Radioactive material package test standards and performance requirements - public perception

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:6986104

Pope, R B; Shappert, L B; Rawl, R R ^[1]

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1. Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

This paper addresses issues related to the public perception of the regulatory test standards and performance requirements for packaging and transporting radioactive material. Specifically, it addresses the adequacy of the package performance standards and testing for Type B packages, which are those packages designed for transporting the most hazardous quantities and forms of radioactive material. Type B packages are designed to withstand accident conditions in transport. To improve public perception, the public needs to better understand: (a) the regulatory standards and requirements themselves, (b) the extensive history underlying their development, and (c) the soundness of the technical foundation. The public needs to be fully informed on studies, tests, and analyses that have been carried out worldwide and form the basis of the regulatory standards and requirements. This paper provides specific information aimed at improving the public perception of packages test standards.

• OSTI ID: 6986104
• Report Number(s): CONF-921102--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 66
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTAINERS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
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PERFORMANCE TESTING
PUBLIC OPINION
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAFETY STANDARDS
STANDARDS
TEST FACILITIES
TESTING
TRANSPORT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE TRANSPORTATION
WASTES