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Author(s):Ruth F. Weiner, Douglas J Ammerman
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The NRC has recently completed an updated Spent Fuel Transportation Risk Assessment, NUREG-2125. This assessment considered four types of…
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Author(s):Rick Springman
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The Forced Gas Dehydrator System (FGD) is a standalone piece of equipment designed for efficient removal of water from sealed casks and…
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Author(s):K. Shirai, K. Kanazawa, S. Kawaguch
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After the nuclear accident occurred on March 11, 2011, strict safety technical requirements on nuclear facilities were issued by Japanese…
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Author(s):Marc Flynn
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LLW Repository Ltd is the UK’s primary Low Level Waste (LLW) repository since the 1940s and has been subjected to many strategic changes…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Walter Völzer, Marc Schäfer, Erkan Rumanus, Ralph Liedtke, Frank Brehmer
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For packages of the CASTOR® type, according to the requirements of IAEA, the mechanical integrity for 9-m drop tests under accident…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.E. Buchelnikov, M.D. Shugaeva, V.N. Ershov
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The high-activity radioactive materials are rarely transported in Type B packages by air. It is a rather new mode of their shipment for all…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Mike Yaksh, Ph.D., PE, Suresh Babu, Ph.D.
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Transfer of spent fuel from the spent fuel pool to concrete casks for long term storage can be accomplished by a variety of designs. In the…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Akikazu KITAGAWA, Yosuke YAMAZAKI, Junya YAMADA, Kazurori KUSUNOK, Tomohiro TANAKA, Akio OIWA, Ryoji ASANO
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In the long-term operation of austenitic stainless steel canister, the possibility of stress corrosion cracking (SCC) by chloride, are…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ki Hyun Kim, Jae Bum PARK, Seong Youn JO, Wan Ki Yoon
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From a radiation safety point of view, License Exempted Nuclear Material (LENM) is approved when there is no radiation hazard to the public…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Yoshinobu Morimoto
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Hitachi Zosen has long experience of development, design, analysis, fabrication, test, inspection, and delivery on spent fuel casks more…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Tiberio Cabianca, Mike Harvey, Alison Jones, Mike Potter
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The transport regulations published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) form the basis for the regulation of the transport of…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Nancy Capadona, Kasturi Varley, Christopher Bajwa, Manuel Recio, Daniela Caratas, J. Miguel Roncero Martín
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The IAEA, through its Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP), has provided assistance aimed to enhance the capabilities of its Member States…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Gheorghe VIERU, PhD
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Amid growing international awareness of the threat of malicious acts involving nuclear materials, it is the responsibility of governments…
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Author(s):Fumito Shigeyoshi, Takao Shirakura, Masahiko Ouchi, Kiyoshi Takahama
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Regarding a safety evaluation of a spent fuel package, it was reported that several times of acceleration occurs to the contents compared…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Fabien Carteron, Hélène Simon, Gilles Rampal, Emmanuel Rigaut
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The CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) has developed a new package (called DE25) for transportation of medium…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Alexia Favre
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In the early 90´s enriched uranium ashes were transported from the USA to France in 860 inner drums DOT 7A and outer drums of type DOT 17H…
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Author(s):Frank Nitsche, Frank-Michael Börst, Ingo Reiche
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The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS - Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz) is the competent authority for package design approval for…
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Author(s):Stanley D. Moses, Igor Bolshinsky
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U.S. President Barak Obama has spearheaded an international effort to strengthen global nuclear materials security and prevent nuclear…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Jean-Yves Reculeau, Ann-Margreth Eriksson-Eklund, Richard R. Rawl, Kimberly Anderson
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The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Office of Nuclear Security has been working cooperatively with the U.S. Department of…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Betty Bonnardel-Azzarelli, Jan van Aarle
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The IAEA Transport Regulations originated in 1961 and have developed over the past 50 years. Several editions have been issued but the…