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10B(n, α)7Li Reaction-Assisted Corrosion of Al-B4C Metal Matrix Composite Neutron Absorber Irradiated in Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Jung Yunsong, Sangjoon Ahn, Kiyoung Kim
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Al-B4C metal matrix composites (MMC) are neutron absorber materials widely used in spent fuel pool (SFP) to ensure the subcriticality with…
1648C Impact Validation And Verification
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Sean Perry
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International Nuclear Services is the design authority for a nuclear transport package known as the 1648C. This package was to be re-…
30-year cooperation between US-Japan in area of nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear security
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Howard Menlove, Masato Hori, Yosuke Naoi, Hirofumi Tomikawa, Adrienne M. Lafleur, Naoko Noro, Michael Browne, Yoko Kawakubo, Kathryn Glynn, Brian Abeyta, Deborah Dale, Kevin Veal
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30-year cooperation between US-Japan in area of nuclear nonproliferation and nuclear securityHirofumi Tomikawa1), Yoko Kawakubo1), Naoko…
3D Gamma-ray Mapping From An Unmanned Aerial System For International Nuclear Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kai Vetter, Ryan Pavlovsky, Tenzing Joshi
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The Applied Nuclear Physics program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed a modular, gamma-ray mapping system, the…
5-Year Accelerated Corrosion Testing of MAXUS® for Spent Fuel Pool and Dry Cask Performance
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Matthew L. Eyre, Daisuke Nagasawa, Aaron C. Herfurth, Toshiaki Yamazaki
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Many pool fuel storage racks and fuel storage/transportation packages incorporate neutron absorbers to improve the space efficiency of…
6 m3 Concrete Box Studies
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Conrad Izatt, Darryl Smith, Phillip Ashton
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Magnox Ltd. is intending to use 6 m3 Concrete Boxes (CBs) for the packaging and disposal of Intermediate Level radioactive Waste (ILW) at a…
9981 Type AF Shipping Container Testing
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Fletcher M. Davis, Paul Blanton, Joshua Flach, Christopher Cable
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The 9981 Type AF Shipping container was an adaptation from the 9979 Type AF container. It was designed to carry a heavier payload to meet…
A Bayesian Network Based Security Assessment Methodology for SMR Physical Protection Design
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Man-Sung Yim, Andhika Y. Prawira
Abstract:
Small and Modular Reactor (SMRs) have several features that will improve the safety and security of the plant. However, the decrease in…
A central limit approximation for dead time corrections in high rate measurements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Chen Dubi, Rami Atar
Abstract:
Detector dead time, caused by both the physical attributes of the the detection process and the electronic registration system, is perhaps…
A Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling Approach for the Design and Optimization of NUHOMS® MATRIX
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Hui Liu, Jane He, Venkata Venigalla
Abstract:
Due to the unavailability of nuclear fuel reprocessing and a permanent geologic repository in the United States, it has become increasingly…
A Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Approach to Monitoring UF6 Cylinders: Lessons Learned from TradeLens
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Paige Gasser
Abstract:
Every year thousands of tons of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) are produced and transported worldwide in international certified containers…
A new edition of the IAEA Transport Regulations : which consequences and lessons for the industry ?
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Pierre MALESYS
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Transport of radioactive material has to comply with the national and international modal regulations for the transport of dangerous goods…
A new Type B(U) Fissile, flexible multi-size cask solution to your fuel transport requirements
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Christopher L. Dane, Paul Harding, Fabien LABERGRI, Mathias CHAZOT, Julien Patru, Constance Robeyns, Laurent Lievre
Abstract:
INS, as part of the NDA group, is in charge of the management of contracts between NDA & customers (reprocessing, waste return,…),…
A Nuclear Weapons Latency Computational Tool
Type:JNMM
Volume:47
Issue:3
Author(s):William S. Charlton
Abstract:
A novel nuclear weapons proliferation assessment method has been developed to determine a state’s nuclear weapons latency, the expected…
A Research Study to Perform a Risk Assessment of Truck/Trailer Transportation of Radioactive Material in Canada
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Jefrey Ramsay, Smain Yalaoui, Manorma Kumar, Caitlyn Cavanagh-Dollard, Rajesh Garg
Abstract:
There are over one million packages containing radioactive material being safely transported in Canada each year. Canadian regulations for…
A Review of U.S. DOE Activities to Manage, Package, Transport and Dispose of DOE Spent Nuclear Fuel
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bret Leslie
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The U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) reviewed the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) efforts to manage the inventory of…
A Review of “A Unified Theory of Measurement Errors and Uncertainties” in the Context of Uncertainty Quantification Used in Nuclear Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Tom Burr, Brian Weaver, Andrea Favalli, Daniela Henzlova, Stephen Croft, Thomas Krieger
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A Review of “A Unified Theory of Measurement Errors and Uncertainties” in the Context of Uncertainty Quantification Used in Nuclear…
A Study on Ageing of a Canister during Long-term Storage: Evaluation of the Influence of temperature difference between Canister Sureface and Environment on corrosion
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Masumi Wataru, Satoshi Hirohata, Daichi Sata
Abstract:
From the point of view of flexibility in the spent fuel management, it is important to provide options of dry storage technology. CRIEPI…
A Successful and Effective Transportation Program for the Shipment of Type A and Type B Quantities of Radioactive Material
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Greg Fulford
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There are several requirements that make up a successful global transportation program for radioactive materials. This starts with a…
A350 LF5 Cl2 a convenient material for containment of type B package
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Hervé RIPERT, Mathieu Brounais
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For the containment of Type B packaging it is necessary to demonstrate that there is no risk of brittle fracture. For ferritic carbon steel…