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An Approach to Documenting Vulnerability Assessments
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):D. Scott, M.P. Billings, C.J. Udell, C.W. Rancher
Abstract:
For the past several years, significant effort has been expended by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractors to prepare Site…
An Assessment of the Potential Impacts on Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Transportation Operations of Applying ICRP Publication 60 Recommendations to Transport Regulations•
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.B. Pope, J.E. Ratledge, G.C. Loud, C.V. Hill
Abstract:
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) provides the worldwide basis for regulating the transportation of radioactive materials, the…
An Economic Evaluation of a Storage System for Casks with Burnup Credit
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Masahiro Mimura, Kazuaki Tsuda, Nobuyuki Yamada, Akio O-iwa
Abstract:
It is generally recognized that casks designed with burnup credit are more economical than those without burnup credit. The higher the…
An Evaluation of Department Of Transportation Specification Packages •
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.E. Ratledge, R. R. Rawl
Abstract:
Specification packages are broad families of package designs developed and authorized by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and…
An Examination of Randomized Inspection Schedules with Respect to Two Detection Criteria
Type:JNMM
Volume:20
Issue:4
Author(s):Jonathan Sanborn
Abstract:
Three broad classes of schemes for randomizing inspection schedules are examined in light of two inspection criteria: average or expected…
An Experimental Examination of the IAEA Fire Test Parameters
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C J Fry
Abstract:
Pool fire tests have been performed at Winfrith Technology Centre for a number of years both to test containers for transporting…
An Integrated Methodology for Sabotage Vulnerability Assessment
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Edmunds
Abstract:
A methodology that provides an estimate of vulnerability to sabotage involving multiple targets in different locations is developed. The…
An Integrated Monitoring System
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Robert L. Martinez, Larry J. Fox
Abstract:
PAPER NOT AVAILABLE. ABSTRACT: Recent network technology has been applied to build a new type of Integrated Monitoring System (IMS). The…
An Investigation of Target Simulation Techniques for Microwave Perimeter Detection Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Edward J. Foley, James Cheal
Abstract:
Microwave systems have been used around perimeters of high security installations for many years. The 30 cm metal sphere has been used as…
ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF TYPE B PACKAGE TIE-DOWN SYSTEMS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. Phalippou, C. Tombini, L. Tanguy
Abstract:
Radioactive material transport packages are designed to retain their ability to prevent any unacceptable risk in connexion with the…
Analysis of DCI Cask Drop Test onto Reinforced Concrete Pad
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. Ito, Y. Kato, S. Hattori, K. Shirai, M. Misumi, S. Ozaki
Abstract:
In a cask-storage facility, a cask may be subjected to an impact load as a result of a free drop onto the floor because of cask mishandling…
Analysis of Ductile Cast Iron for Spent Fuel Cask
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D. Sakurai, M. Minami
Abstract:
Recently the usage of Ductile Cast Iron (D.C.l.) is expanding in many fields in Japan, and the production of D.C.I. whose thickness is more…
Analysis of German Rail Accident Statistics for Risk Assessments
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H-J. Fett, F. Lange
Abstract:
The Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Reactor Safety (BMU), Bonn, commissioned the Gesellschaft fUr Anlagen-…
Animation of Environmental Assessment at Sinking of Vessel Transporting Radioactive Materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):N. Watabe, S. Ozaki, K. Noguchi, K. Nakashima, H. Suzuki
Abstract:
As an island nation Japan relies heavily on sea transportation, particular for the conveyance of radioactive materials. Demographics in…
Anomaly Detection in an Automated Safeguards System Using Neural Networks
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.A. Howell, R. Whiteson
Abstract:
An automated safeguards system must be able to detect an anomalous event, identify the nature of the event, and recommend a corrective…
Application of Advanced Handling Techniques to Transportation Cask Design
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):P. C. Bennett
Abstract:
Sandia National Laboratories supports the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) applying…
Application of IAEA Safeguards in Germany
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):B. Richter, R. Weh
Abstract:
The paper describes the nuclear energy situation in Germany, including the legal boundary conditions for nuclear material safeguards and…
Application of Network Technology to Safeguards and Security Systems
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Charles S. Johnson
Abstract:
Network technology is bringing new dimensions to safeguard and security systems in that the intelligence of these systems can be…
Application of RADTRAN to Estimation of Doses to Persons in Enclosed Spaces*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. S. Neuhauser
Abstract:
The RADTRAN computer code for transportation risk analysis (Neuhauser and Kanipe, 1992) can be used to estimate doses to persons in…
Applications of Radio Frequency Technology to the Control of People and Material in the Nuclear Industry
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Brian W. Martin
Abstract:
Radio frequency technology has been successfully employed in monitoring the movement of dementia patients in the health care industry. This…