THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S TRANSPORTATION BURNUP CREDIT PROGRAM

Aspects of the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) transportation bumup credit program. the Department's motivation for conducting the program. and the status ofbumup credn activities are presented The benefits, technical, and regulatory considerations assocaated with using burnup credit for transport of irradiated nuclear fuel are discussed The methods used in the DOE· s actinide-only topical report are described in terms of the technical and regulatory issues