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Author(s):Christopher S. Bajwa, Harold E. Adkins, Judith M. Cuta
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On July 18, 2001, a freight train carrying hazardous (non-nuclear) materials derailed and caught fire while passing through the Howard…
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Author(s):Mahendra J. Shah, Daniel T Huang, Jack Guttmann
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The United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) is responsible for licensing commercial spent fuel storage and transportation…
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Author(s):Tomas Martinez López
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In order to include measures of security in the \"Regulation for the safe transport of radioactive material\" IAEA, ST-1 within the, \"…
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Author(s):Makoto Hirose, Masanori Aritomi, Toshiari Saegusa, Toshiaki Hayashi, Tomoyuki TAKEDA, Kazunari Onishi, Kazuo Kawakami
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Since June 1997 the standards/specifications and inspection/certification of various products in Japan have been reviewed by Ministries and…
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Author(s):J. S. Hughes, MT. Lizot, S. Trivelloni, G. Schwarz, J. van Hienen
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Radioactive materials of natural or artificial origin are of widespread use across the world and are transported within and between…
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Author(s):Cecil V. Parks, John C. Wagner
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Allowing credit for the reduction in reactivity associated with fuel depletion can enable more cost-effective, higher-density storage,…
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Author(s):Fumitaka Watanabe, Miyuki Igarashi, Tamotsu Nomura, Yoshihiro Nakagome
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When a transportation accident occurs, all entities including the shipper, the transportation organization, local governments, and…
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Author(s):Hiroyuki Tsuji, Daiichiro Ito, Kouichi Fujinami, Kouichi Yamamoto, Tatsuo Suyama
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We manufactured a full-scale mock-up ventilated concrete cask and carried out thermal experiments under various conditions. All measured…
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Author(s):Manfred Baden, Thilo Nitz
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The purpose of quality assurance measures in the manufacture of packagings for radioactive materials is to ensure that the series sample…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):C. V. Parks, C.M. Hopper
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The U.S. experience in applying the fissile exceptions from the 1996 Edition of ST-1 has 1) identified concerns regarding the potential for…
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Author(s):Shuhei Kuri, Toshihiro Matsuoka, Junichi Kishimoto, Daiichi Ishiko, Yuichi Saito, Tadashi Kimura
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MHI have been developing 5 types of spent nuclear fuel transport and storage cask (MSF cask fleet) as a cask line-up. In order to…
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Author(s):Peter C. Purcell, Maurice Dallongeville
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For the transport of low enriched materials, criticality safety may be demonstrated by applying pessimistic modelling assumptions that…
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Author(s):Earl P. Easton, Sylvain Faille
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This paper presents the advantages of adopting well-documented standardized review practices for reviewing Type B package designs. The US…
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Author(s):Craig Smith, Stefan Stojko
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Historically, Finite Element (FE) analyses of water-filled transport flasks and their payloads have been carried out assuming a dry…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Uwe Zencker, Karsten Müller, B. Droste, Roland Rödel
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BAM is the German responsible authority for the mechanical and thermal design safety assessment of packages for the transport of…
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Author(s):Sperlich Jürgen, Herman Sannen
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The purpose of this presentation is to share the return of experience of Transnubel after a period of nearly 3 years operation of the BG18…
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Author(s):Gordon S. Bjorkman
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The buckling analysis of fuel rods during an end drop impact of a spent fuel transportation cask has traditionally been performed to…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bill Sievwright, Paul Dixon, Chi-Fung Tso
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United Kingdom Nirex Limited (Nirex) is responsible for providing the United Kingdom with safe, environmentally sound and publicly…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Norman M. Meinert, Li Xiaoqing
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In two and a half years, government regulatory agencies and contractors from three countries worked together to design, license, fabricate…
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Author(s):Emmanuel JACOB, Jacques AGUILAR
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About 300,000 radioactive material packages are transported annually in France. Most consist of radioisotopes for medical, pharmaceutical…