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Recalculation of activity concentration limits for an exempt material and activity limits for an exempt consignment prescribed in the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material by BRACCS code
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Takuji Fukuda, Masakiyo Hishida, Shinji Goko
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IAEA Transport Regulations SSR-6 provides basic radionuclide values in Table 2 to classify packages to be used. In the table A1, A2,…
Recent developments in the licensing and manufacturing control procedures of DPCs
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bernd Roith, Stefan Theis
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Recent developments in the licensing and manufacturing control procedures of DPCs BackgroundSince 2001 high active waste and spent fuel is…
Regulatory Testing of a Type B Shipping Container for NCT and HAC
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):O. A. Martinez, M. R. Feldman, A. I. Adeniyi, P. S. Nogradi
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The safe transportation of radioactive material using appropriately designed and certified transportation packages is important to protect…
Requirements for management systems for manufacturing of transport packages: the new revision of BAM-GGR 011 guideline
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Martin Neumann, Olaf Schilling, Christian Kuschke, Andreas Darnstaedt, Sven Schubert, Uve Günther, Frank Willie
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According to IAEA SSR-6 para 306 a management system shall be established and implemented to ensure compliance with the relevant provisions…
Respirable Release Fraction Measurement Chamber (RRFMC)
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Yong Tao, Murray E. Moore, Paul H. Smith, Elizabeth J. Kelly, Tristan Karns, Kirk P. Reeves, Timothy A. Stone, Jude M. Oka
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Respirable Release Fraction Measurement Chamber (RRFMC)LAUR-18-31857Yong Tao, Murray Moore, Kirk Reeves, Tristan Karns, Paul Smith, Tim…
Response Strategies for Radiological Material During Transport
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Commie Byrum, Ken Martin
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The complexity of the response to a radiological security event can be a challenge for law enforcement and other responders, especially for…
Review of dose criteria for transportation of packages in Korea
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Kwang Pyo Kim, Ki Hoon Kim, Jung Hwan Jang, Dae Hyung Cho
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Radioactive materials packages are classified into Type-L, Type-IP, Type-A, Type-B, Type-C, Fissile material and Uranium Hexafluoride…
Review of the A1 and A2 values: development, progress and outcomes.
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Baptiste Louis, Samuel Thomas, Jérémy Bez, Marianne Moutarde, Florence Gauthier, Iain K. Brown, Tiberio Cabianca, Matthew Foster, Janis Endres, Holger Eberhardt, Nobuhiro Hayakawa, Masakiyo Hishida, Thomas Frosio, Philippe Bertreix
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The A1 and A2 values of the Q System described in the advisory material SSG-26 have been devel-oped to provide maximum allowable contents…
Review of the Q-System using Monte-Carlo Simulations
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Holger Eberhardt
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An international working group that is reporting to TRANSSC of IAEA has identified several issues of the current Q-System. The reproduction…
Revision to the DOE Approved NAC-LWT Safety Analyses in Packaging for Shipping Argonne Sodium Bonded Mixed Fission Products as Authorized Contents
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Edward Ketusky
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The requirements imposed on the transport of sodium containing contents are more stringent than the requirements for other contents…
Revisions to Harmonize the Type B and Fissile Material Package Requirements with the Current International Transportation Regulations
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):David W. Pstrak
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Revisions to Harmonize the Type B and Fissile Material Package Requirements with theCurrent International Transportation RegulationsDavid W…
Revisions to the DOE Approved NAC-LWT Safety Analyses Report to Support Shipment of the CEUSP Materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Edward Ketusky
Abstract:
Transportation to support the Consolidated Edison Uranium Solidification Project (CEUSP) material from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL…
Safety Considerations for the Addition of 1S and 2S UF6Cylinder Contents and Air Transport Capability for the Versa-Pac
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Philip Sewell, Alex Clark, Arefaine Wegahta, Andy Langston
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The Versa-Pac is a certified Type A fissile packaging (USA NRC Certificate # USA/9342/AF-96), which has previously been used for the…
Safety Reviews of Transport Container of Radioactive Sources
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Li Guoqiang, Hongchao Sun, Zhuang Dajie, Wang Xuexin, Sun Shutang, Meng Dongyuan
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Some radioactive sources are often used in irradiation industry and radiotherapy, such as co-60, cs-137, i -131, p-32, sm-153, mo-99, sr-90…
Shielding Analysis of the Model 9602 Type B Packaging Design for Disused Radiological Sources
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Dimitrios Kontogeorgakos, Zenghu Han, Yung Liu, James Shuler
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A new compact Type B transportation packaging, designated as Model 9602, is being designed by Argonne National Laboratory researchers for…
Ship building plan for radioactive material transport in NFT
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Hideki Takatsuki
Abstract:
For the domestic sea transport in Japan,application of only one of “The coastal shipping business act” or “The marine transportation Act”…
Shipment of Irradiated HEU Nuclear Fuel from Nigeria to China
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):John Dewes, Igor Bolshinsky, Sandor Tozser, Hamisu Adamu
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The repatriation of the Nigerian Research Reactor 1 (NIRR-1) irradiated highly-enriched uranium (HEU) nuclear fuel core to China was…
Shock Environments for the Nuclear Fuel Transportation System (Transportation Platform, Cask, Basket, and Surrogate Assemblies) during Ocean Transport
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Elena Kalinina, Lucas Lujan, Catherine Wright, Sylvia Saltzstein
Abstract:
In 2017 a team from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) conducted an international 8-month, 9,400-mile test to simulate transportation…
Shock Environments for the Nuclear Fuel Transportation System (Transportation Platform, Cask, Basket, and Surrogate Assemblies) during Rail Transport
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Elena Kalinina, Catherine Wright, Lucas Lujan, Sylvia Saltzstein
Abstract:
In 2017 a team from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) conducted an international 8-month, 9,400-mile test to simulate transportation…
Shock Environments for the Nuclear Fuel Transportation System (Transportation Platform, Cask, Basket, and Surrogate Assemblies) during Specialized Rail Tests
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Elena Kalinina, Catherine Wright, Lucas Lujan, Sylvia Saltzstein
Abstract:
In 2017 a team from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) conducted an international 8-month, 9,400-mile test to simulate transportation…