Overview of the DOE packaging certification process

Liu, Y Y; Carlson, R D; Carlson, R W; Kapoor, A

Title: Overview of the DOE packaging certification process

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This paper gives an overview of the DOE packaging certification process, which is implemented by the Office of Facility Safety Analysis, under the Assistance Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, for packagings that are not used for weapons and weapons components, nor for naval nuclear propulsion. The overview will emphasize Type B packagings and the Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) review that parallels the NRC packaging review. Other important elements in the DOE packaging certification program, such as training, methods development, data bases, and technical assistance, are also emphasized, because they have contributed significantly to the improvement of the certification process since DOE consolidated its packaging certification function in 1985. The paper finishes with a discussion of the roles and functions of the DOE Packaging Safety Review Steering Committee, which is chartered to address issues and concerns of interest to the DOE packaging and transportation safety community. Two articles related to DOE packaging certification were published earlier on the SARP review procedures and the DOE Packaging Review Guide. These articles may be consulted for additional information.

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Liu, Y Y; Carlson, R D ^[1]; Carlson, R W ^[2]; Kapoor, A ^[3]

Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 212431

Report Number(s):: ANL/ET/CP-86573; CONF-951203-43
ON: DE96004295; TRN: 96:012111

DOE Contract Number:: W-31-109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: PATRAM `95: 11. international conference on packaging and transportation of radioactive materials, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 3-8 Dec 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; PACKAGING; STANDARDS; US DOT; WASTE TRANSPORTATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SAFETY; CERTIFICATION; HEALTH HAZARDS

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        "Overview of the DOE packaging certification process".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/212431.

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