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Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G. S. Mills, K. S. Neuhauser
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In the transport of radioactive material (RAM), e.g., spent nuclear fuel (SNF), stakeholders are generally most concerned about risks in…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R. E. Glass, S.M. Nunley, G. Chalfant
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The United States government agreed to provide the Russian Federation with containers to support the dismantlement ofRussian nuclear…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ch. Fasten, J.-Y. RECULEAU, A.R. Webster
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To date the various modes of transport have used different structures in their codes for the transport of dangerous goods. Since the 1960's…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. Suyama, Y. Nakahara, T. Kaneko, H. Okuno
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For adopting bumup credit in transport or storage of spent fuel(SF), development of a reliable bumup calculation code is crucial. For this…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G.D. Morandin, T.P. Byrne
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A CANDU nuclear generating station is currently evaluating the transportation of irradiated spentfuel bundles, stored in Dry Storage…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):N. Watabe, Hidetsugu Yamakawa, Y. Kohno, Jun NOBE
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The Construction of a nuclear-cycle facility at Rok.kasho-mura in Aomori Prefecture in Japan is being planned, and a uranium enrichment…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D.T. Raske
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The design and fabrication criteria recommended by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Facility Safety Analysis, for containment…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J J Blenkin, J D Heywood, H L Wilkinson, I L S Gray, M A Murray
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The use of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) techniques to derive risk estimates for a wide range of industries is well accepted. One…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.B. Pope, G. Turi, R. Brancato, L.G. Blalock, O. Merrill
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has performed a department-wide scoping of its packaging and transportation needs and has arrived at a…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.L. Charles, P. Frantz
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In the field of nuclear transportation, the industrial maturity of spent fuel reprocessing recycling means : • a significant maritime…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.K. Sheaffer, Brian L. Anderson
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U.S. transportation regulations (10 CFR 71) require that a Type B package certified for the transport of fissile material be capable of…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. Paganelli, G. Palmieri
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According to the Italian Legislation the authorized carriers have to provide data of all performed shipments to ANPA (the Italian Competent…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):T.R. Bump, Y.Y. Liu
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Among the prescribed tests in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission safety standards in Title l 0 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71,…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H.R. Yoshimura, D. R. Bronowski
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In the early 1980s, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) implemented a program to encourage beneficial uses of nuclear byproduct materials,…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ensherah E. M. Ahmed, F.A. Rahman
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A three-dimensional code named thermonuclear design for spent-fuel ~ackage (TNDSFP) was developed based on the thermonuclear transient…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):I L S Gray, R W T Sievwright, Gerard McCreesh, A.S. Duvall
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UK Nirex Limited (Nirex) is developing a deep repository for the disposal of intermediate level and low level radioactive wastes (IL W and…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G.D. Morandin, E. Nadeau
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Packages used for the storage and transportation of radioactive spent fuel must demonstrate the ability to withstand severe impact…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C.K. Wilson, K. B. Shaw, J. S. Hughes
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The regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material (IAEA 1990)are formulated on the basis that accidents, even severe ones, can…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D. Blackman
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The creation of the European Single Market on January 1, 1993, has had an impact on the field of international trade. This paper describes…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Steve Barlow, P. Donelan, C.F. Tso
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UK Nirex Ltd (Nirex) is owned by the major organisations in the UK nuclear industry. The company is responsible for developing and…