A variety of personal protective equipment is used in a large nuclear facility to protect employees against both nuclear and ordinary industrial materials. Equipment requirements are based on risk evaluation and may range from a minimum of shoe covers to whole body protection by air-supplied plastic suits. Types of equipment are listed and one-year costs are given. Criteria for evaluating and compartmentalizing risks are discussed. Air-supplied suits and hoods are discussed in detail. (auth)
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.
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DOE contract number: AT(07-2)-1 NSA number: NSA-33-023248 OSTI Identifier 4064351 Research organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, S.C. (USA). Savannah River Plant.