Application of the ASME code in designing containment vessels for packages used to transport radioactive materials

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:10149767

Raske, D T; Wang, Z

The primary concern governing the design of shipping packages containing radioactive materials is public safety during transport. When these shipments are within the regulatory jurisdiction of the US Department of Energy, the recommended design criterion for the primary containment vessel is either Section III or Section VIII, Division 1, of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, depending on the activity of the contents. The objective of this paper is to discuss the design of a prototypic containment vessel representative of a packaging for the transport of high-level radioactive material.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 10149767
• Report Number(s): ANL/CP-75845; CONF-920631-37; ON: DE92014763
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) pressure vessels and piping conference,New Orleans, LA (United States),21-25 Jun 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
TRANSPORT
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