Contents of the American National Standard ANSI/ANS-8. 1

The American National Standard, Nuclear Criticality Safety in Operations with Fissionable Material Outside Reactor, was originally issue in 1969 as American National Standard N16.1-1969. The purpose of this standard is to provide guidance for the prevention of criticality accidents in the handling, storing, processing, and transporting of fissionable material. Three major sections provide guidance: Nuclear Criticality Safety Practices, Single Parameter Limits for Fissile Nuclides, and Multiparameter Control. The Nuclear Criticality Safety Practices Section is subdivided into two main parts: One is on administrative practices and the other covers technical practices.