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Fw: Idaho Falls SL-1 accident, Jan 1961
I found the document at http://lib-www.lanl.gov/la-pubs/00538245.pdf
Pete
Peter Fear
Radiation Safety Office
SUNY Upstate Medical University
750 E. Adams St.
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: (315)464-6510
FAX: (315)464-5095
E-mail: fearp@mail.upstate.edu
----- Original Message -----
>From: <David_S_Hyder@RL.GOV>
>To: <DNorth@LIFESPAN.ORG>; <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
>Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 5:38 PM
>Subject: RE: Idaho Falls SL-1 accident, Jan 1961
>
>
> David,
>
> Information is also available in a document written by LANL, A Review of
> Criticality Accidents, 2000 Revision, LA-13638. The SL-1 Accident is only
> one page of the approximately 140 pages, I would be happy to fax it to
> you.
> I don't remember where I downloaded the document from, it's about 3.7
> Mbytes
> in an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. It does say the reactor building was
> seriously contaminated by the reactor water which carried fission products
> with it. Dose rates were 500 - 1000 R/h in the reactor building which
> hampered the investigation. There were 2 instant fatalities and a third
> that died 2 hours later from a head injury.
>
> Hope this helps,
> David Hyder, CHP
> (509) 373-9652
> David_S_Hyder@rl.gov
> Hanford's Facility Evaluation Board
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: North, David [mailto:DNorth@LIFESPAN.ORG]
> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 9:59 AM
> > To: 'RADSAFE'
> > Subject: Idaho Falls SL-1 accident, Jan 1961
> >
> >
> > Radsafers,
> >
> > Could anyone point me in the correct direction for information regarding
> the
> > SL-1 reactor accident at Idaho Falls in January , 1961? I understand it
> > involved a major fission excursion, contamination of the facility, and
> three
> > deaths. Perhaps someone out there on the list actually worked on the
> > response and cleanup. Respond privately if you wish.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your help!
> >
> > David L. North, Sc.M. DABR
> > Associate Physicist
> > Department of Medical Physics
> > Main Bldg Rm 317
> > Rhode Island Hospital
> > 593 Eddy St.
> > Providence, RI 02903
> > ph: (401)444-5961
> > fax: (401)444-4446
> > dnorth@lifespan.org
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