Criticality Safety Evaluation of a Shipping Container for Moderated Low-Enriched Uranium Compounds

1973 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Ricardo Artigas
Keyword(s):  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Shipping Container ◽  
Uranium Compounds ◽  
Enriched Uranium ◽  
Criticality Safety

scholarly journals Criticality Safety Evaluation for TRU Waste In Storage at the RWMC

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Shaw ◽  
J. B. Briggs ◽  
C. A. Atkinson ◽  
G. J. Briscoe
Keyword(s):  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Criticality Safety

Licensing of the ES-3100 Type B Shipping Container: Replacement of the DOT 6M Container

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey G. Arbital ◽  
Dean R. Tousley ◽  
James C. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Radioactive Material ◽  
Shipping Container ◽  
Nuclear Security ◽  
Material Transportation ◽  
Enriched Uranium ◽  
Regulatory Commission ◽  
The U.S

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is shipping bulk quantities of fissile materials for disposition purposes, primarily highly enriched uranium (HEU), over the next 15 to 20 years. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) specification 6M container has been the workhorse for NNSA and many other shippers of radioactive material. However, the 6M does not conform to the safety requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 71[1]) and, for that reason, is being phased out for use in the secure transportation system of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in early 2006. BWXT Y-12 is currently developing the replacement for the DOT 6M container for NNSA and other users. The new package is based on state-of-the-art, proven, and patented technologies that have been successfully applied in the design of other packages. The new package will have a 50% greater capacity for HEU than the 6M, and it will be easier to use with a state-of-the-art closure system on the containment vessel. This new package is extremely important to the future of fissile, radioactive material transportation. An application for license was submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in February 2005. This paper reviews the license submittal, the licensing process, and the proposed contents of this new state-of-the-art shipping container.

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