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This paper describes the operating experience and lessons learned at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sites as a result of an evaluation of…
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The UX-30 package is an essential package to support international transport flows of enriched UF6 between enrichment facilities and fuel…
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The current inventory of used nuclear fuel assemblies (UNFAs) from commercial reactor operations in the United States totals approximately…
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For 50 years, AREVA TN has been performing up to 250 shipments/year of used fuel assemblies in Europe and in the world, mainly for…
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In 2012 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) published a revision to the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive…
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An International Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Radioactive Material was held in October 2011, and a follow-up Technical…
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Spent nuclear fuel is generated from the operation of nuclear reactors and needs to be safely managed following its removal from reactor…
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Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) occupies a unique position in the French research landscape works, where it is now the major actor…
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In Germany, the Atomic Energy Act regulates the disposal of spent fuel in a way that it has to be disposed of as radioactive waste in a…
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Despite today’s increasingly more reliable operation of nuclear power plants, damaged fuel rods exist in many nuclear power plants.…
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Every year, about 400 000 m3 of low activity radwastes coming from dismantling and sanitation projects are produced in France representing…
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In the framework of the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return (RRRFR) Program US DOE and Russian organizations have developed the first…
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The purpose of this study is to explore the key mechanisms responsible for the effectiveness of General Plastic’s radioactive material…
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Small drum-type Type B shipping radioactive material packages often include materials such as polyurethane foam inside their containment…
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Spent nuclear fuels (SNF) of Japan have been transported by sea under an exclusive vessel with high seaworthiness. A high level of safety…
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Return of empty Type B (U) packages must be seen as a very regular type of air shipments moved by commercial airlines and integrators. A…
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This paper was withdrawn because of discussions about routine conditions of transport during international meetings at IAEA shortly before…
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The LSA-II and LSA-III material requirements were introduced into the IAEA Transport regulations in the early 70s and revised in the 80s of…
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Guidelines for radiation shielding evaluation by Monte Carlo method was designed and developed for practical radiation shielding for…
PROTECTING AGAINST CORNER IMPACTS: SENSITIVITIES DISCOVERED DURING A RAIL CASK IMPACT LIMITER DESIGN
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Type B packages for the transportation of radioactive materials must remain “essentially leak tight” under severe regulatory accident…