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Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C.M. Regan, Christopher S. Bajwa
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Hazards in the transportation industry from truck and rail shipments can result in accidents involving fire. Fire is a concern in the…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H.R. Yoshimura, J. W. Lavasek, Robert E. Luna, M. G. Vigil
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Presently, there is no reason to believe that sabotage of radioactive material shipments poses an imminent threat to public health and…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Karsten Müller, Wolfram Baer, Peter Wossidlo
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In consideration of the specific demands required for heavy-section ductile cast iron (DCI) for transport and storage casks the fracture…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Dr. Sean Barnett
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This paper will discuss the legal requirements pertaining to the transportation of nuclear materials in the United States. It will take the…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):I L S Gray
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he IAEA Transport Regulations [1] require that compliance assurance be carried out by competent authorities. The specific requirement is…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Rudolf Diersch, Manfred Weiß
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The development of storage casks is directed to accommodate a maximum number of fuel assemblies which is possible in accordance with max.…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):I. Hunter, J. Bondre, P. Shih
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The NUHOMS® Canister based system offers utilities the option to store spent fuel in sealed canisters within concrete horizontal storage…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Michael L. Caviness, Marc Italiano
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The US Department of Energy (USDOE) has begun a 35-year process to dispose of transuranic (TRU) waste generated during the development of…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Shirley A. O’Rourke
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There has been a long-standing quality program described in 10 CFR Part 71, for Type B packaging. In addition, Title 49 CFR Parts 173.474…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J. R. Liaw, R. B. Turski, Y.Y. Liu
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According to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 71), any fissile material package must be controlled by either the shipper or the…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bernard Lenail
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Those who took part in PATRAM 1998, held in Paris, probably remember that it was a success. For those who – like me, the Program chair of…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Donald S. Hillstrom, Donald A. Jensen, P.E, J. Greg Field
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The U.S. Department of Energy is retrieving spent nuclear fuel from the Hanford K Basins for storage in specially designed Multi-Canister…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Barrie McLeod, Thomas Pollog
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This paper describes the method that has been developed by the Department of Energy’s Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management for…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Gary Lanthrum, Dean A. Jones, Jennifer Bechdel, Mark A. Turnquist
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The Department of Energy owns a number of nuclear materials that require physical protection. This protection is required for the materials…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A. OKUMURA, M. TSUJI, T. YAGISHITA, T. Saegusa
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Casks are widely used for transportation and storage of nuclear spent fuel and radioactive waste. Generally, a cask has a thick shielding…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Schmidt
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On May 13, 1996 the US-Department of Energy issued a Record of Decision on a “Nuclear-Weapons Non-proliferation Policy concerning Foreign…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Christopher Brown, Charles G. Interrante, Ian Spivack, Lee R. Abramson
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Materials containing the element boron, as well as other materials with a high cross-section for absorbing thermal neutrons, are used…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S. Hamada, S. Fukuda, I. Nakazaki
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While Japan has not blessed with rich energy resources, it is essential for Japan to ensure energy security in order to sustain economic…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Robert J. Halstead, James David Ballard, Fred Dilger
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State of Nevada Agency for Nuclear Projects (NANP) staff and contractors have been studying the potential risks of terrorism and sabotage…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):B. Grubb, J. Bondre, M. Manrique, J. Boshoven, W. Ingles
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The standard NUHOMSâ PWR system, licensed under Certificate of Compliance (CoC) 72-1004 and 71-9255, provides for storage and…