Ebook: Nuclear Materials Safety Management Volume II

LESLIE J. JARDINE Lmvrence Livermore National LaboratOlY Livermore, CA 94551 U. S. A. The Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on Nuc1ear Materials Safety held lune 8-10, 1998, in St. Petersburg, Russia, was attended by 27 Russian experts from 14 different Russian organizations, seven European experts from six different organizations, and 14 V. S. experts from seven different organizations. The ARW was conducted at the State Education Center (SEC), a former Minatom nuc1ear training center in St. Petersburg. Thirty-three technical presentations were made using simultaneous translations. These presentations are reprinted in this volume as a formal ARW Proceedings in the NATO Science Series. The representative technical papers contained here cover nuc1ear material safety topics on the storage and disposition of excess plutonium and high enriched uranium (HEU) fissile materials, inc1uding vitrification, mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication, plutonium ceramics, reprocessing, geologic disposal, transportation, and Russian regulatory processes. This AR W completed discussions by experts of the nuc1ear materials safety topics that were not covered in the previous, companion ARW on Nuc1ear Materials Safety held in Amarillo, Texas, in March 1997. These two workshops, when viewed together as a set, have addressed most nuc1ear material aspects of the storage and disposition operations required for excess HEV and plutonium (see Fig. 1, Opening Remarks).

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The technical papers presented here cover nuclear material safety topics on the storage and disposal of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium fissile materials, including vitrification, mixed oxide fuel fabrication, plutonium ceramics, reprocessing, geological disposal, transportation, and the Russian regulatory process.
The book, and the meeting from which it is derived, help to provide a sound basis for maintaining and developing a continuing dialogue between Russian, European, and US experts, improving the safety of future nuclear materials operations in all countries involved. The common objective must be the safe and secure storage and disposal of excess fissile nuclear materials.

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The technical papers presented here cover nuclear material safety topics on the storage and disposal of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium fissile materials, including vitrification, mixed oxide fuel fabrication, plutonium ceramics, reprocessing, geological disposal, transportation, and the Russian regulatory process.
The book, and the meeting from which it is derived, help to provide a sound basis for maintaining and developing a continuing dialogue between Russian, European, and US experts, improving the safety of future nuclear materials operations in all countries involved. The common objective must be the safe and secure storage and disposal of excess fissile nuclear materials.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Opening Remarks....Pages 1-2
Russian Viewpoint on the Safety of Nuclear Materials....Pages 3-8
U.S. Perspectives on Nuclear Materials Safety....Pages 9-15
The RF Regulators’ View of Nuclear Materials Safety....Pages 17-20
Medical Provision of Radiation Safety While Handling Radioactive Substances....Pages 21-24
Summary of Nuclear Materials Safety ARW in Amarillo and Its Relationship to this Workshop....Pages 25-29
Cooperative Efforts to Improve the Safety of Soviet-Designed Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 31-42
Research on Nuclear Criticality Safety and Accident Risk Evaluation for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities....Pages 43-51
Safety and the French-German-Russian Trilateral Mox Fabrication Facility in Russia—Demox....Pages 53-59
Safety of the Belgonucleaire Mox Fabrication Plant....Pages 61-71
Ensuring the Safety of Mox Fuel Transport....Pages 73-78
Safety Problems for Long-Term Underground Storage and Final Disposal of Nuclear Materials....Pages 79-83
Safety Issues of Russian EP-500 Ceramic Melter and the Feasibility of Its Usage to Vitrify PU-Containing Materials....Pages 85-94
French Vitrification Process Safety Issues....Pages 95-103
British Vitrification Process Safety Issues....Pages 105-111
DWPF Vitrification Safety Issues....Pages 113-116
Mol Vitrification Process (Pamela) Safety Issues....Pages 117-127
Safety Problems of Plutonium Management and Its Immobilization in Crystal Mineral-Like Forms....Pages 129-136
Safety Issues of U. S. Ceramic Process for Excess Plutonium Immobilization....Pages 137-147
Safety Problems Related to the Operation and Shutdown of Radiochemical Production....Pages 149-156
The Problem of Fire and Explosion Safety in Radiochemical Production Processes....Pages 157-164
Safety Issues Associated with Safe Shutdown and Operation of Plutonium Processing Plants....Pages 165-173
U.S. DOE Safety Knowledge Base: Its Integration and Utilization....Pages 175-188
Establishing a Basis for a United States—Russian Federation Multi-Year Program in Nuclear Materials Safety....Pages 189-195
The University-To-University Components....Pages 197-200
The Master of Science Graduate Program in Nuclear Material Safe Management....Pages 201-205
University Contributions to Research in Nuclear Materials Safety....Pages 207-220
The Lab-to-Institute Components—RF View....Pages 221-225
The Lab-to-Institute Components—U.S. View....Pages 227-231
Possible Approaches for a Lab-to-Lab Program Plan....Pages 233-238
Approaches to Prioritizing the Lab-to-Lab Program....Pages 239-242
Workshop Summary and Wrap-Up: Panel and Participant Discussions....Pages 243-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-253

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The technical papers presented here cover nuclear material safety topics on the storage and disposal of excess plutonium and highly enriched uranium fissile materials, including vitrification, mixed oxide fuel fabrication, plutonium ceramics, reprocessing, geological disposal, transportation, and the Russian regulatory process.
The book, and the meeting from which it is derived, help to provide a sound basis for maintaining and developing a continuing dialogue between Russian, European, and US experts, improving the safety of future nuclear materials operations in all countries involved. The common objective must be the safe and secure storage and disposal of excess fissile nuclear materials.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Opening Remarks....Pages 1-2
Russian Viewpoint on the Safety of Nuclear Materials....Pages 3-8
U.S. Perspectives on Nuclear Materials Safety....Pages 9-15
The RF Regulators’ View of Nuclear Materials Safety....Pages 17-20
Medical Provision of Radiation Safety While Handling Radioactive Substances....Pages 21-24
Summary of Nuclear Materials Safety ARW in Amarillo and Its Relationship to this Workshop....Pages 25-29
Cooperative Efforts to Improve the Safety of Soviet-Designed Nuclear Power Plants....Pages 31-42
Research on Nuclear Criticality Safety and Accident Risk Evaluation for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities....Pages 43-51
Safety and the French-German-Russian Trilateral Mox Fabrication Facility in Russia—Demox....Pages 53-59
Safety of the Belgonucleaire Mox Fabrication Plant....Pages 61-71
Ensuring the Safety of Mox Fuel Transport....Pages 73-78
Safety Problems for Long-Term Underground Storage and Final Disposal of Nuclear Materials....Pages 79-83
Safety Issues of Russian EP-500 Ceramic Melter and the Feasibility of Its Usage to Vitrify PU-Containing Materials....Pages 85-94
French Vitrification Process Safety Issues....Pages 95-103
British Vitrification Process Safety Issues....Pages 105-111
DWPF Vitrification Safety Issues....Pages 113-116
Mol Vitrification Process (Pamela) Safety Issues....Pages 117-127
Safety Problems of Plutonium Management and Its Immobilization in Crystal Mineral-Like Forms....Pages 129-136
Safety Issues of U. S. Ceramic Process for Excess Plutonium Immobilization....Pages 137-147
Safety Problems Related to the Operation and Shutdown of Radiochemical Production....Pages 149-156
The Problem of Fire and Explosion Safety in Radiochemical Production Processes....Pages 157-164
Safety Issues Associated with Safe Shutdown and Operation of Plutonium Processing Plants....Pages 165-173
U.S. DOE Safety Knowledge Base: Its Integration and Utilization....Pages 175-188
Establishing a Basis for a United States—Russian Federation Multi-Year Program in Nuclear Materials Safety....Pages 189-195
The University-To-University Components....Pages 197-200
The Master of Science Graduate Program in Nuclear Material Safe Management....Pages 201-205
University Contributions to Research in Nuclear Materials Safety....Pages 207-220
The Lab-to-Institute Components—RF View....Pages 221-225
The Lab-to-Institute Components—U.S. View....Pages 227-231
Possible Approaches for a Lab-to-Lab Program Plan....Pages 233-238
Approaches to Prioritizing the Lab-to-Lab Program....Pages 239-242
Workshop Summary and Wrap-Up: Panel and Participant Discussions....Pages 243-245
Back Matter....Pages 247-253
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