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Nuclear Criticality Safety
NCSD provides communication among nuclear criticality safety professionals through the development of standards, the evolution of training methods and materials, the presentation of technical data and procedures, and the creation of specialty publications. In these ways, the division furthers the exchange of technical information on nuclear criticality safety with the ultimate goal of promoting the safe handling of fissionable materials outside reactors.
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Orano completes transport & disposal of Crystal River-3 RPV
Orano USA announced that it has recently completed the transportation and disposal of the dismantled Crystal River Unit 3 reactor using only four large packages, which were shipped more than 1,800 miles each by barge and multi-axle trailer from the nuclear power reactor’s site on Florida’s west coast to Waste Control Specialists’ disposal facility in Andrews County, Texas.
Quan Gan, Shengpeng Yu, Bin Wu, Jing Song, Mengyun Cheng Feng Wang, FDS Team (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Transactions | Volume 113 | Number 1 | October 2015 | Pages 1326-1328