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Transportation for the Nuclear Industry

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. D. G. Walton

    1. University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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  2. S. M. Blackburn

    1. The Institution of Nuclear Engineers, London, UK

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Cask Design Analysis and Testing

    1. Road Cask for the Transportation of CANDU Irradiated Fuel

      • D. J. Ribbans
      Pages 1-12

    2. The Design of Transport Containers for Radioactive Waste Materials

      • R. F. Keene, P. Donelan, J. C. Miles, B. Marlow
      Pages 13-30

    3. Flasks for Transporting Irradiated Nuclear Fuel

      • I. J. Hunter, J. Emmison
      Pages 31-36

    4. Further Developments in High-Level Waste Transport Technology

      • R. Gowing, R. D. Cheshire, R. J. Sills, I. J. Hunter, L. G. James, A. R. Cory
      Pages 37-53

    5. Discussion Following Session 1: Papers 1 – 4

      • D. G. Walton, S. M. Blackburn
      Pages 55-60

    6. Experiments Conducted in Support of Transport Flask Heat Transfer Assessments

      • E. Livesey, W. E. Swindlehurst
      Pages 61-74

    7. The Development Status of Castor Ductile Cast Iron Transport Storage and Final Disposal Casks in the F.R.G.

      • K. Janberg, R. Huggenberg, D. Rittscher
      Pages 75-83

    8. The Impact of Waste Gas Generation on the Design of a Sealed Packaging for Transuranic Waste Transport

      • W. Bracey, M. Mason, D. Nolan
      Pages 85-92

    9. The Development and Testing of a Container for the Transport of Decommissioning Wastes

      • J. R. Wakefield
      Pages 93-108

    10. Discussion Following Session 1: Papers 5 – 8

      • D. G. Walton, S. M. Blackburn
      Pages 109-113

  3. Packaging Systems and Strategies

    1. Design of Ships for the Transport of Spent Nuclear Fuels

      • H. E. Spink
      Pages 115-125

    2. Cement Solidification Using Large Containers: The Prediction of Product Quality

      • D. Saul
      Pages 127-136

    3. 20 Foot Container System for Shipment of Spent MTR-Fuel Assemblies

      • G. Armbrust, H. Geiser, D. Rittscher
      Pages 137-141

    4. Packaging and Loading Strategies for the Transport of Drumable Low Level Wastes

      • A. Johnstone, J. Fitzpatrick
      Pages 143-149

    5. Discussion Following Session 2 Papers 1 to 4

      • D. G. Walton, S. M. Blackburn
      Pages 151-155

    6. Large Transport and Disposal Packages for Nuclear Power Station Decommissioning Waste

      • G. Holt, D. L. Brown
      Pages 157-168

    7. A Transport Packaging for the Carriage of Radioactive Ion-Exchange Resin

      • J. Armitage
      Pages 169-180

    8. Programme to Develop a Large Transport Container for Transportation of Large Pieces of Contaminated Equipment and of Medium Level Waste

      • G. Chevalier, C. Phalippou, L. Tanguy, C. Ringot, H. Libon, J. Draulans et al.
      Pages 181-194

    9. Discussion Following Session 2: Papers 5 – 7

      • D. G. Walton, S. M. Blackburn
      Pages 195-196
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About this book

The transport requirements of the nuclear industry are unique in many respects. Thi s is not because cargoes are particularly large or hazardous by compari son wi th other industries but because standards of performance required in every aspect of the activity are so much greater than those required for any other industry. Transport of nuclear materials is subject to existing statutory regulations applied not only nationally but internationally. In addition to this, users of transport demand the highest standards of performance for their own purposes particularly in the area of quality assurance. Similar considerations also apply to the transport of non-nuclear materials where the transport link often has to tie in with project management and quality assurance requirements. Safety and security of nuclear materials are of paramount importance but even when these aspects are of a completely acceptable standard public attitudes to the transport activities have to be addressed adequately. The transport system itself consists of many components. The route, the vehicles, the containers, and the individual packages. The performance of each component determines the performance of the total system: all these factors were presented in the 1988 Conference on Transportation for the Nuclear Industry, giving a broad over-view of current practice together with wide ranging consideration of future requirements and developments.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    D. G. Walton

  • The Institution of Nuclear Engineers, London, UK

    S. M. Blackburn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transportation for the Nuclear Industry

  • Editors: D. G. Walton, S. M. Blackburn

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0046-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1989

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-43379-5Due: 01 January 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-0048-0Published: 14 June 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-0046-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 416

  • Topics: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

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