Safe and Secure Transport and Storage of Radioactive Materials.

Front Cover -- Related titles -- Safe and Secure Transportand Storage of Radioactive Materials -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy -- 1 - Introduction to the packaging, transport and storage of radioactive materials -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Overview of the topic -- 1.3 Scope of book -- Part 1 - Frameworks for operational safety -- 2 - Functional requirements for the design of transport packages -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Future trends in the nuclear industry -- 2.3 General design features to meet regulatory requirements -- 2.4 Packaging requirements -- 2.5 Package design -- References -- 3 - Training in the nuclear transport industry -- 3.1 Legal requirements -- 3.2 Training scope (as required by the regulations) -- 3.3 Training required -- 3.4 Refresher training -- 3.5 Other training considerations -- 3.6 Modal guidance -- 3.7 Sample syllabus -- List of abbreviations -- Copyright notes -- References -- 4 - Public relations for the nuclear transport industry -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Risk perception -- 4.3 Historical overview -- 4.4 Security concerns -- 4.5 Risk communication -- 4.6 Future trends -- 4.7 Additional information -- References -- 5 - Risk assessment approaches for the transport of radioactive material -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Routine, incident-free transportation -- 5.3 Transport accidents in which the radioactive cargo is not damaged -- 5.4 Transport accidents in which the radioactive cargo is damaged -- 5.5 Transport accidents in which gamma shielding is lost -- 5.6 Uncertainty in transport risk assessment -- 5.7 Summary -- References -- 6 - Responding to emergencies associated with the transport of radioactive material -- 6.1 Introduction - emergency response: a necessary contribution to transport safety.

6.2 Some significant events in radioactive material (RAM) transport - lessons drawn -- 6.3 Existing international requirements and recommendations - future trends -- 6.4 Roles and responsibilities for governmental and private, national and local organizations -- 6.5 Specific instrumentation, equipment and assessment tools needed for response according to transport modes -- 6.6 Other specific issues for transport emergency response organization: international issues -- 6.7 Conclusions -- 6.8 Further information and references -- References -- Part 2 - Package design and performance for transport -- 7 - Structural performance of packages for radioactive materials -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Performance requirements -- 7.3 From requirements to package layout -- 7.4 Demonstration of package performance -- 7.5 Conclusions -- References -- 8 - Thermal performance of transportation packages for radioactive materials -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Basics of heat transfer -- 8.3 Regulatory aspects -- 8.4 Heat loads -- 8.5 Thermal design features -- 8.6 Materials -- 8.7 Thermal safety evaluations of the package -- 8.8 Testing and analysis -- 8.9 Summary and trends -- References -- 9 - Radiation protection by shielding in packages for radioactive materials -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Design base and safety function of shielding -- 9.3 Current industrial solutions and overview of shielding materials available -- 9.4 Future trends, new requirements, and severe conditions -- References -- 10 - Criticality analysis of packages for radioactive materials -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Regulatory requirements -- 10.3 Factors influencing criticality safety -- 10.4 Establishing the criteria for criticality safety -- 10.5 Prediction of keff -- 10.6 Criticality safety assessments -- 10.7 Current and future challenges.

10.8 Irradiated fuel transport: a case study in reducing conservatism -- 10.9 Summary -- References -- 11 - Sea transport of irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high-level radioactive wastes -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Regulatory requirements for sea transport -- 11.3 The INF code -- 11.4 Cargo stowage and segregation considerations -- 11.5 Operations -- 11.6 Emergency planning -- 11.7 Security -- 11.8 Nuclear liability -- 11.9 International relations -- 11.10 Future trends -- 11.11 Further information -- 11.12 Conclusions -- References -- Part 3 - Packaging, transport and storage of particular types of radioactive materials -- 12 - Packaging, transport and storage of uranium ore concentrates and uranium hexafluoride -- 12.1 Transport of uranium ore concentrates -- 12.2 Transport of uranium hexafluoride -- 12.3 Conclusions -- References -- 13 - Packaging and transport of unirradiated uranium dioxide fuel and nonirradiated mixed oxide fuel -- 13.1 Transport of unirradiated uranium dioxide fuel -- 13.2 Transport of nonirradiated mixed oxide fuel -- 13.3 Conclusions -- Key words and definitions -- References -- 14 - Transport and storage of spent nuclear fuel -- 14.1 Spent fuel generation and characteristics -- 14.2 Overview of storage technologies -- 14.3 Issues of long-term storage -- 14.4 Long-term containment of metal gaskets for metal casks -- 14.5 Interaction between transport and storage on containment -- 14.6 Stress corrosion cracking of the canister for concrete cask -- 14.7 Holistic approach to assure transport and storage safety of metal cask -- References -- 15 - Packaging, transport, and storage of high-, intermediate-, and low-level radioactive wastes -- 15.1 Radioactive waste categories -- 15.2 Transport and storage of high-level waste -- 15.3 Transport and storage of low-level waste and intermediate-level waste.

15.4 Operational experiences with containers for low-level and intermediate-level waste -- Final remarks -- References -- 16 - Packaging, transport, and storage of large radioactive components -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 Swedish perspective -- 16.3 International perspective -- 16.4 Packaging for large components and alternative solutions -- 16.5 Transport of large components -- 16.6 Storage of large components in general -- 16.7 International work and cooperation in the field of handling and transporting large radioactive components -- 16.8 Future trends -- 16.9 Sources of further information -- References -- 17 - Packaging, transport, and storage of medical and industrial radioactive materials -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Use and transport of radioisotopes for medical purposes -- 17.3 Transport of sealed sources used in industry and research -- 17.4 Aspects of transport of special-form and non-special-form radioactive material -- 17.5 Transport and storage of disused sources -- 17.6 Additional regulations for high-activity sealed sources -- 17.7 Denial of shipments in transport of radioactive material -- References -- Part 4 - Long-term storage and subsequent transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste -- 18 - Wet storage of spent nuclear fuel -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Typical US spent-fuel pool and Fukushima -- 18.3 Aging management for extended long-term storage -- 18.4 Pool to pad and vacuum drying -- 18.5 Likely future trends -- 18.6 Sources of further information and advice -- 18.7 Conclusions -- References -- 19 - Long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste: strategies and implications for package design -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Overview of spent-fuel storage systems -- 19.3 Functional requirements and design loadings -- 19.4 Design implications of storage systems.

19.5 High-level waste storage -- 19.6 Implications for extended storage -- 19.7 Trends -- References -- 20 - Transportation of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste after long-term storage -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Possible issues resulting from long-term storage -- 20.3 Aging management -- 20.4 Storage/transport options -- 20.5 Disposition options -- 20.6 Transportation scenarios -- 20.7 Retrieval of the spent fuel after transportation -- 20.8 Conclusions -- References -- Index.

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