Although high-level radioactive waste from both commercial and defense activities will be shipped to the repository, this booklet focuses on various aspects of transporting commercial spent fuel, which accounts for the majority of the material to be shipped. The booklet is intended to give the reader a basic understanding of the following: the reasons for transportation of spent nuclear fuel, the methods by which it is shipped, the safety and security precautions taken for its transportation, emergency response procedures in the event of an accident, and the DOE program to develop a system uniquely appropriate to NWPA transportation requirements. (ERA citation 11:022094)


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    Title :

    Transporting Spent Nuclear Fuel: An Overview


    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    24 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English