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Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):R.I. Ewing
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A measurement system to verify reactor records for bumup of spent fuel at pressurized water reactors (PWR) has been developed by Sandia…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G. S. Mills, K. S. Neuhauser, F. L. Kanipe
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The transportation risk analysis code, RADTRAN 4 (Neuhauser and Kanipe 1992), computes estimates of incident-free dose consequence and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):W. W. Weston, G. K. Becker, M. J. Connolly, C. J. Marcinkiewicz, J. F. Suermann
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For those generator sites preparing to dispose of their Transuranic (TRU) waste at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), waste assay…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):G.T. Tjersland, T.A. Danner, D.G. Napolitano
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NAC International Inc. (NAC) has developed a dual-purpose transport and storage cask with a capacity of 85 VVER 440 type spent-fuel…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.D. McClure, K. S. Neuhauser, J.D. Smith
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Because of the complexity, volume of data, and calculations required, one preferred ana lytical tool to perfonn transportation risk…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Zander Hollander, Elizabeth G. Lisann
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As the Department of Energy's nuclear weapon's complex shrinks, concern regarding the proliferation of nuclearweapons technology through…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Donald G. Bruckner
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With continuing changes in the world safeguards and security environment the effectiveness of many Laboratory operations depends on…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):John N. Lowe, Garry Hall
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A new vault for plutonium storage has recently been commissioned in the United Kingdom by AWE at Aldermaston. In compliance with recognised…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.R. López Vietri, R.G. Novo
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In addition to electric power, about 800 PBq of cobalt 60 are obtained in Argentina every year from the operation of a CANDU nuclear power…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D.M. Gorber, M.W. Davis, D. Moffett
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Over one million cubic metres of low-level radioactive wastes (LLRW) are currently stored at several locations in the vicinity of the Town…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Steven P. Kadner, Kaluba Chitumbo, Charles Hatcher, Richard Olsen
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This paper describes how electronic identification devices or E-tags could reduce the time spent by IAEA inspectors making nondestructive…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K. Yosida, K. Uchino, S. Fujimaki
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In Japan there are 50 nuclear power plants in operation at 18 sites, generating 41 GW of electricity (Fig.l). Approximately 28,000 low-…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):David C. Swanson, Paul H. Kurtz
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Passive acoustic and seismic sensors have the unique capability for inexpensive non-line-of-sight (NLOS) detection and identification of…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):P. MALESYS, J.L. Catoire
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In June 1992 TRANSNUCLEAIRE has been awarded a contract by SYNATOM, the Belgian nuclear fuel management company, and its engineering…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):E.L. Hoffman, D.J. Ammerman
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In the design of radioactive material transportation packages there are components, such as the impact limiters, that typically undergo…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):T. Yuritzinn, D. Moulin, S. Foglia, M. Bourdette, J.Y. Reculeau
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For the acceptance of the B(U) packages for the transport of radioactive material, the manufacturers must demonstrate their integrity for…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. Zachar, P. Prétesacque
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As consignor on behalf of COG EM A, Nuclear Transport Limited (NTL) is in charge of spent-fuel transports from European power plants (…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):William H. Lake, Dale B. Lancaster
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The methodology submitted on May 31, 1995, to the NRC for performing and applying nuclear criticality safety calculations, for PWR spent…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ronald I. Ewing
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Burnup verification measurements have been performed using the Fork system at Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2, operated by Entergy…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J.T. Mihalczo, T. E. Valentine, P. E. Koehler
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Nuclear Weapons Identification System (NWIS) signatures have been calculated using a Monte Carlo transport code for measurement…