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Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):V.I. Dudai, A.D. Kovtun, V.Z. Mateev, A.I. Morenko, V.M. Nilulin, V.I. Shapovalov, V.A. Yakushev, V.S. Bobrovsky, V.V. Rozhkov, A.M. Agapov, A.S. Kolesnikov
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Every year in Russia, a large amount of domestic and international transportation of fresh nuclear fuel (FNF) used in Russian and foreign…
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Author(s):Ronny Perez-Kretschmer, Karl Klein
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n order to achieve higher heat dissipation, the outer surface area of the transport and storage cask for radioactive material is increased…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Wenzel Brücher, Marina Röwekamp, Volker Kunze
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The thermal environment of a hypothetical large indoor hydrocarbon pool fire is more complex compared to outdoor fires and can be more…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Caroline Mollat du Jourdin, Daniel LACROIX
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Safety of our packages and operations is our first concern to ensure protection for people and the environment. Environmental impact…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M.T.M. Brittinger, Michael E. Wangler
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Man has been using radioactive materials for more than a century in ever-increasing numbers and types of applications, making them…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. DOUCET, N. Comte, M. LANDRIEU, S. Zheng
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For more than 25 years, FRAMATOME ANP has been delivering fuel elements to various French and foreign NPP sites including Belgium, China,…
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Author(s):Thierry LALLEMANT, Luc MARIEN, Roland Wagner, Werner Jahreiss, Werner Jahreiss, Horst TSCHIESCHE
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The MX6 packaging developed by COGEMA LOGISTICS replaces the BWR SIEMENS packaging and SIEMENS III packaging for the transport of either…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Maurice Dallongeville, Jürgen WERLE, Gerard McCreesh
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BNFL Nuclear Sciences and Technology Services and COGEMA LOGISTICS started in the year 2000 a joint project known as FIP (Fuel Integrity…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Naoki Kumagai, Naoyuki Ishida, Masaya Ootsuka, Mamoru Kamoshida, Takeshi Hiranuma, Seigo Doumori, Tadahiro Hoshikawa, Masashi Shimizu, Jun Kashiwakura, Makoto Hayashi
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Hitachi has been developing dual-purpose metal casks for transport and storage of spent nuclear fuels. The Hitachi cask, HDP69B can store…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Yuzo Machida, Daisuke Shimakura
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On September 30, 1999, a criticality accident occurred at the uranium processing facility of the JCO Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Holger Völzke, Günter Wieser, Uwe Zencker, Linan Qiao, Viktor Ballheimer
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The development of new methods in analysing package designs by using the finite element method (FEM) is of increasing importance. Package…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Marco Wilmsmeier
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With over 25 years of experience in the design, manufacturing, assembly and loading of CASTOR® casks, GNS is one of the worldwide leading…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Nancy L. Osgood
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International Atomic Energy Agency transportation regulations are reviewed and revised on a periodic basis as new technical and scientific…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Edmund Morgan-Warren
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Approval is required under the transport regulations for a wide range of package designs and operations, and applications for competent…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Sabine König, Rudolf Diersch
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The CONSTOR® steel-sandwich cask was developed as a cost-effective design by using conventional mechanical engineering technologies and…
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Author(s):Christian WAETERLOOS
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It is a great pleasure for me to speak at this conference, which certainly represents one of the key events in the area of the transport of…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Lyn Farrington
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The transport of fissile nuclear fuel cycle materials is an international business and for international shipments the regulations require…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):David T. Tang, Jack Guttmann, Brian J. Koeppel, Harold E. Adkins
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The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) is responsible for licensing spent fuel storage and transportation systems. A subset of this…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald Pope
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Questions are frequently asked regarding the source of some of the package test requirements in the Transport Regulations, the philosophy…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):B. DESNOYERS, Yeves Chanzy
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The IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, were historically established with the objective to reduce the…