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Radiation is the dominant mode of heat transfer in large fires. However, convection can be as much as 10 to 20 percent of the total heat…
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The proliferation of corrosion failures of both steel and stainless steel under insulation in recent years has caused this problem to be of…
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has returned 309 leased, cesium capsules from IOTECH, Incorporated (IOTECH), Northglenn, Colorado, and…
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Containers for the transportation of hazardous and radioactive materials incorporate redwood in impact limiters. Redwood is an excellent…
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This paper refers to papers presented at former PATRAM conferences (especiallythe paper of K. Wieser et al. 1989) and gives an overall view…
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This paper completes the overall view about the current approval activities for Type B packages in Gennany during the last 6 years given in…
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This paper deals with the dedicated packagings already in operation or designed lor the transport in France of the alpha bearing (or TRU)…
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Transport of radioactive material (RAM) is one of the areas of the nuclear fuel cycle that attracts environmental public concerns. NTL has…
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The national policy on the nuclear fuel cycle is based on the \"Long-Term Plan for Utilization of Nuclear Energy\" issued by the Atomic…
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The national policy on the nuclear fuel cycle is based on the \"Long-Term Plan for Utilization\" drawn up the Atomic Energy Commission of…
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The national policy on the nuclear fuel cycle is based on the \"Long-Term Plan for Utilization\" drawn up the Atomic Energy Commission of…
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The Transportation Management Council concept was adopted by the Department of Energy (DOE) following a benchmark study of private industry…
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The packaging designated the H 1636A (Figure 1) is a high-performance packaging for large payloads. The H 1636A is 50 in. in diameter and…
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This paper describes the design features and licensing criteria of the TranStor™ MultiPurpose System. The TranStorTM System design (Figure…
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Alpha wastes are generated in fuel cycle facilities such as those involved in reprocessing and manufacture of mixed oxide fuel or in…
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Alpha-active intermediate level waste (IL W), also know as PCM (Plutonium Contaminated Material) is generated from handling plutonium and…
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In Japan, the first interim storage of commercial spent fuels by cask was permitted by the Japanese Government in 1994. The casks, Japanese…
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The spent fuels discharged from Japanese LWR are transported to the domestic or overs e as reproc essing plants after a cooling period.…
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Approximately 13% by volume of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) current backlog of radioactive waste is characterized as high-level…
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Seals that provide the containment system interface between the packaging body and closure must function in high- and low-temperature…