Product Code: ILSC2009_1106

NIF Laser Safety Assessment
Authors:
Johnny Jones, Laser-Professionals Inc.; Los Alamos NM USA
Presented at ILSC 2009

During September 2008 an independent and comprehensive Readiness Assessment of the National Ignition Facility was conducted to determine if the facility is in a state of readiness to safely conduct operations. This assessment was performed according to DOE Operational Readiness Review requirements and included a detailed evaluation of the Laser Safety Program based on ten criteria. This paper includes a description of the review process, a summary of the results, and noteworthy practices. The overall finding was that the NIF Laser Safety Program is in complete compliance with all requirements of ANSI Z136.1, the LLNL ES&H Manual, all NIF policies and procedures, and all indentified best practices. The evaluation resulted in no suggestions for improvement.