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Transport packages for radioactive materials generally consist of a body containing the radiation shielding, collision protection and tightness systems, and inner containers that vary according to the content of the package. Safe transport regulations of the International Atomic Energy Agency require proof that no damage can occur to the package under the effect of thermal power. This proof is easily furnished for the package body. For the inner containers, the calculations are often complex and their inaccuracy leads to drastic reductions in the allowable thermal power in the package, making tests essential. In most cases, however, although inner containers are readily available, the package body, having already been used, is contaminated with radioactive products. A machine is described that simulates a large number of package bodies. The inner containers are placed in the machine with heating resistors to simulate the thermal power of the contents, and the desired temperatures are measured.

This paper appeared in TRB State-of-the-Art Report 3, Recent Advances in Hazardous Materials Transportation Research: An International Exchange. Papers presented at the conference held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 10-13 November 1985. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Accuracy; Containers; Heat transfer; Measuring instruments; Radioactive materials; Thermal resistance

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