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

Conference · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:674559

Turula, P

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.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 674559
• Report Number(s): ANL/ET/CP-95634; CONF-980507-; ON: DE98057805; TRN: 99:000238
• 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

Related Subjects

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