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COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING TO PREDICT WASTE PACAKGE PERFORMANCE UNDER FIRE ACCIDENT CONDITIONS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bill Sievwright, Gordon Turner, Chris Fry
Abstract:
In the UK, NDA is developing a design safety report for the Standard Waste Transport Container (SWTC) for the transport of intermediate…
Concept of Ensuring Information Security in Automated MPC&A Systems Based on the Common Criteria Methodology
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):A.S. Piskarev, Anatoly Shein, Vladimir Lykov, David M. DeVaney
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The issue of ensuring information security in automated MPC&A systems was touched upon in a number of presentations made at previous…
CONCEPTION AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY OF DUAL PURPOSE TRANSPORT CASKS WITH ADVANCED SAFETY
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):V.Z. Matveev, A.I. Morenko, V.I. Shapovalov, A.A. Maslov, V.K. Orlov, A.G. Semenov, V.M. Sergeyev, O.I. Uferov, A.M. Visik
Abstract:
This poster is given up to concept of a new generation of dual-purpose transport casks (transport and temporary storage) with advanced…
Conception of Class “C” package for transportation of spent Russia-made nuclear fuel from research reactors
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):A. Morenko, V. Shapovalov, V.Z. Matveev, V.A. Yakushev, L.V. Barabenkova, ?. Smirnov, S. Komarov, J. Haire, L. Dole, L. Dole
Abstract:
The problem of international transportations of spent nuclear fuel from research reactors (RR SNF) by air becomes presently more and more…
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT OF DBT-CREDITED SECURITY FEATURES AND SECURITY AREAS AT THE Y-12 NATIONAL SECURITY COMPLEX
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ron Gainey, Tom Reed
Abstract:
Like all National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) facilities, the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) is one the best-protected…
CONFINEMENT ANALYSIS OF DUAL PURPOSE METAL CASK SUBJECTED TO IMPULSIVE LOADS DURING HANDLING ACCIDENTS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. Shirai, Hirofumi Takeda, T. Saegusa
Abstract:
Necessity of the interim dry storage of nuclear spent fuel using metal casks has risen year by year. The metal gaskets are used to keep the…
CONSEQUENCES OF A NUCLEAR MATERIAL TRANSPORT SABOTAGE: A GENERAL APPROACH FOR THE CASE STUDY OF SABOTAGE PER USE OF AN ARMOR PIERCING WEAPON
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):B. Autrusson, P. Funk, Olivier Loiseau
Abstract:
In order to predict the consequences of a sabotage act directed against a transport of nuclear material, the present paper is an attempt to…
CONSEQUENCES OF DROP TEST PARAMETER LIMITATIONS FOR SUBSEQUENT PACKAGE DESIGN SAFETY ANALYSIS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Frank Koch, Bernahd Droste, Torsten Krietsch
Abstract:
A drop test result represents only one “point” in the field of parameters, which a package design approval has to consider. One test…
Considerations for Cradle-to-Grave Fuel Services and/or Fuel Leasing Arrangements
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas M. Wood, Richard Goorevich, Matthew Milazzo, Kory Budlong Sylvester
Abstract:
For an expansion of nuclear energy to take hold and gain momentum, confidence in the complete fuel cycle is needed—from the front end to…
CONVERSION OF RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS: STATUS AND CURRENT PLANS
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Nicole Nelson-Jean, Parrish Staples
Abstract:
The Office of Global Threat Reduction’s (GTRI) Conversion Program develops technology necessary to enable the conversion of civilian…
COOPERATION BETWEEN JAPAN AND UNITED STATES ON THE PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Yuichiro Ouchi, John R. Cochran, Takafumi Kitamura, John C. Matter, J. David Betsill, Ken B. Sorenson
Abstract:
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) are conducting a multi-year cooperative research and training…
Cooperation on International Safeguards between IAEA and South Africa
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dietlieb L. Tillwick, Joseph L. Shayi
Abstract:
South Africa started co-operation with the IAEA in the 1960s with facility type agreements (INFCIRC/66) for the SAFARI-1 Research reactor…
Cooperation on International Safeguards Between the IAEA and South Africa
Type:JNMM
Volume:35
Issue:4
Author(s):Dietlieb L. Tillwick, Joseph L. Shayi
Abstract:
South Africa started cooperation with the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) in the 1960s with facility-type agreements(INFCIRC/66)…
CORE CONVERSION OF THE PORTUGUESE RESEARCH REACTOR
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. G. Marques
Abstract:
Core conversion of the Portuguese Research Reactor (RPI) to low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel is being performed within the International…
Country Assessment Methodology for Prioritizing International Nuclear Safeguards Engagement
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Kenneth Apt, Sarah Frazar, Alex Sunshine
Abstract:
The U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement…
CRISIS COMMUNICATION IN RADIOACTIVE TRANSPORTATION OR HOW TO PUT LIPSTICK ON A BULL DOG.
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bernard MONOT
Abstract:
The presentation will elaborate about the challenge of an efficient crisis communication when involved in a radioactive transportation…
Criticality Risks During Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):NULL NULL
Abstract:
Risks during transportation of spent nuclear fuel have been addressed in NUREG/CR-4829, Shipping Container Response to Severe Highway and…
CURRENT ACTIVITIES OF THE ASME SUBGROUP NUPACK
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Gerald M. Foster, D. Keith Morton, Paul McConnell
Abstract:
Current activities of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Section III Subgroup on Containment Systems for Spent Fuel and…
Data Analysis and Interpretation software From solution monitoring towards Near Real Time Accountancy
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):P. Richir, L. Dechamp, L. Duinslaeger
Abstract:
On the international scene, the interest for a (partially) closed nuclear fuel cycle is continuously increasing. As nuclear power will…
DATA CONSISTENCY EVALUATION IN GCEPs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Howell, Jeff Bedell
Abstract:
Data consistency is outlined, and in particular its relationship to real-time mass balancing and to current IAEA concerns. Various Data…