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Criticality Safety
Understand the principles of criticality and how to respond to and prevent nuclear criticality emergencies
Vivid Learning
Updated Jul 14, 2025
What you'll learn
- Recognize fissionable material labels and the hazards associated with improper handling of those containers holding fissionable material.
- Identify the correct actions to minimize the risk of being exposed to an accidental criticality.
- Identify the correct actions to minimize radiation exposure in the event of an accidental criticality
Course Description
Nuclear criticality accidents have killed, but these accidents don’t happen often because when they do occur, the results have historically proven disastrous; regulations, training, and procedural safeguards have all intensified in the wake of high-profile, fatal events around the world.
Upon completion of this lesson, the participant will have the knowledge of criticality concepts and terms necessary to be able to properly respond to a criticality alarm and to identify the handling restrictions and labels associated with fissionable material.
