Hazards and Safety Issues

The main potential hazards encountered in the overall operation of the target are listed below. As we address the operation of each subsystem, a description on how to alleviate the potential hazards is reported.

• Personnel eye sight damage due to a laser light exposure;

• Fire due to the operation of the high power lasers;

• Fire due to the operation of the target oven;

• Explosion of the high pressure target cell;

• Explosion of the reference cell;

• Irradiation of the target by the electron beam.

For personnel safety to be effective all personnel authorized to operate any subsystem of the target will be required be familiar with that specific subsystem as well as read the target OSP.