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System certification progress in concept recognition in IAEA regulation

Conference ·
OSTI ID:205933
 [1];  [2]
  1. Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)

System Certification is a regulatory concept which is intended to expand the scope of radioactive material transport regulations by allowing alternative means for proving compliance with the requisite standards of safety set out in transport regulations. In practice it may allow more stringent requirements in one aspect of the regulations to be substituted for less stringent application in other areas so long as the safety standard provided by regulation is preserved. The concept is widely perceived as the imposition of operational controls in exchange for relaxation of packaging standards, but that is only one possibility in the spectrum of potential actions under a System Certification provision in IAEA or national regulations.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
205933
Report Number(s):
SAND--96-0328C; CONF-951203--58; ON: DE96007426
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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