Operating Experience of the Nuclear Safety Information Center, March 1963- March 1965

Analysis and automated handling of technical information at the nuclear safety information center

“…The USAEC r~tablished the Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC) a t Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in hl:irch 1963. The Center serves the nuclear community by collecting, storing, evaluating, and disseminating safcty information relevant to the design and operation of nuclear facilities ( 1 ) . It was in operation almost immediatdy after its establishment because the scientists and engineers necessary to the operation of :i renter, and without which an information center is hardlv more t hnn :I specialized library, were already on the ORNL staff or awilable through existing consulting con tracts.…”