Shipment of used fuel from nuclear reactors to a central fuel management facility is discussed with particular emphasis on the assessment of the risk to the public due to these shipments. The methods of transporting used fuel in large shipping containers is reviewed. In terms of an accident scenario, it is demonstrated that the primary risk of transport of used fuel is due to injury and death in common road accidents. The radiological nature of the used fuel cargo is, for all practical purposes, an insignificant factor in the total risk to the public. (Atomindex citation 10:491552)


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    Title :

    Transportation of Nuclear Fuel


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English