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In 2004, contracting parties to the OECD Paris (and Brussels) Conventions signed Amending Protocols which brought the Paris Convention more…
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In 2012, the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future (BRC) recommended that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) begin “prompt…
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For the transport and interim storage of nuclear material TN International proposes to its customers a wide range of licensed cask design.…
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Transport Container Standardisation Committee (TCSC) been established: “to examine the requirements for the safe transport of radioactive…
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According to the IAEA transport regulation, the nuclear criticality safety demonstration for a package containing fissile materials must…
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Risks of transporting radioactive materials can be estimated using the program and code RADTRAN (Neuhauser, et al., 2000; Weiner, et al.,…
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For AREVA, a world leader in the nuclear industry, operation performance is necessarily tied to the absolute compliance with requirements…
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Uncertainties related to meeting packaging and transportation regulatory criteria are increasing as commercial used nuclear fuel (UNF) is…
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Rubbers are widely used as main sealing materials for containers for low and intermediate level radioactive waste and as additional…
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ISO International Standards provide guidance and promote best practice for tackling many of today’s global challenges. They strive to…
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NRC Standard Review Plan for Transportation Packages for Radioactive Material, NUREG- 1609, suggests that the flux-to-dose conversion…
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For more than 25 years, AREVA TN has been organizing worldwide transportation of MOX fuel assemblies. As MOX fuel assemblies are partially…
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Worldwide, commercial quantities of UF6 are stored and shipped in special steel cylinders of primarily 30 inch and 48 inch diameter. In…
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Research reactors and laboratories are centers of innovation and productivity for nuclear science and technology. Their work is essential…
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After a new edition of the IAEA Transport Regulations is published the United Nations SubCommittee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous…
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In context with approval design tests, the IAEA regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material specify tests for demonstrating…
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The French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) analyzed the feedback from all inspections and events related to transport between 2007 and 2011…
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Nuclear material inventories are increasingly being transferred to interim storage locations where they may reside for extended periods of…
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Certified packaging designs are defined by the packaging certification or licensing drawings, which are usually part of the formal safety…
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CEA is a technological and research organisation that has an extensive experience in designing, manufacturing, licensing and operating of…