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Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Denis Aubin
Abstract:During the construction phase of Gentilly-2 (1978), Hydro-Quebec the owner/operator, and AECB (Canadian Atomic Energy Control Board) came…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A. W. Carriker, K. F. Eckerman
Abstract:The ability to detect radioactive material released at accidents during transportation or at fixed facilities is of concern to emergency…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):S. Pandimani
Abstract:Risk assessment in various staaes of nuclear fuel cycle is still an active area of Nuclear safety studies. From the results of risk…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.R Hurd, C. Bonner, H.C. Staley, C. A. Ostenak, T. W. Coressel
Abstract:ROBOCAL, presently being developed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is a full-scale prototypical robotic system for remotely…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K.T. Ziehlke, C.R. Barlow
Abstract:Large steel cylinders for shipment and storage of uranium hexafluoride have been in production since about 1951, in support of the United…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C.R. Chapman
Abstract:Whilst this is the 9th International Symposium on Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials (P A TRAM) and has been publicized…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Zendel
Abstract:The safeguards approach for automated mixed oxide (MOX) plants is presented which includes the following safeguards measures: — In—line NDA…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John L. Jaech, Marian Donoho
Abstract:The formula that is in common usage at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) when calculating sample sizes for inspection by…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. V. Parks
Abstract:Accurate criticality, shielding, and heat transfer analysis of shipping casks containing spent fuel or high-level waste (HLW) can be a…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G.C. Mok, T.Y. Lo, M.C. Witte, R.C. Chun
Abstract:SCANS is a computer program developed for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy for making confirmatory…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ivan G. Waddoups
Abstract:The Department of Energy (DOE) established the seals task force in 1986 to scope the extent of seals problems, develop guidelines and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Donald G. Bruckner
Abstract:ABSTRACT This paper is based on the practical application of Security System Engineering (SSE) during conceptualization, design and…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A.H. Wells, T.C. Thompson, T.L. Liu, C. Chuang, L.W. Ball
Abstract:Previous cask design experience indicates that the stress analysis and structural stability evaluation of the cask inner shell is a key…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William Boyle
Abstract:Centralized monitoring and control systems for security at nuclear material sites have been in use for many years but increasing demands…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.H. Watmough, A.J. Cooper
Abstract:British Nuclear Fuels plc has for some years been engaged in the transportation of irradiated nuclear fuel from LWR sites in Japan and…
Type:JNMM
Volume:18
Issue:1
Author(s):Glenn T. Seaborg
Abstract:The discovery of the transuranic element now known as plutonium and its subsequently scaled-up production during the Manhattan Project…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):T. Ikushima, Suguru Hode
Abstract:In the drop impact analyses for r ad ioactive material shipping casks, it has become possible to perform them in detail using interaction…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.C. Rey, G. Benito
Abstract:In the design of casks for radioactive materials transportation, computer simulation plays an important role. Radiological shielding and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. M. Pope
Abstract:The West Valley Project is currently performing a spectrum of operations which are demonstrating that nuclear waste can be safely…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):P. Pretesacque, F. Corny
Abstract:From several years decades FRANCE has gained a very important experience in numerous parts of the nuclear field . This experience devoted…