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Title: Nupack, the new ASME code for radioactive material transportation packaging containments

Abstract

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has added a new division to the nuclear construction section of its Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (B and PVC). This Division, commonly referred to as Nupack, has been written to provide a consistent set of technical requirements for containment vessels of transportation packagings for high-level radioactive materials. This paper provides an introduction to Nupack, discusses some of its technical provisions, and describes how it can be used for the design and construction of packaging components. Nupack`s general provisions and design requirements are emphasized, while treatment of materials, fabrication and inspection is left for another paper.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
674559
Report Number(s):
ANL/ET/CP-95634; CONF-980507-
ON: DE98057805; TRN: 99:000238
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: PATRAM `98: 12. international conference on packaging and transportation of radioactive material, Paris (France), 10-15 May 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; SAFETY STANDARDS; CONTAINERS; DESIGN; CONSTRUCTION; PACKAGING; PACKAGING RULES; SPENT FUEL CASKS; WASTE TRANSPORTATION; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SPENT FUELS

Citation Formats

Turula, P. Nupack, the new ASME code for radioactive material transportation packaging containments. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Turula, P. Nupack, the new ASME code for radioactive material transportation packaging containments. United States.
Turula, P. 1998. "Nupack, the new ASME code for radioactive material transportation packaging containments". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/674559.
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abstractNote = {The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has added a new division to the nuclear construction section of its Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (B and PVC). This Division, commonly referred to as Nupack, has been written to provide a consistent set of technical requirements for containment vessels of transportation packagings for high-level radioactive materials. This paper provides an introduction to Nupack, discusses some of its technical provisions, and describes how it can be used for the design and construction of packaging components. Nupack`s general provisions and design requirements are emphasized, while treatment of materials, fabrication and inspection is left for another paper.},
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year = {Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
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