IAEA's Transportation Burn up Credit Activities

The interests and role of the International Atomic Energy Agency in the use of burnup credit for spent nuclear fuel transport are discussed. Activities of the IAEA related to burnup credit are described. The continuing role of IAEA in this area is addressed. The IAEA burnup credit initiative, which began in 1997, includes observation, assessment, and reporting of international burnup credit activities. Reasons for using burnup credit are presented, along with discussion of general technical and regulatory considerations essential to its use. A worldwide view of the status of international activities on the use of burnup credit for spent nuclear fuel transport is presented, and some specific examples addressed in more detail.