As defined by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an

occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that takes place between the time any

person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight until such time as all such persons have

disembarked, and in which any person suffers a fatal or serious injury as a result of being in or

upon the aircraft or by direct contact with the aircraft or anything attached thereto, or in which

the aircraft receives substantial damage.

Aircraft Category: The broadest, most general level of classification for aircraft and aviation

used in this standard. There are three categories: (1) commercial aviation, (2) military aviation,

and (3) general aviation.

Aircraft Crash: For the purpose of this standard, any aircraft accident that results in

destruction of or substantial damage to the aircraft. Fatal or serious injury sustained as a

result of the aircraft accident by itself, without related destruction or substantial damage to the

aircraft, does not make an aircraft accident qualify as an aircraft crash.