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Title: Low level radioactive waste transportation safety history

Abstract

Historical information for 26 years of documented US transport experience with radioactive material (RAM) packages indicates that no significant releases of low level waste have taken place, although accidents involving transportation, handling or reported incident have been documented. This article uses information from the Radioactive Materials Incident Report (RMIR) data base, developed in 1981, to provide information on nuclear materials transportation accident/incident events that have occurred in the US 1971-96. Topic areas include the summary of RAM transportation accident/incident experience in the US and characteristics of LLW accidents where release of contents has occurred. 2 tabs.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Sandia National Lab., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
567962
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Radwaste Magazine
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SAFETY; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; WASTE TRANSPORTATION; ACCIDENTS

Citation Formats

McClure, J D. Low level radioactive waste transportation safety history. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
McClure, J D. Low level radioactive waste transportation safety history. United States.
McClure, J D. 1997. "Low level radioactive waste transportation safety history". United States.
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title = {Low level radioactive waste transportation safety history},
author = {McClure, J D},
abstractNote = {Historical information for 26 years of documented US transport experience with radioactive material (RAM) packages indicates that no significant releases of low level waste have taken place, although accidents involving transportation, handling or reported incident have been documented. This article uses information from the Radioactive Materials Incident Report (RMIR) data base, developed in 1981, to provide information on nuclear materials transportation accident/incident events that have occurred in the US 1971-96. Topic areas include the summary of RAM transportation accident/incident experience in the US and characteristics of LLW accidents where release of contents has occurred. 2 tabs.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/567962}, journal = {Radwaste Magazine},
number = 5,
volume = 4,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997},
month = {Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997}
}