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ALTERNATIVE RISK-BASED CRITERIA FOR TRANSPORTATION OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS ON THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HANFORD SITE
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.E. Mercado, J.G. Field, R.J. Smith, O.S. Wang
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Radioactive materials transportation safety is of significant interest at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Site. The Site covers…
An Assessment of the Potential Impacts on Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Transportation Operations of Applying ICRP Publication 60 Recommendations to Transport Regulations•
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.B. Pope, J.E. Ratledge, G.C. Loud, C.V. Hill
Abstract:
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides the worldwide basis for regulating the transportation of radioactive materials, the…
An Economic Evaluation of a Storage System for Casks with Burnup Credit
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Masahiro Mimura, Kazuaki Tsuda, Nobuyuki Yamada, Akio O-iwa
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It is generally recognized that casks designed with burnup credit are more economical than those without burnup credit. The higher the…
An Evaluation of Department Of Transportation Specification Packages •
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.E. Ratledge, R. R. Rawl
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Specification packages are broad families of package designs developed and authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and…
An Experimental Examination of the IAEA Fire Test Parameters
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C J Fry
Abstract:
Pool fire tests have been performed at Winfrith Technology Centre for a number of years both to test containers for transporting…
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF TYPE B PACKAGE TIE-DOWN SYSTEMS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. Phalippou, C. Tombini, L. Tanguy
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Radioactive material transport packages are designed to retain their ability to prevent any unacceptable risk in connexion with the…
Analysis of DCI Cask Drop Test onto Reinforced Concrete Pad
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. Ito, Y. Kato, S. Hattori, K. Shirai, M. Misumi, S. Ozaki
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In a cask-storage facility, a cask may be subjected to an impact load as a result of a free drop onto the floor because of cask mishandling…
Analysis of Ductile Cast Iron for Spent Fuel Cask
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D. Sakurai, M. Minami
Abstract:
Recently the usage of Ductile Cast Iron (D.C.l.) is expanding in many fields in Japan, and the production of D.C.I. whose thickness is more…
Analysis of German Rail Accident Statistics for Risk Assessments
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H-J. Fett, F. Lange
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The Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety (BMU), Bonn, commissioned the Gesellschaft fUr Anlagen-…
Animation of Environmental Assessment at Sinking of Vessel Transporting Radioactive Materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):N. Watabe, S. Ozaki, K. Noguchi, K. Nakashima, H. Suzuki
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As an island nation Japan relies heavily on sea transportation, particular for the conveyance of radioactive materials. Demographics in…
Application of Advanced Handling Techniques to Transportation Cask Design
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):P. C. Bennett
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Sandia National Laboratories supports the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) applying…
Application of RADTRAN to Estimation of Doses to Persons in Enclosed Spaces*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. S. Neuhauser
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The RADTRAN computer code for transportation risk analysis (Neuhauser and Kanipe, 1992) can be used to estimate doses to persons in…
ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TRANSPORT PACKAGES. THE FRENCH APPROACH TO PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE RISK OF BRITTLE FRACTURE OF MATERIALS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Louis Tanguy, D. Moulin
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The recommendations made by the IAEA in 1985 (IAEA Regulations, 1985) require that applicants seeking approval of type B packages must…
Basic tests on 48Y-Cylinder for Integrity Evaluation
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. Wataru, S. Ozaki, S. Kobayashi, Y. Gomi, A. Kosaki, Hidetsugu Yamakawa, H. Fujiwara
Abstract:
The present IAEA regulations for transport have not yet required fire resistance (800~,30min) for packagings for natural uranium-…
Behaviour of Elastomeric Seals at Low Temperature
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H.-P Weise, H. Kowalewsky, R. Wenz
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The properties of elastomer 0-ring seals (Viton, silicone rubber, EPDM) at low temperature have been investigated by measuring the gas…
Brittle Fracture Tests at Low Temperature for Transport Cask Materials*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Akio Kosaki, Chihiro Ito, Toshiari Saegusa, Taku Arai
Abstract:
The lAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material were revised in 1985, and brittle fracture assessment at low…
Burnup Credit Applications in a High-Capacity Truck Cask*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Jack Boshoven
Abstract:
General Atomics (GA) has designed two legal weight truck (LWT) casks, the GA-4 and GA-9, to carry four pressurized-water-reactor (PWR) and…
BURNUP CREDIT ISSUES IN TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE•
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. C. Brady, T. L. Sanders, K.D. Seager, William H. Lake
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Reliance on the reduced reactivity of spent fuel for criticality control during transportation and storage is referred to as bumup credit.…
Burnup Verification Measurements for Spent Nuclear Fuel
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.I. Ewing
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The U.S. Department of Energy is presently scheduled to begin transport of spent fuel from utility reactor sites to a federal storage…
Certification Test for Safety of New Fuel Transportation Package
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. Aritomi, O. Sugawa, M. Suga
Abstract:
According to the recent development of nuclear energy in Japan, the transportation of various radioactive materials will be ever increasing…