Qualification criteria to certify a package for air transport of plutonium

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6681863· OSTI ID:6681863

The document describes qualification criteria developed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to certify a package for air transport of plutonium. Included in the document is a discussion of aircraft accident conditions and a summary of the technical basis for the qualification criteria. The criteria require prototype packages to be subjected to various individual and sequential tests that simulate the conditions produced in severe aircraft accidents. Specific post-test acceptance standards are prescribed for each of the three safety functions of a package. The qualification criteria also prescribe certain operational controls to be exercised during transport.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
• OSTI ID: 6681863
• Report Number(s): NUREG-0360
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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