1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Author not available
Nearly a hundred years ago in 1893 - when railroads still monopolized land transport, the first set of international rules governing shipments of hazardous materials were issued to cover their movement by rail. Since then, more than a dozen international bodies, and scores of
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Jefferson, R.M. (Transportation Technology Center, Sandia National Labs. (USA))
Background information that might be useful to a broad range of individuals in developing their own perspectives about the transport of radioactive materials is presented. The safety of transporting spent fuel is addressed from a technical standpoint without the emotional
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Lenail, B. (Compagnie Generale des Matieres Nucleaires (COGEMA), Reprocessing Div., Technical and Commercial Services, (France))
The first shipments of irradiated fuel from graphite-gas reactors were made in 1966. In 1973 shipments of fuel from light-water reactors (LWRs) began. Since then about 10,000 tonnes of irradiated uranium have been shipped to reprocessing plants, being in 1984 497 tonnes of fuel
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Pope, R.B. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Safety)
In cooperation with other international organizations and regulatory bodies in many IAEA Member States, a sound basis for adequate regulation to assure the safe transport of radioactive materials has been established over the past 25 years. This basis is given in Safety Series
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Havinh Phuong (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria))
The physical protection of nuclear materials against theft, sabotage, and unlawful removal is entirely the responsibility of the State or States involved. IAEA efforts to facilitate and encourage efforts in this field are recounted. The Convention on the Physical Protection of
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Shaw, K.B. (National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton (UK))
Basically, four categories of workers are involved with transport operations: handlers, drivers, health physics monitoring staff, and supervisory staff. In 1984, the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) published results of a study covering all four of these worker
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Augustin, B. (French Interministerial Committee on Nuclear Safety (CISN))
The cargo ship Mont-Louis sank in the North Sea 10.5 nautical miles north of Ostend on 25 August 1984 after colliding with a car ferry and being towed by tugs. Because part of the cargo was nuclear material, this sea accident immediately gave rise to numerous commentaries in the
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Markovic, V. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Dept. of Research and Isotopes)
Ionizing radiation has become a valuable tool for efficiency in dozens of industrial and manufacturing processes making products used around the world. Currently more than 130 industrial gamma irradiators are operating in some 41 countries, based on industry figures, and the
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Bennett, L.L. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Nuclear Power)
There is no uniquely correct cost for nuclear or other modes of electricity production, and there is little to be gained by seeking complete standardization of reference values used in making cost comparisons, for example, between nuclear and fossil-fuelled power plants. Even at
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1985 - Volume 27, Issue 1 | by Nofal, M.M. (International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria). Div. of Life Sciences)
Agency activities in nuclear medicine are directed towards effectively applying techniques to the diagnosis and management of patients attending nuclear medicine units in about 60 developing countries. A corollary purpose is to use these techniques in investigations related to
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