Spent Nuclear Fuel Package Performance Project (PPP) Information for Stakeholders
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This is the DOE PPP flyer for stakeholders
Spent Nuclear Fuel Package Performance Demonstration (PPD) Information Sheet
This is the information sheet for Spent Nuclear Fuel Package Performance Demonstration (PPD).
Consent-Based Siting Guide to Commonly Used Terms
This is a DOE communications resource developed to facilitate the Consent-based Siting Consortia’s public engagements. It contains information about - and context around – sixty-seven terms that commonly arise in conversations about federal consolidated interim storage and consent-based siting processes. The descriptions of terms are expressed with limited use of technical jargon.
CURIE-osity Explainer Video
The U.S. Department of Energy is seeking to identify one or more willing host sites to provide consolidated interim storage of spent nuclear fuel from commercial power reactors. But what does a consolidated interim storage facility look like? Many of these questions will be determined along the way through close collaborations and discussions with interested communities. For now, DOE has a reference concept of how a facility may look, and the CURIE-osity Experience demonstrates a few general features that could be present at any given site.
Advisory Material for the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2018)
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A policy document by the International Atomic Energy Agency providing guidance on major changes to the regulations, transportation system considerations and recommendations, and other advisory materials to be considered in conjunction with the transportation regulations.
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (International Atomic Energy Agency, 2018)
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The policy document from the International Atomic Energy Agency that details the safety requirements radioactive material transportation must meet worldwide.
Spent Fuel Transportation Risk Assessment (Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2014)
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A report by the NRC detailing an updated risk assessment of spent nuclear fuel transportation, which utilized new analytical tools, more data, and better uncertainty techniques.
Reexamination of Spent Fuel Shipment Risk Estimates (Sandia National Labs, 2000)
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A report by Sandia National Laboratories discussing historical risk assessments and detailing updated analytical methods for evaluating spent fuel shipping package response to accident conditions.
Shipping Container Response to Severe Highway and Railway Accident Conditions (Lawrence Livermore National Lab, 1987)
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A report by Lawrence Livermore National Lab evaluating whether the accident conditions specified in regulatory cask requirements are representative of real accident conditions, and what the potential risks of a package exposed to real accident conditions may be in comparison to regulatory accident conditions.
Transportation Risk Studies (Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 2000)
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A short document that describes the motivation, scope, and status of risk studies happening at the time of writing. It contextualizes them within prior research and discusses the original approach to the Package Performance Study.
