Criticality Safety Evaluations in Support of Fissile Material Transportation Activities
- Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
This paper summarizes some of the analytical methods and calculational techniques that can be used in performing the criticality safety analyses for packagings. This information is placed in context with the various regulations and requirements imposed by the certifying authorities for the domestic transportation of packagings with fissile contents (foreign shipments are not addressed). Selected calculational results from a packaging undergoing certification review are included in Section 3 and Appendix 1. For shipment on public roads in the United States, the packaging of hazardous materials, including fissile and other radioactive materials, is governed by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) through Parts 100-179 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Packagings for radioactive materials are required to meet many additional regulations and requirements in terms of how they are designed, fabricated, assembled, tested, procured, used, and maintained in order to protect the environment and the health and safety of the public and workers.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OS21400
- OSTI ID:
- 7103353
- Report Number(s):
- Y/LF-417; CONF-9207141--1; ON: DE92019909
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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