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Abstract:A rubber gasket is used as the sealing material for the hermetic boundary of spent nuclear fuelcasks. However, instead of a rubber gasket,…
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Abstract:Nuclear material and radioactive material are routinely and regularly transported around the world, in all regions, using multiple modes of…
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Abstract:It is crucial that emergency responses be readied in advance to protect the public against accidents which may occur in the transport of…
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Abstract:The objective of the shock and vibration testing program is to quantify mechanical loads on fuel assembly components that would occur…
Establishing and Sustaining a Compliance Assurance Regime for Transport Safety in IAEA Member States
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Abstract:1. BackgroundWith the increasing volume of domestic and international transport of radioactive material, each State should establish…
Establishing of a Monitoring Process to Support Long-running Package Approvals of Dual Purpose Casks
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Abstract:According to the German Atomic Energy Act, the safe storage of the irradiated nuclear fuel in transport and storage casks inside interim…
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Abstract:Despite today’s increasingly more reliable operation of nuclear power plants, failed fuel rods exist in all Swedish nuclear power plants.…
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Abstract:The requirement for a 200 m water submersion test for irradiated fuel packages was originally added to the 1985 edition of the Regulations…
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Abstract:The aim of the present work is to assess the risk of explosion in closed containments used for the transportation of nuclear materials or…
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Abstract:In Japan, Nuclear Power Plant facilities must be protected against the tornado missile impact prescribed by regulatory requirement amended…
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Abstract:The World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) has a long-standing Uranium Concentrate Working Group. This group has developed a first good…
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Abstract:The RT-100 type B(U) package was briefly presented at PATRAM 2013 as a solution to solve delays and disruptions that had occurred in the…
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Abstract:Spent fuel storage using Dry Storage Cask (DSC) in Japan has been experienced approximately for 20 years since 1995. In addition to the…
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Abstract:Within the framework of a technical investigation for packaging protection structures assessment, a series of inclined pin-puncture drop…
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Abstract:Scientific and Engineering Centre for Nuclear and Radiation Safety (SECNRS) is technical support organization of the Federal Environmental…
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Abstract:Equipos Nucleares, S.A. (ENSA) has contracted with Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) to design the impact limiters for the ENUN 24P…
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Abstract:Spent fuel (SF) must be stored until an end point such as reprocessing or deep geological disposal is implemented. Selection and…
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Abstract:The Great East Japan Earthquake caused substantial damage to complex socio-technical system sessential for modern life. For preventing such…
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Abstract:Kobe Steel, Ltd. (KSL) started fabricating TN12 transport casks used for spent fuel transportation in 1978. After that, various types of…
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Abstract:Recyclable Fuel Storage Center is the first spent fuel interim storage facility at far from reactor site in Japan. This facility adopts dry…