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Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):H.R. Yoshimura, S.W. Attaway, D. R. Bronowski, W.L. Uncapher, M. Huerta, D.G. Abbott
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This paper describes the drop testing of a one-third scale model transport cask ~::tern. Two casks were supplied by Transnuclear, Inc. (TN…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D.R. Doman, A.T. Kee
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Development of the 90,700 Kg (100 ton) 140-B Rail/Barge cask for OCRWM requires satisfying at least the following simultaneous and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Aparo, P. Zeppa, F. Bevacqua
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Counting neutrons emitted by spontaneously fissioning plutonium isotopes is a means for determining plutonium content in samples.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):E. Elias, S. Kaizermann, S. Fiarman
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A three dimensional (3-D) heat transfer computer code was developed to study and optimize the design parameters and to better understand…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Bavlish, Joe Brennan
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In today's performance-oriented industrial environment, demands for consistent, reliable, and profitable service are dictating that…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.J. Rennich, L.G. Medley, C.R. Attaway
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The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is supporting the USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) in developing a…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J. M. Shuler
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the radiation dose to drivers of vehicles carrying radioactive materials shipments by highway.…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Renis, R. Saleh, R.A. AI-Ayat, C.J. Patenaude
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We are developing a comprehensive tool for evaluating the effectiveness of safeguards and security systems against theft of special nuclear…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T.O. Hunter, J.R. Tlllerson, A.L. Stevens
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The Yucca Mountain Project recently completed a conceptual design for a nuclear waste repository at the Yucca Mountain site. This…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):James K. Sprinkle, T.L. Brumfield
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The transfer of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) between facilities is an activity that appears to be particularly vulnerable to theft or…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Ohtani, S. Takahashi, M. Seya
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Handling of the more SNM in a facility requires the more inspection activities. For facility operator, plant down time caused by other…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.L. Fish, B.D. Butler
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A unique concept for corrosion-resistant containers for storing and disposing of low-level radioactive, mixed and toxic wastes has been…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Matter, Tom Cousins, R.A. Al-Ayat
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This paper demonstrates the use of the Analytic System and Software for Evaluating Safeguards and Security. ASSESS is an integrated…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):T. Ohtani, S. Takahashi, Y. Yamamoto, M. Seya, S. Inose
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Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Develoment Corporation (PNC) constructed a new MOX fuel fabrication facility, Plutonium Fuel Production…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.H. Wells, J.M. Viebrock, A. Onodera, A. Nishikawa
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Nuclear Assurance Corporation has designed a high capacity storage cask, which was built by Hitachi Zosen of Japan and delivered to…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S.W. Attaway, H.R. Yoshimura
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Wood is often used as the energy absorbing material in impact limiters, because it begins to crush at low strains, then maintains a. near…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Francis X. Haas, Ardon L. Tindall
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An assay device is described which was designed and tested at Rocky Flats Plant to separate weapons grade plutonium waste into low-level…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Mary R. Abramczyk
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At the Savannah River Plant, the separations areas are not equipped with automated accountability systems, therefore accountability is…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.M. Madsen, W.L. Uncapher, D. R. Bronowski, D.R. Stenberg
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The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA) tasted the US. Department of Energy (DOE) with establishins and operatina a comprehensive,…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William Hale, C. S. Johnson
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A Modular Video Authentication System (MVAS) has been designed for use with almost any video surveillance system. MVAS hardware is a…