ANSI/ANS-8. 7-1982(R88): guide for nuclear criticality safety in the storage of fissile materials

Basic parameters and guidance for the nuclear criticality safety control outside reactors are described in American National Standards Institute Standard ANSI/ANS-8.1-1983(R88), Nuclear Criticality Safety in Operations with Fissionable Materials Outside Reactors. Because ANS-8.1 provides general guidance and limited single-unit parameter limits, American Nuclear Society (ANS) Standards Subcommittee 8 developed the current ANSI/ANS-8.7-1982, entitled Guide for Nuclear Criticality Safety in the Storage of Fissile Materials, which was reaffirmed in 1988. Four years have elapsed since the reaffirmation of the standard, and it is appropriate that the standard and its development be reviewed, the applications highlighted, and current efforts for further development explained.