ANS Issues Response to Inquiry on Criticality Accident Alarm System Standard

摘要

The American Nuclear Society (ANS) Standards Committee issued a response to an inquiry on Section 6.3 of ANSI/ANS-8.3-1997 (R2012), “Criticality Accident Alarm System.” The inquiry and response are provided below following the related excerpt from the standard:Excerpt from ANSI/ANS-8.3-1997 (R2012), 6.3 Response to Radiation “System response to radiation shall be measured periodically to confirm continuing instrument performance. The test interval should be determined on the basis of experience. In the absence of experience, tests should be performed at least monthly. Records of tests shall be maintained. System designs may incorporate self-checking features to automate portions of this testing.”