Emergency Response for Damaged UF6 Cylinders During Transport or Handling Activities on Site by Developing and Updating of Patch Systems

Transportation of all goods contains the risk of an accident. Dangerous goods --like UF 6 cylinders-- are in principle not excepted from this risk. This paper describes suitable measures of preparedness to cope with a damaged UF6 cylinder, the development of a patch and its updating, the training of emergency personnel, and the introduction of this preparedness system into a national emergency response system in Germany . The updated repair concept will be described.