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Bounding Estimates of Criticality Effects of Unburned LWR Fuel Assembly Tips for Casks Assuming Bumup Credit
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C.R. Marotta (Retired)
Abstract:
The criticality scenario treated here of a large, (36 PWR Assemblies) dry, spent fuel cask is based on the puncturing and subsequent…
BR-100 Spent Fuel Shipping Cask*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):E.J. McGuinn, P.C. Childress, C.M. Bochard
Abstract:
The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 mandates that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOEr establish an integrated waste management system…
CAR BOMB PROTECTION
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael J. Zilles, Loren J. Evenson
Abstract:
NRC recently changed the security rules for its licensed fuel facilities and power reactors. The fuel facilities must conform with DOE…
CERENKOV LIGHT IMAGES OF IRRADIATED LWR FUEL ASSEMBLIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.J. Young, A. Nilsson, N. Danielsson, J. D. Chen, P. Vodraska, A. Nakaoka
Abstract:
Cerenkov light images from boiling-water reactor (BWR) and pressurized-water reactor (PWR) irradiated fuel assemblies were assessed using…
CERENKOV LIGHT IMAGES OF LWR NON-FUEL ASSEMBLIES
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):G.J. Young, A. Nilsson, N. Danielsson, J. D. Chen, P. Vodraska, A. Nakaoka
Abstract:
A series of tests was performed at a pressurized- water reactor (PWR) and a boiling-water reactor (BWR) in Sweden to study the \"near-…
Chairman's Welcome
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):L. Marmon
Abstract:
Ladies and Gentlemen: This is indeed an honor for me to welcome you to PATRAM '89. It's even a little intimidating. You represent the best…
Challenges of Tomorrow ... Chemistry
Type:JNMM
Volume:18
Issue:1
Author(s):Martin J. Steindler
Abstract:
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Changes in the Annual Dose Limits and Their Potential Impact on the IAEA Transport Regulations
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.L. Biaggio, J.R. López Vietri, R.G. Novo
Abstract:
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has already recommended a change in the annual dose limit for members of the…
Characteristics of Flexible Foams Under Impact Conditions-Density Variation, Analysis and Experiments
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S. Yossifon, M. Szanto
Abstract:
In Part I {Yossifon and Szanto 1987) the authors have fomulated the mathematical model, based on dimensional similarity parameters, to…
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE POTENTIAL GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY SITE AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Michael Voegele, Jean L. Younker, Maxwell B. Blanchard
Abstract:
The amendment to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, passed in 1987, focused the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) high-level nuclear…
CHARACTERIZING YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA: IS IT A SUITABLE SITE FOR A HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY?
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Carl P. Gertz
Abstract:
As mandated by Congress in the amended Nuclear Waste Policy Act, Yucca Mountain, Nevada is currently being studied by the U.S. Department…
Chemometrics/On-Line Measurements
Type:JNMM
Volume:18
Issue:1
Author(s):Patrick E. O'Rourke
Abstract:
The possible future of on-line analytical-quality measurements for improved process control and more timely safeguards measurements is…
Comparison of Analysis Methods for Burnup Credit Applications*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.C. Brady, J.P Renier, C. V. Parks, T. L. Sanders
Abstract:
The current approach used for the development and certification of spent fuel storage and transport casks requires an assumption of fresh…
Comparison of Pad Hardness Study With Drop Test Results
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Robert E. Nickell, Y.R. Rashid
Abstract:
Title 10, Part 71, of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 71) contains requirements for the construction and operation of spent nuclear…
Compliance Assurance and Regulatory Agency's Co-operation in the UK (Benefits Resulting from Co-operation Between the UK Regulatory Enforcing Agencies and the Use of Quality Assurance as a Method of Assuring Compliance)
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C.J. Pecover, B.C. Ross
Abstract:
The impact of the 1985 Edition of IAEA - REGULATIONS FOR THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL - SAFETY SERIES NO 6 (1985) on the…
COMPUTER MODEL FOR PREDICTING NUCLEAR MATERIAL TRACKING SYSTEM PERFORMANCE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):R.P. Eggers, E.W. Giese
Abstract:
The NPROB is a nuclear-material tracking system, computer simulation program developed by the Security Applications Center of the…
COMPUTERIZED PROCEDURE FOR PREPARATION OF SECONDARY STANDARDS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick E. O'Rourke
Abstract:
Laboratory quality control programs depend on the analysis of known standards to judge the accuracy and reliability of the results they…
CONTACTOR INVENTORY VARIATIONS AND NUCLEAR MATERIAL ACCOUNTING FOR REPROCESSING SYSTEMS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Adolph L. Beyerlein, John F. Geldard
Abstract:
This paper reports (i) the extension of the applicability of the simplified contactor inventory estimation model, developed previously for…
Containers Analysis Code of Zero Order (CACOO)-A Basic Design System for Type B Packages
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. Gaspar, G. Benito, J.C. Rey
Abstract:
Very frequently, the principal iSsues that have to be assesed in the design of a type B(U) package are radiation shielding and evaluation…
Containment of Radioactive Powders by Seals
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J. Higson, R.J. Moulton, RA Vaughan
Abstract:
Safety regulations require that the possible loss of radioactive material from a packaging is restricted to very low levels for both normal…