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Experimental Determination of Resuspension from Surface Contaminated Objects in Severe Mechanical Accident Conditions and Conclusions Regarding Transport Safety
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ingo Reiche, Wilhelm Dunkhorst, Wolfgang Koch, Florentin Lange
Abstract:
Solid objects that are not radioactive by themselves but contaminated by radioactive material on their surface may be classified for…
External dose rate analysis of the new DN30 package for the transport of UF6
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Maik Hennebach, Franz Hilbert
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The DN30 package was developed by DAHER NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES GmbH (DAHER NT) for the transport of enriched commercial grade and reprocessed…
Feedback from IAEA TRANSSC Working Group and Technical Expert Group on Criticality
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Mathieu Milin, Dennis Mennerdahl, Bruno Desnoyers, Benjamin Ruprecht, Daiichiro Ito, Sam Darby, David Pstrak, Bingbing Song, Vladimir Ershov
Abstract:
One of IAEA's missions is to establish model regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material by all modes. The transport…
Fire reference test for IAEA package thermal testing in a propane gas fire test facility
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Martin Feldkamp, Thomas Quercetti, Frank Wille
Abstract:
Packages for the transport of radioactive materials shall withstand severe accidents. Therefore, the IAEA regulations define different test…
Fire tests of RAM packages and containers under high thermal loads
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Karsten Müller, Thomas Quercetti, Jörg-Peter Borch
Abstract:
Fire testing is an essential part of the hypothetical, cumulative mechanical and thermal test conditions that shall guarantee package…
First transport of type B(U) packaging for hotlabs
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Wim Boeckx, Robby Vandendries, Xavier Van Mierloo, Amir Arsalan Hushyar Yazdian
Abstract:
Research labs worldwide investigate radioactive materials that come from and go to nuclear power plants or research reactors. This can be…
Fissile Material Minimization through Packaging & Removal of Weapons Usable Plutonium Fuel Materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Kerry A. Dunn, Gregory T. Chandler, Dan R. Leduc, Steve Bellamy, Timothy J. Aucott, Dennis Vinson, Natraj C. Iyer, Ross Matzkin-Bridger, Sarah L. Dickerson, Hioki Kazumasa, Yamamura Tsukasa
Abstract:
The pace of fuel cycle research with plutonium materials worldwide has decreased significantly over the last two decades and a number of…
Fleet of Type B packaging for low level radioactive waste shipments
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Nicolas Guibert, Michael Valenzano, Sandrine Toupiol, David Ohayon
Abstract:
The United States have already announced around 20 reactor shutdown and many more in the next 10 year. Financial constraints on plant…
Fracture Mechanical Analysis of a Cylindrical Cast Iron Cask
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Uwe Zencker, Linan Qiao, Holger Völzke
Abstract:
The safety evaluation of cask components made of ductile cast iron includes investigations to prevent brittle fracture. Generally, ductile…
French requirements for the design, manufacture and use of bolts and screws equipping packages for the transport and storage of radioactive material
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Alan Carcreff, Benoit ECKERT, Bernard Monnot, Didier Hamoniaux, Chrystel Moniez-Perrin, Thierry Grunenwald, Thierry Delon, Michel Santini, Mickael Lemoine, Stéphane Nallet, Anne-Cécile Jouve, Marianna Moutarde
Abstract:
In order to guarantee the good behavior of components important for safety in all conditions of transport, a specific attention should be…
GE Model 2000 Transport Package - Past, Present, and Future
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Erik Kirstein, Christopher Kmiec
Abstract:
The GE Model 2000 Radioactive Material Transport Package (GE2000) was developed at Vallecitos Nuclear Center and is designed to transport…
Geofence System for ARG-US TRAVELER during RAM Shipment
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Lucas Vander Wal, Brian Craig, Kevin Byrne, Yung Liu, James Shuler
Abstract:
A server-based geofence program has been developed for the ARG-US TRAVELER to enable establishment of a virtual geographic boundary for a…
Government and Industry Cooperation to Strengthen Transport Security
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Rick Rawl, Ken Martin
Abstract:
The US National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Radiological Safety has initiated the formation of a government and industry…
Graduate Certificate in Nuclear Packaging at the University of Nevada, Reno
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Miles Greiner, Yung Y. Liu, James M. Shuler
Abstract:
In 2015, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) Mechanical Engineering Department began offering a 9-credit, regionally accredited Graduate…
Helium Leak Testing Requirements and Experiences on Transport and Storage Casks for Interim Storage in Switzerland
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Simone Flechsig, Nelson Catoja, Frank Peter, Ulla Röder-Roith
Abstract:
This paper provides an overview of the actual surveillance requirements of the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate, ENSI, relating to…
High Burnup Spent Fuel Dry Storage Research Project
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Keith Waldrop, Don McGee, Dave Tomlinson
Abstract:
The Department of Energy and the Electric Power Research Institute are conducting a large scale, long term, dry storage cask research and…
Horizontal 30 cm Drop Test of 1/3 Scale ENSA ENUN 32P Dual Purpose Cask
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Elena A. Kalinina, Douglas J Ammerman, Carissa Grey, Michael Arviso, Sylvia Saltzstein, Frank Wille, Thomas Quercetti, Alejandro Palacio, Ismael Fernandez Perez, Nicholas Klymyshyn, Steven Ross
Abstract:
SNL in collaboration with PNNL, BAM (Germany), and ENSA (Spain) conducted two 30 cm drop tests of a 1/3 scale cask. The tests took place in…
How to do it right: U.S. Western State perspectives on highly radioactive materials transportation
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Melanie K. Snyder, WIEB High-Level Radioactive Waste Committee
Abstract:
In the US, most of the existing or proposed radioactive waste storage and disposal sites are located in the West. Western states'…
Human and organizational factors in the transport of radioactive materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Xavier Knemp, Bich Thuy Nguyen, Sophie Beauquier, Sarah Fourgeaud, Marianne Moutarde, Anne-Cécile Jouve, Jean-Paul Daubard
Abstract:
The analysis of events related to the transport of radioactive materials shows that most of them are not only due to technical issues, but…
IAEA Guidance on Managing the Interface between Safety and Security for Normal Commercial Shipment of Radioactive Material
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):David Ladsous, Michael C. Shannon, Ronald B. Pope, Christopher S. Bajwa
Abstract:
Regulations governing the safe transport of radioactive material have been developed and maintained at the international and national…