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Title: Application of ALARA principles to shipment of spent nuclear fuel

Abstract

The public exposure from spent fuel shipment is very low. In view of this low exposure and the perfect safety record for spent fuel shipment, existing systems can be considered satisfactory. On the other hand, occupational exposure reduction merits consideration and technology improvement to decrease dose should concentrate on this exposure. Practices that affect the age of spent fuel in shipment and the number of times the fuel must be shipped prior to disposal have the largest impact. A policy to encourage a 5-year spent fuel cooling period prior to shipment coupled with appropriate cask redesign to accommodate larger loads would be consistent with ALARA and economic principles. And finally, bypassing high population density areas will not in general reduce shipment dose.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5114540
Report Number(s):
PNL-3261; TTC-0073
TRN: 80-016592
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; SPENT FUELS; TRANSPORT; AWAY-FROM-REACTOR STORAGE; COST; HUMAN POPULATIONS; LAND TRANSPORT; PERSONNEL; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAIL TRANSPORT; SPENT FUEL CASKS; TRUCKS; CASKS; CONTAINERS; DOSES; ENERGY SOURCES; FUELS; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; POPULATIONS; REACTOR MATERIALS; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; STORAGE; VEHICLES; 050900* - Nuclear Fuels- Transport, Handling, & Storage; 054000 - Nuclear Fuels- Health & Safety

Citation Formats

Greenborg, J, Brackenbush, L W, Murphy, D.W. Burnett, R.A., and Lewis, J R. Application of ALARA principles to shipment of spent nuclear fuel. United States: N. p., 1980. Web. doi:10.2172/5114540.
Greenborg, J, Brackenbush, L W, Murphy, D.W. Burnett, R.A., & Lewis, J R. Application of ALARA principles to shipment of spent nuclear fuel. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5114540
Greenborg, J, Brackenbush, L W, Murphy, D.W. Burnett, R.A., and Lewis, J R. 1980. "Application of ALARA principles to shipment of spent nuclear fuel". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5114540. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5114540.
@article{osti_5114540,
title = {Application of ALARA principles to shipment of spent nuclear fuel},
author = {Greenborg, J and Brackenbush, L W and Murphy, D.W. Burnett, R.A. and Lewis, J R},
abstractNote = {The public exposure from spent fuel shipment is very low. In view of this low exposure and the perfect safety record for spent fuel shipment, existing systems can be considered satisfactory. On the other hand, occupational exposure reduction merits consideration and technology improvement to decrease dose should concentrate on this exposure. Practices that affect the age of spent fuel in shipment and the number of times the fuel must be shipped prior to disposal have the largest impact. A policy to encourage a 5-year spent fuel cooling period prior to shipment coupled with appropriate cask redesign to accommodate larger loads would be consistent with ALARA and economic principles. And finally, bypassing high population density areas will not in general reduce shipment dose.},
doi = {10.2172/5114540},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5114540}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
}