DOE/PNC joint program on transportation technology
This paper summarizes the work performed in a cooperative program on transportation technology between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) of Japan. This work was performed at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The joint program emphasized the safety analysis for truck transportation of special nuclear materials (SNM) in Japan. Tasks included structural analyses and testing, thermal testing, leak rate studies and tests, and transportation risk assessments. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of full-scale structural and thermal tests conducted on a PNC development SNM transport system. Correlation of full-scale impact test results with structural analysis and scale model testing will also be reviewed.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corp., Tokyo (Japan); Southwest Engineering Associates, Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 5558688
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-86-0054C; IAEA-SM-286/96; CONF-860604-26; ON: DE86011180
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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