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The Residues Returns Obligations: COGEMA has been using, for decades, its large experience of Reprocessing in both Gas Cooled reactors (GCR…
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The return of HLW to Germany has started in 1996 with the first attribution of 28 glass canisters to German utilities by COGEMA. After…
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actors burn advanced fuel assemblies to higher burnups, the dry storage systems will be required to accommodate higher heat loads. This is…
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The 3-Dimensional Video Motion Detection system (3DVMD) is a stand-alone sensor system developed at Sandia National Laboratories. It…
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In April 2003, Nuclear Fuel Transport Co., Ltd. (NFT) marked the 30th anniversary of its founding. NFT was established in 1973 and in 1978…
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Among the ensemble of biometric technologies employed for identification the use of noninvasive 2D facial recognition has, traditionally,…
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This paper briefly reviews the package testing at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) since 1960 and then examines the trends in the…
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Direct Rail Services (DRS) has been operating since October 1995, following the decision by parent company, British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL),…
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BNFL use spent fuel flasks to transport LWR fuel from reactors in Europe and elsewhere to Sellafield, Cumbria, UK for reprocessing. The…
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The discharge burnups of spent fuel from nuclear power plants keep increasing with plants discharging or planning to discharge fuel with…
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Among the most important tools to improve the effectiveness of export controls are internal compliance mechanisms established within…
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The material control and accountability measurement program at Los Alamos National Laboratory has remained essentially the same for…
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South Africa has an extensive mining industry, with total mineral sales in 2002 being R140 billion and total mineral exports being R110…
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An area of current interest in homeland defense and nuclear safeguards is the application of handheld gamma-ray spectrometers to…
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A recurrent concern in the design of packaging for the transportation of radioactive material is to determine the elastomeric gaskets life…
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Elastomeric seals are a frequently favoured method of sealing Radioactive Material Transport (RMT) packages. The sealing technology has…
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Recent studies on long-term behavior of high-burnup spent fuel have shown that under normal conditions of storage, challenges to cladding…
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A mobile radiation detection system has been designed, assembled and tested. The modular system uses wireless communication to send…
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The IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material [1] contain requirements for contamination limits on packages and…
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The surfaces of packages and conveyances used to transport radioactive materials can sometimes become contaminated with radioactive…