Abstract
Shipments of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high-level radio¬active waste have a history of more than 50 years, during which tens of thousands of tons of material have been transported in tens of thousands of shipments worldwide. The vast majority of these have been completed without incident. This safety record has been made possible by establishing robust regulatory requirements for the casks used in transport, study¬ing past shipments and incidents, and improving equipment and procedures to lessen the probability and impacts of future events. Researchers have collected a wide array of publicly avail¬able information on transportation incidents involving SNF and HLW worldwide.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 36-39 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Radwaste Solutions |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy under contracts DE-AC02- 06CH11357 and DE-AC05-00OR22725 and is based on a paper presented at the 2016 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, held June 12-16 in New Orleans, La.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| U.S. Department of Energy | |
| American Nuclear Society | |
| Office of Nuclear Energy | DE-AC05-00OR22725, DE-AC02- 06CH11357 |