ANSI/ANS 8.15-1981
Nuclear Criticality Control of Special Actinide Elements

Standard No.

ANSI/ANS 8.15-1981

Release Date

1981

Published By

American National Standards Institute （ANSI)

Latest

ANSI/ANS 8.15-1981

Scope

Applicable to operations with the following: 237/93 Np, 238/94 Pu, 240/94 Pu, 241/94 Pu, 242/94 Pu, 241/95 Am, 242m/95 Am, 243/95 Am, 243/96 Cm, 244/96 Cm, 245/96 Cm, 247/96 Cm, 249/98 Cf and 251/98 Cf. Subcritical mass limits are presented for isolated fissionable units. The limits are not applicable to interacting units.

ANSI/ANS 8.15-1981 history

• 1981 ANSI/ANS 8.15-1981 Nuclear Criticality Control of Special Actinide Elements