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EXPERIENCE WITH QUALIFICATION OF METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES USED AS FIXED NEUTRON ABSORBERS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Marlin Stoltz, William Bracey, Gilles BONNET
Abstract:
Since Transnuclear first introduced the use of boron carbide / aluminum metal matrix composites (MMCs) in the TN-68 storage and transport…
EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES OF PACKAGE TESTING UNDER HYPOTHETICAL ACCIDENT CONDITIONS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Bernahd Droste
Abstract:
The presentation, introducing into the PATRAM 2007 technical sessions, concentrates in one part on the complex considerations for the…
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF DRY STORAGE CASK HEAT TRANSFER
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K.S. Bang, J.C. Lee, K.S. Seo, D.H. Kim, K.H. Lee, D.K. Lee
Abstract:
Spent nuclear fuel generated at nuclear power plants must be safely stored during interim storage periods. A dry storage cask to safely…
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF FREE-STANDING SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASK SUBJECTED TO STRONG EARTHQUAKE
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. Shirai, M. Wataru, T. Saegusa
Abstract:
Concrete cask spent fuel storage system is considered to essentially have an economical advantage and becoming widely used. For vertically…
EXTENSION OF CONTAINER LIFE THROUGH LOW-COST PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENT
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Tim Gleed-Owen
Abstract:
Three sets of ageing containers, approaching the end of their service life in new fuel transport, were discovered to have worn screw…
F2F Storage Facility Monitoring System and Software Integration
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Lada Osokina, Boris Barkanov, Igor Bondar, Egor Terushev
Abstract:
A storage facility with a total area of about 100 square meters was built with a purpose of testing both hardware and software components…
Facilitation of shipments of class 7 radioactive materials
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Irfan Rahim
Abstract:
This paper focuses on the reasons for the denials and delays of shipments of class 7 radioactive materials (RAM), the importance in…
Fast Reactor Recycle Fuel Thermal Load
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Ben Cipiti, JD Smith, Ken Sorenson, Brent Dixon, William Halsey
Abstract:
A series of calculations were performed modeling fast reactor core loadings for conversion ratios varying from 0 to 1 in 0.25 step…
FEED BACK ON THE USE OF THE MX6 AND MX8 MOX FUEL TRANSPORT CASKS
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Gilles Potier, Thierry Lallemant
Abstract:
The MX6 and MX8 casks have been developed by TN International to transport fresh MOX fuel assemblies for either BWRs or PWRs. The MX6 is…
Feedback from the IAEA TranSAS appraisal mission in France
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):David LANDIER
Abstract:
In 2002, France requested the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to organise a mission to assess its organisation for the control of…
FIFTY YEARS INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY: German Contributions to the Development of International Safeguards
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Bernd Richter, Gotthard Stein, Hans Hermann Remagen, Arnold Rezniczek
Abstract:
During the years 2006 and 2007, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been celebrating its 50th Anniversary. This background…
Fifty Years of IAEA: Looking Back; Looking Forward
Type:JNMM
Volume:35
Issue:4
Author(s):James A. Larrimore, Gotthard Stein
Abstract:
Anniversaries are a time for celebration and for reflection.Fifty years—half a century—is a notable period of time. That ishow long the…
Fifty Years of the International Atomic Energy Agency and German Contributions to the Development of International Safeguards
Type:JNMM
Volume:35
Issue:4
Author(s):Hans Hermann Remagen, Arnold Rezniczek, Bernd Richter, Gotthard Stein
Abstract:
During the years 2006 and 2007, the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) has been celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.This background…
Finite Element Mesh Considerations for Reduced Integration Elements
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Gordon S. Bjorkman, Jr., Jason M. Piotter
Abstract:
Finite element models of spent fuel casks and canisters that are typically used in impact and impulse analyses may contain tens of…
FITTING OF GERMANIUM X-RAY ESCAPE PEAKS IN HYBRID DENSITOMETER X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):M. Collins, Norbert Doubek, Herbert Ottmar
Abstract:
A hybrid K-edge/X-ray fluorescence densitometer (HKED) combines information from two highpurity germanium detector systems to determine the…
Five Decades of Safeguards and Directions for the Future: An Australian Perspective
Type:JNMM
Volume:35
Issue:4
Author(s):John Carlson
Abstract:
An effective regime against the proliferation of nuclear weapons isessential to international peace and stability. The maintenance ofan…
FIVE DECADES OF SAFEGUARDS, AND DIRECTIONS FOR THE FUTURE: AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John Carlson
Abstract:
An effective regime against the proliferation of nuclear weapons is essential to international peace and stability. The maintenance of an…
Foreword
Type:JNMM
Volume:35
Issue:4
Author(s):Olli Heinonen
Abstract:
Anniversaries provide a focus for commemoration, reflection, andanticipation. The fiftieth anniversary of the founding of theInternational…
Formal Models for NPT Safeguards
Type:JNMM
Volume:35
Issue:4
Author(s):M. J. Canty, Rudolf Avenhaus
Abstract:
A review of the application of decision and game-theoreticalmodels of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards verificationmeasures as…
FRAM’s Performance as a Function of the Energy Calibration Gain
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Duc T. Vo
Abstract:
The Fixed-Energy Response-Function Analysis with Multiple Efficiency (FRAM) code was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to measure…