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ADROIT: A New Model for Analyzing Risk Associated With Transportation of Nuclear Explosives and Nuclear Materials·
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D.B. Clauss, R.K. Wilson, M.J. Sagartz, E.R. Copus
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy ships nuclear explosives, nuclear components, and other special nuclear material in support of Defense…
Advanced Transport System for Dangerous Materials Based on New 20-Foot Container with Computable Load Behavior
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):F.H. Timpert, St. R. Halaszovich
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The newly developed F.H. Timpert freight-securing system is a reusable, elastic system consisting of support trays serving to secure drums…
An Analysis of Recent Ship Collisions
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S.J. Bespalko, M.D. Van Meter, J.D. Smith
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Ship collision data were compiled and analyzed as part of a U.S. Department of Energy project (SeaRAM) to characterize the risk of shipping…
An Assessment of Simplified Methods To Determine Damage From Ship-to-Ship Collisions·
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.B. Parks, D.J. Ammerman
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Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is studying the safety of shipping radioactive materials (RAM) by sea, the SeaRAM project (McConneJI et…
An Event Tree Screening Approach for Transportation Risk Analysis
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):W.R. Rhyne
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Event trees are often used in transportation risk analyses to generate accident scenarios and to quantify the frequency of the scenarios.…
An Examination of Environmental Contamination Following a Hypothetical Used-Fuel Transportation Accident
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):T.F. Kempe
Abstract:
In October 1994, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited submitted the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Concept for Disposal of Canada's…
An Introduction to IAEA Safety Series No. 112: \"Compliance Assurance for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material\"
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C.J. Pecover
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This paper will endeavour to introduce and briefly explore the IAEA's Safety Series No 112 \"Compliance Assurance for the Safe Transport of…
Analysis and Measurement of Loss of Radioactive Contents of a Type-B(U) Package Design for Transport of Cobalt 60
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.R. López Vietri, R.G. Novo
Abstract:
The International Atomic Energy Agency's Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (IAEA 1990a) rule the international…
Analysis of a Ship-to-Ship Collision
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):V.L. Porter, D.J. Ammerman
Abstract:
Sandia National Laboratories is involved in a safety assessment for the shipment of radioactive material by sea. One part of this study is…
Analysis of Radiation Measurement Data of the BUSS Cask
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Y.Y. Liu, J.S. Tang
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The Beneficial Uses Shipping System (BUSS) is a Type-B packaging developed for shipping nonfissile, special-form radioactive materials to…
Analytical Determination of Package Response to Severe Impacts*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.S. Ludwigsen, D.J. Ammerman
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An important aspect of radioactive material transportation risk assessments is the amount of release from packages subjected to accidents…
Applicability of Epoxy Resin-Based, Neutron-Shielding Material to Spent Nuclear Fuel Cask
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S. Nagayama, T. Tominaga, T. Ide, O. Kadota
Abstract:
Neutron-shielding material for the spent-fuel cask is required for good heat-resistivity and mechanical strength as structural members in…
Application of a Burnup Verification Meter to Actinide-Only Burnup Credit for Spent PWR Fuel
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.I. Ewing
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A measurement system to verify reactor records for bumup of spent fuel at pressurized water reactors (PWR) has been developed by Sandia…
Application of Latin Hypercube Sampling to RADTRAN 4 Truck Accident-Risk Sensitivity Analysis
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G. S. Mills, K. S. Neuhauser, F. L. Kanipe
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The transportation risk analysis code, RADTRAN 4 (Neuhauser and Kanipe 1992), computes estimates of incident-free dose consequence and…
Application of NAC Dual-Purpose Cask Technology for VVER-440 Fuel
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G.T. Tjersland, T.A. Danner, D.G. Napolitano
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NAC International Inc. (NAC) has developed a dual-purpose transport and storage cask with a capacity of 85 VVER 440 type spent-fuel…
Application of Spreadsheets to Standardize Transportation Radiological Risk Assessments*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.D. McClure, K. S. Neuhauser, J.D. Smith
Abstract:
Because of the complexity, volume of data, and calculations required, one preferred ana lytical tool to perfonn transportation risk…
Argentine Experience in Licensing of a Type-B(U) Package Design for the Transport of Cobalt 60
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.R. López Vietri, R.G. Novo
Abstract:
In addition to electric power, about 800 PBq of cobalt 60 are obtained in Argentina every year from the operation of a CANDU nuclear power…
Assessment of Long-Haul Transportation Options: Port Hope to Deep River·
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D.M. Gorber, M.W. Davis, D. Moffett
Abstract:
Over one million cubic metres of low-level radioactive wastes (LLRW) are currently stored at several locations in the vicinity of the Town…
Automatic Radiation Measurement System for Transport of LLW
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. Yosida, K. Uchino, S. Fujimaki
Abstract:
In Japan there are 50 nuclear power plants in operation at 18 sites, generating 41 GW of electricity (Fig.l). Approximately 28,000 low-…
Behavior of a Spent-Fuel Transport/Storage Cask When Impacted by an Airplane
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):P. MALESYS, J.L. Catoire
Abstract:
In June 1992 TRANSNUCLEAIRE has been awarded a contract by SYNATOM, the Belgian nuclear fuel management company, and its engineering…