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Packages designed to contain radioactive materials for transport or storage must be shown to be leak-tight to certain standards. Tests are…
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In 1986, the International Organization for Standardization asked a group of expertS e~• ~enting some ft.fteen countries to draft a…
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Dynamic and quasi-static quarter-scale model testing was performed to supplement the analytical case presented in the Nuclear Assurance…
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The AIEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material foresee some strong requirements regarding flask maintenance and…
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In the weeks following a reactor shut down, spent fuel is checked to control fuel integrity and to identify leaker fuel assemblies. For…
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Spent fuel casks are generally transported in horizontal position, tied down to the conveyance frame by their handling trunnions. These…
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The IAEA transport regulations ( 1985 edition) are scheduled to be introduced in Japan. New regulations are supposed to be set forth for…
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The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, is planning and developing a…
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The transport of irradiated fuel from the UK's Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors to the reprocessing plant at Sellafield has, up to now, been…
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Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) throughout the nuclear fuel cycle is handled and stored in cylinders which are designed, manufactured, and maint…
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Most of transport packagings for spent fuels have neutron shielding, made of water, resin, etc., which are arranged in a uniform layer in…
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As utilit~s with nuclear power plants face increasing near term spent fuel storage needs, various systems for dry storage such as the…
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In the national and international regulations on the transport of radioactive materials, which are based on the IAEA Regulations for the…
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Here OPAS is the acronym for 11 0perati ons Quality Assurance System for a Radioactive Material Transport Company ... Nuclear Cargo +…
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The \"Excellox\" type flask is operated by Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) and Nuclear Transport limited (NTL) for transporting…
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On account of the risks relevant to irridiated fuel transport between the nuclear power station and the reprocessing plant, COGEMA and the…
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The Department of Energy (DOE) has established procedures for obtaining certification of packagings used by DOE and its contractors for the…
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The Nuclear Regu latory Commission (NRC) has published proposed changes to their current radioactive material transportation regulations(lO…
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Siemens is manufacturing MOX fuel assemblies for use in LWR's. The assemblies have the same geometry as Uranium fuel assemblies. Typically…
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Due to several advantages such as insensitivity against ionizing radiation, elevated temperatures and a favourable ageing behaviour elastic…