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Impact Limiter Design for a Lightweight Tritium Hydride Vessel Transport Container*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D. C. Harding, D.B. Longcope, M.K. Neilsen
Abstract:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has designed an impact-limiting system for a small, lightweight radioactive material shipping container…
Impact Limiter Tests of Four Commonly Used Materials and Establishment of an Impact Limiter Data Base·
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):W. McMurtry, G.F. Hohnstreiter
Abstract:
In designing a package for transporting hazardous or radioactive materials, there are a number of components whose design can lead to the…
Impact of New IMDG Regulations on the Transport of Irradiated MTR and Experimental Fuel
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Y. Brachet, D. Raisonnier
Abstract:
In 1994. the International Maritime Organization Assembly adopted, in its ?eighteenth session, by resolution A 748, the Code for the Safe…
Impact Test Qualification of 500-Litre Drums for Long-Term Storage
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G. Lawrence, A. Sparkes, M. Constable, J. Williams
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This paper describes the results of impact-testing two types of 500-1 drums containing different forms of simulated solid intermediate-…
Implementation of New Security Rules for Road Transport in Germany
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R. Christ, JOERG D. JAHN
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Adequate physical protection measures are a licensing prerequisite for all transports of nuclear materials. According to the so called…
Implementation of the IAEA 's Radioactive Material Transport Regulations
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.H. Mairs, Thomas Pollog
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The IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, Safety Series No.6, were first published in 1961. The regulations have…
INEL Implementation of Waste Acceptance Criteria Under the Federal Facility Compliance Act
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D.N. Rasch, D.I. Eaton, K. Kristofferson, K.R. Krivanek, M.S. Fetzer
Abstract:
To comply with Section 302l(b) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (42 USC 6901 et seq.) and the Federal Facility…
Inside Repair of a Type-8 (U) Cask in Operation
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Peter Dybeck
Abstract:
For more than 10 years, SKB, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co has been operating a transport system which today comprises the…
Instruction Scheme for the Transport of Uranium Materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R. Christ, E.S. Freiman, G. Schäfer, S.M. Semin-Vadov, B. Vels
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In December 1990, the European Council agreed to support the economic refonn initiatives which the States of the former Soviet Union were…
Integration of Finite-Element Analysis and Numerical Optimization Techniques for RAM Transport Package Design·
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D. C. Harding, M.S. Eldred, W.R. Witkowski
Abstract:
Type B radioactive material transport packages must meet strict Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations specified in 10 CFR 71.…
Integrity of the POLLUX Cask for Final Disposal: Experimental Results of the Mechanical Tests
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):T. Quercetti, B. Droste, B. Gogolin
Abstract:
POLLUX is a cask designed for transportation, interim storage, and final disposal of spent-fuel elements in connection with the planned…
INTERTRAN 2: A Computer Code for Transportation Risk Assessment
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.M. Ericsson, C. Järnry
Abstract:
This paper presents the work of the IAEA's Coordinated Research Programme (CRP) on the Probabilistic Safety Techniques Related to the Safe…
Italian TRARAD Database for Radioactive Material Shipments
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):P. Caporali, C. Faloci, M. Paganelli, G. Palmieri
Abstract:
The primary role of the Competent Authority in transportation of radioactive materials (RAM) is to ensure the safety of humans, the…
Keynote Speech
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Llewellyn King
Abstract:
It is a great honor to be here to talk to PATRAM ' 95. This is an area of the nuclear energy industry about which I probably know the least…
Lead-Shielded Spent-Fuel Transport Casks: The Thermal Switch Concept
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.C. Béra, C.M. Bochard
Abstract:
There are at least four families of transport casks designs depending on the selected gamma shielding and construction materials : lead…
Leakage Rates of High-Temperature Water From Wet-Type Transport Casks of Spent Fuel
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. Aritomi, A. Sudi, Ryoji ASANO, Y. Kohketsu
Abstract:
In Japan, a program for enhancement of fuel bumup in their cores has been promoted as one of the sophistication programs of light water…
Lessons Learned During Type-A Packaging Testing·
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.H. O'Brien, D.L. Kelly
Abstract:
For the past 6 years, the U.S. Deparonent of Energy (DOE), Office of Facility Safety Analysis (EH-32) has contracted Westinghouse Hanford…
Local Transportation Institutional Project*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.K. Burge, J. Holm, E.S. Specht, T. Dantoin
Abstract:
The Local Transportation Institutional Project promotes institutional interaction on matters related to the transportation of hazardous (…
Marine Transport of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium, and High-Level Wastes
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.H. Mairs, R.R. Rawl
Abstract:
In November 1993, the 18m Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted a Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated…
Measurements in Large Pool Fires With an Actively Cooled Calorimeter·
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J. A. Koski, S.D. Wix
Abstract:
The pool fire thermal test described in Safety Series 6 published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) or Title 10, Code of…