The packaging and transportation of FUTURIX-FTA fuel pins

Conference · Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2007

OSTI ID:21290829

Yapuncich, F L; Raffo, J; Ohayon, D; Mariette, L; Ross, A M; Brut, S ^[1]; Snedeker, D F ^[2]; Hayes, S L ^[3]

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1. Business Unit Logistics AREVA (France)
2. International Nuclear Services, British Nuclear Fuels, Risley, Warrington, Cheshire WA (United Kingdom)
3. Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

The FUTURIX-Actinide Transmutation Fuels (FTA) project is an international collaboration program between the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the French Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA). The project deals with irradiation test of experimental fuels to be conducted in the Phenix Reactor located at the CEA-Marcoule site near Avignon, France. This paper describes the process for shipment of unirradiated plutonium based fuel pins from the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to the Phenix Reactor utilizing a French licensed transport package; TN-BGC 1. This type of knowledge and experience is vital to the shipment of both fuel and radioactive waste material. (authors)

• Research Organization: WM Symposia, 1628 E. Southern Avenue, Suite 9 - 332, Tempe, AZ 85282 (United States)
• OSTI ID: 21290829
• Report Number(s): INIS-US--09-WM-07225
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
CEA MARCOULE
FUEL PINS
PACKAGING
PHENIX REACTOR
PLUTONIUM
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
TRANSMUTATION
TRANSPORT