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Packaging and Disposal of a Radium-Beryllium Source Using Depleted Uranium Polyethylene Composite Shielding.

DE2003812680

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Rule, K.; Kalb, P.; Kwaschyn, P.
Page Count	14
Abstract	This paper will provide calculations and information that led to the initial design of the shielding. We will also describe the production-scale processing of the container, cost, schedule, logistics, and many unforeseen challenges that eventually resulted in the successful fabrication and deployment of this shield. We will conclude with a description of the final configuration of the shielding container and shipping package along with recommendations for future shielding designs.
Keywords	Beryllium Depleted uranium Radioactive waste disposal Neutron sources Containers Shielding Packaging Polyethylenes Design
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY.; Princeton Univ., NJ. Plasma Physics Lab.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Princeton Univ., NJ. Plasma Physics Lab. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200408
Contract Number	DE-AC03-76SF00515

Packaging and Disposal of a Radium-Beryllium Source Using Depleted Uranium Polyethylene Composite Shielding.

Packaging and Disposal of a Radium-Beryllium Source Using Depleted Uranium Polyethylene Composite Shielding.
DE2003812680

Publication Date	2003
Personal Author	Rule, K.; Kalb, P.; Kwaschyn, P.
Page Count	14
Abstract	This paper will provide calculations and information that led to the initial design of the shielding. We will also describe the production-scale processing of the container, cost, schedule, logistics, and many unforeseen challenges that eventually resulted in the successful fabrication and deployment of this shield. We will conclude with a description of the final configuration of the shielding container and shipping package along with recommendations for future shielding designs.
Keywords	Beryllium Depleted uranium Radioactive waste disposal Neutron sources Containers Shielding Packaging Polyethylenes Design
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY.; Princeton Univ., NJ. Plasma Physics Lab.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Princeton Univ., NJ. Plasma Physics Lab. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200408
Contract Number	DE-AC03-76SF00515