The Packaging Handbook - A Guide to Package Design

Conference · Sun Dec 03 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:195628

Shappert, L. B. ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Transportation Technology Group

The Packaging Handbook is a compilation of 14 technical chapters and five appendices that address the life cycle of a packaging which is intended to transport radioactive material by any transport mode in normal commerce. Although many topics are discussed in depth, this document focuses on the design aspects of a packaging. The Handbook, which is being prepared under the direction of the US Department of Energy, is intended to provide a wealth of technical guidance that will give designers a better understanding of the regulatory approval process, preferences of regulators in specific aspects of packaging design, and the types of analyses that should be seriously considered when developing the packaging design. Even though the Handbook is concerned with all packaging, most of the emphasis is placed on large packaging that is capable of transporting large radioactive sources that are also fissile (e.g., spent fuel). These are the types of packaging that must address the widest range of technical topics in order to meet domestic and international regulations. Most of the chapters in the Handbook have been drafted and submitted to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for editing; the majority of these have been edited. This report summarizes the contents.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Transportation Technology Group
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 195628
• Report Number(s): CONF-951203-34; ON: DE96004764; TRN: 96:008280
• Resource Relation: Conference: PATRAM '95: 11. International Conference on Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 3-8 Dec 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
96 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION
CONTAINERS
DESIGN
RECOMMENDATIONS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
TRANSPORT
SPENT FUELS
TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
PACKAGING RULES
SHIELDING
HEAT TRANSFER
CRITICALITY
CONTAINMENT
BUILDING MATERIALS
COMPUTER CODES
PERFORMANCE TESTING
THERMAL ANALYSIS
SAFETY ANALYSIS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
MAINTENANCE
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Spent Fuel
Fissile Material
Safety Analysis Report on a Package (SARP)
Radioactive Sources
Packaging Design
SCALE Code
Quality Assurance (QA)
Quality Control (QC)
Monte Carlo Codes
Thermal Design