3. Packaging study
3.1 Safety functions, constraints and applicable tests
The nuclear safety functions of a packaging are criticality control, containment, radiation protection and heat dissipation. However, there are many other constraints, which need to be clearly defined with the customer and/or users. The packaging will represent an optimum to be found between all the following, non-limiting aspects:
the physico-chemical nature of radioactive material ;
radiological activity and spectrum;
the manufacturability of the concept and the cost of materials ;
easy decontamination, no traps ;
maintainability, use of standard...
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Bibliography
Websites
Société française d'énergie nucléaire (SFEN), GR21 files, Safety of radioactive materials transportation http://www.sfen.org/fr/societe/sureté/lenail.htm
World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI) French portal, fact sheets, information papers http://www.wnti.co.uk
...Events
PATRAM, International Symposium on Packaging and Transport of Radioactive Materials, held every three years (Miami in 2007, London in 2010). http://www.patram2010.org
Radioactive Materials Transport, an international conference held every three years in the UK (Manchester in 2009).
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World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI), London http://www.wnti.co.uk
French Nuclear Energy Society (SFEN), technical section 14 transport http://www.sfen.org
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