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SHIPPINGPORT REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL AND NEUTRON SIDELD TANK ASSEMBLY PROBABILISTIC WATERBORNE ACCIDENT ASSESSMENT
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):D.L. Becker, D.M. Burgess, M.R. Lindquist
Abstract:
The Shippingport Atomic Power Station reactor was decommissioned at the end of its design life in 1984. The integral reactor pressure…
Simplified Calculation Method for Radiation Dose Under Normal Condition of Transport
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):N. Watabe, S. Ozaki, K. Sato, A. Sugahara
Abstract:
In order to estimate radiation dose during transportation of radioactive materials, the following computer codes are available: RADTRAN,…
Simplified Computer Codes for Cask Impact Analysis
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):T. Ikushima, T. Ishiwata, J. Oshika, K. Asada
Abstract:
Shipping casks for radioactive materials are regulatively required to maintain their integrity against the tests where they are dropped…
Simulation Model for Uranium Recovery Processes
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Thomas Edmunds, Lychin Chang
Abstract:
The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant will suspend production of highly enriched uranium (HEU). Suspension plans require that equipment…
Simulation of High Level Neutron Coincidence Counter
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Ming-Shih Lu, Theodor Teichmann
Abstract:
An algorithm for the simulation of HLNC measurement data on a personal computer (PC) has been developed and is presented in this paper.…
Simulation of Radiation Dose Rate Distributions around Casks in Ships and Vehicles by Using QBF Code for PC-9801 Computer
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Hisao Yamakoshi
Abstract:
It has been believed for a long time that quite a lot of calculation time is unavoidable for the calculation of spatial distribution of…
Simulation Study of Near-real-time Accounting in a Generic Reprocessing Plant
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Rena Whiteson, Andrew Zardecki, C.Alton Coulter
Abstract:
Our simulation program FacSim has been used to estimate balance closure variances for a number of real and proposed nuclear material…
Software Development for the In-situ Readable Ultrasonic Seal System (IRUSS)
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):J. F. Brauneisen, R.R. Shah
Abstract:
The In-Situ Readable Ultrasonic Seal System (IRUSS) is required by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to provide a comprehensive…
Soviet-German Cooperation in Safety Improvements of Spent Fuel Transport Casks
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):B. Schulz-Forberg, Peter Zeisler, B. Droste, A. Kondratiev, Ju. Kozlov, N. Tichinov
Abstract:
The paper gives a survey of the Soviet (Russian)-German activities which started in 1988 with the objective of creating a long-term…
Special Training for Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Radioactive Materials in Germany
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Klaus Ridder
Abstract:
No rule, not even the best, serves its purpose if it is not complied with just because it is not known. This was recognized after a tank-…
Spent Fuel Assembly Dimensions: Condiderations for Cask Designs
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Douglas A. Williamson
Abstract:
When designing casks for the shipment of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF), one of the most important considerations is the external dimensions of…
ST ACE: Source Term Analyses for Containment Evaluations of Transport Casks*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):K.D. Seager, S.E. Gianoulakis, P.R. Barrett, Y.R. Rashid, P.C. Reardon
Abstract:
The containment requirements for the transportation of radioactive material are defined by both International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…
Storage Cask Drop Test on Reinforced Concrete Slab
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Y. Kato, S. Hattori, C. Ito, K. Sirai, S. Ozaki, O. Kato
Abstract:
As of the present, no technical standards have been established to ensure the structural integrity of casks for storing spent fuel. It can…
Strategies for Certifying A Burnup Credit Cask
Type:JNMM
Volume:20
Issue:3
Author(s):William H. Lake, Jack R. Boshoven, Lawrence A Hassler
Abstract:
A new generation of high capacity spent fuel transport casks is being developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the…
STUDY ON SEALING CHARACTERISTICS OF ELASTOMER 0-RINGS UNDER LOW TEMPERATURE
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):M. Ohashi, K. Matsunaga, K. OHSONO, S. HODE, M. Minami, T. Hanada
Abstract:
In the design of the packaging for radi oacti ve materials transport (casks), IAEA's transport regulations require considering, as a…
Suggestions for Improvement of the IAEA Radioactive Materials Transport Regulations
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J. Hamard
Abstract:
The IAEA radioactive material transport regulations (IAEA, 1990) progressively took form between 1960 and 1985 as the result of a series of…
Supporting System in Emergency Response Plan for Nuclear Material Transport Accidents+
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Yoshihiro Nakagome, S. Aoki, Supporting System Research Committee
Abstract:
The development and use of nuclear energy have progressed steadily in Japan, and especially the nuclear power generation has taken an…
Surveying the Transportation of Radioactive Material (STORM) in the U.S.A.*
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):J.D. McClure, Donald Hopkins
Abstract:
A program, Surveying the Transportation of Radioactive Material (STORM), has been initiated to update previous studies of the magnitude and…
Swedish Experiences in Implementing National and International Safeguards
Type:JNMM
Volume:20
Issue:4
Author(s):Monika Eiborn, Per H. Grahn, Anita Nilsson
Abstract:
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards has been applied in Sweden since the early 1970s, and bilateral safeguards since mid…
Synergistic Radar
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Keith Harman
Abstract:
This paper introduces a new (patent pending) approach to the detection of intruders for temporary and permanent, indoor and outdoor,…