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Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Mark Dunning, Darren Sturdy
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The approval of nuclear transport packages requires the demonstration of performance against the regulatory tests. This has typically…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Vijay Bhatti
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The U.K Government has a strategic objective to consolidate fissile materials onto a single site. Inventory includes unused and spent Fast…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Alejandro Palacio, Ismael Fernandez, Rafael Gonzalez Garmendia, Guillermo Calleja
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Equipos Nucleares S.A., S.M.E. (ENSA) together with the support of the national labs from Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Pacific…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Shaun D. Clarke, Marc L. Ruch, Angela Di Fulvio, Sara Pozzi, William Steinberger
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A novel prototype handheld neutron scatter camera (NSC) composed of eight stilbene bars coupled to C-Series SensL silicon photomultipliers…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Garrett Moyers
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Macroencapsulation for Shipping and Dispositioning Mixed WasteGarrett MoyersTetra Tech CES HEIThe Macroencapsulating Bagging method for…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Dunbar Lockwood, Mark W Goodman, J. Stephen Adams
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This paper will explore potential new methods to strengthen the safeguards approach for research reactors. Interest in this topic was…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Serge Gorlin, Natanael Bruno, Ulric Schwela, John Mulkern
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The phenomenon of delay and denial of shipments, the non-acceptance of radioactive material by transport companies and ports even when…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Sylvia J. Saltzstein, Ned Larson, Brady Hanson
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The U.S Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Spent Fuel and Waste Storage and Transportation (SFWST) program is…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Richard Meehan, Peter Dessaules, Ali Tabatabai
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Management of Foreign Obligated Nuclear Material in the United StatesU.S. nuclear cooperation in peaceful uses of nuclear energy with other…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Patrick Jacot, Mark Healy, Therese Donlevy
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The nuclear material transport of nuclear material from one sidepart of the world to the opposite part always presents some challenges and…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Hervé RIPERT, Damien Sicard, Frédéric Nicodème, Pierre Cavelius, Stéphane Nallet
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For B(U)-F packages, IAEA 96 regulation requires no brittle fracture risk down to - 40°C for containment system and multiple high standard…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Paul Whitney, Matthew Oster, Romarie Morales Rosado
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in 1967 with a mission to develop and deploy safeguards technologies and…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Thierry MIQUEL, Florian Darras, Marc Lestang, Nicolas Valendru, Alexandre Ferrer, Valentina Desgranges
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After the loading of spent fuel assemblies in a cask, and prior to shipment, measurements are performed to determine the maximum dose rates…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Cody Zampella, Mitchell Lane, Mustafa Hadj-Nacer, Miles Greiner
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Nuclear fuel assemblies consist of zircaloy tubes filled with radioactive uranium-dioxide pellets that are held together in a uniform…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Erik Brubaker, Andrew Druetzler, Nathan Kaneshige, Aline Galindo-Tellez, Devin Schoen
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Over the past decade there has been an increased interest in compact, portable particle detectors for a variety of applications –…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Parker K. Okabe, Michael Simpson
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More efficient fuel cycle options are sought for processing nuclear materials, such as spent nuclear fuel, with decreased losses and…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sharon Robinson, Bradley Patton
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) manages an inventory of materials that contains a range of long-lived radioactive isotopes that were…
Type:Annual Meeting Proceedings
Author(s):Sunil Chirayath, Craig Marianno, Sean Martinson
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Research reactors are used to produce isotopes for medical, industrial and research purposes. However, research reactors can also produce…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Chris Connelly, Beverley Stothart
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Originally established by British Nuclear Fuels Limited (BNFL) Direct Rail Services (DRS) are a wholly owned subsidiary of the Nuclear…
Type:PATRAM Proceedings
Author(s):Nicholas Klymyshyn, Pavlo Ivanusa
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This paper compares finite element models of used nuclear fuel package drop tests to actual test data recorded in a recent test campaign.…