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Section One

Conference Information

11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF

RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

16th & 17th MAY 2018 ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS, PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON, W1B 1AD

CONTENTS PAGE

Section One - Conference Information Committee List……………………………………………………..2 Conference Locations……………………………………………3 Sponsor & Exhibitor List……………………………………… .4 Floor Plan……………………………………………………………..8 Official Partners…………………………………………………… 9 Nuclear Institute…………………………………………………10

Section Two - Proceedings of Day 1 and 2 Oral Programme*………………………………………… 2 Poster Programme*………………………………………5

Section Three – Delegate List*

*subject to change

Section Four – Abstracts Session One - Regulatory Interest Recent Developments in Standards and IAEA Guidance Material for Package Load Attachment Points……..3 Public information in France concerning the transport of radioactive materials…………………………………………4 How to Handle the Conflict between Safety and Security…………………………………………………………………………..5 Improving Documentation of the Technical Basis of the Regulations………………………………………………………….6 Providing assurance of compliant and safe transports: pre-transport reviews of nuclear transport safety and regulatory obligations………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7

Session Two - Disposal and storage of Radioactive Materials (1) Engineering Design of the Geological Disposal Facility for the UK ………………………………………………………………. 9 Larger waste containers for the packaging of UK ILW: development of conceptual designs and potential applications………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 Studies on the long-term integrity of the canister for the dry storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel…………………………11 Finite element simulation of the crush of package components made of encapsulated wood……………………….12 Session Three - Contents - Challenging Issues New Regulations to Ship Large Objects as Surface Contaminated Objects………………………………………………….. 14 Successful application and development of a burn-up credit methodology for use in a UK transport criticality assessment………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Transportation System for Hanford Immobilized Low-Activity Waste……………………………………………………….. 16 How the management of higher activity wastes are influenced by transport requirements and a case for change: Type W?..........................................................................................................................17

Session Four - Package Engineering and Testing (1) Basket Transportation Package Concept's Pool Fire Assessment using Computational Fluid Dynamics …………....19 Evaluation of the package safety level taking into account the thermal degradation of their materials in case of fire exposure ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………20 Design of a transport package to withstand accident conditions of transport through the provision of international paints chartek 7 intumescent coating …………………….………………………………………………………………………………………….21 Thermal analysis of the DN30 PSP during accident conditions of transport………………………………………………………..22 Session Five - Package Engineering and Testing (2) Type B packaging manufacturing learning from experience……………………………………………………………………………..23 Substantiation and Licencing of a Radioactive Material Transportation Package by Finite Element Analysis……24 GNS SBoX® - A New Family of Robust, Self-Shielded Containers……………………………………………………………………….25 Impact analyses of the Safkeg 4085A……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….26

Session Six- Disposal and storage of Radioactive Materials (2) Linking Dry Storage and Transportation of Used Nuclear Fuel after Extended Storage ………………………………….28 Qualification methods for loaded containers according to the acceptance criteria Konrad ……………………………29 Shielded Box (SB) and Interim Storage Facility (ISF) ……………………………………………………………………………………….30 RWM's Application for a Competent Authority-Approved Fissile Exception……………………………………………………31

Session Seven - Package Engineering and Testing (3) Developing a new cost effective DOT 7A Type A liquid packaging acceptable for air transport …………………………33 First use of Type B sealed radioactive sources approval - a novel approach to shielding assessment ………………..34 Component and Material Investigations on Metal Seals for High Level Radioactive Waste Containers………………35 Approach for determining the length of the bar in compliance with the IAEA 1m puncture test……………………….36

Session Eight - Contents – Criticality, UF6 & Challenging Issues Assessment of safety demonstrations relative to packages containing UF6 …………………………………………………….38 Technology to future proof railway capability for the nuclear industry …………………………………………………………...39 WNTI Standard for Uniquely Identifying UF6 cylinders: Harmonising the World of UF6 Transports Assessment.40 Experience on Packages loaded with damaged Spent Nuclear Fuel for Transport after Storage………………………..41

Poster Abstracts Fire and drop testing of a container for the storage, transport and disposal of intermediate level waste…….….43 Standards and Guidelines for the Design of Trunnions of RAM Transport Packages………………………………………..44 Application of leakage rates measured on scaled cask or component models to the package containment safety assessment……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...45 Assessment of quality management for transport packages not requiring authority design approval……………..46 Radioactive Waste Inventory (RWI) Management and Improvements…………………………………………………………….47 Cost-effective design strategies for a type b container based on numerical calculations………………………………...48 Analysis of the requirements applicable to the on-site transports in France………………………………………………… ..49 Long-term stewardship of uranic materials at the Capenhurst site………………………………………………………………….50 Waste Package Accident Performance Research at Radioactive Waste Management (RWM)………………………….51 Determination of radioactive contents characteristics: methodologies applied in safety analysis for CEA packages 52 Feasibility of depleted uranium as a tritium fuel storage medium for a European DEMO fusion power station…….53 Reuse of Robust Shielded Cast Iron Containers………………………………………………………………………………………………….…54 Magnox Fuel Element Debris (FED) Disposal to the UK LLW Repository……………………………………………..………………..55 Regulations, Guidance and Standards for the Transport of Radioactive Material……………………………………………..….56 Intermediate Level Waste Management - Getting the Job Done at Magnox………………………………………………………...57 Condition of 20 year aged Water Extended Polyester and its medium to long term shielding performance when cast within hermetically sealed containers……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…58 Assessment of Critical Drop Angles for Package Slap Down Conditions……………………………………………………………..…59 Progress in the regional network MedNet…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...60 The R83 type B(U) transport package for used LEU fuel: a versatile package ………………………………………………………..61 MOSAIK® Casks for All Kinds of Intermediate Level Waste - A Success Story spanning more than three decades..62 Design life extension of wooden impact limiter material………………………………………………………………………………………63 RWM's 2016 generic Transport Safety Case………………………………………………………………………………………………………….64 Resolving transport and packaging barriers to the effective management of problematic waste…………………………65 Special Arrangement Application………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….66 1648C FEA Model Impact Validation & Verification……………………………………………………………………………………………….67 Challenges in Licensing a Multiple Water Barrier Package………………………………………………………………………………………68 6m3 concrete box entombment studies…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………69

Section 5 Information from our Platinum Sponsor, International Nuclear Services

STEERING COMMITTEE

CHAIR

Chi-Fung Tso Arup

MEMBERS CORROSPONDING MEMBERS

Neil Carr Masumi Wataru

Radioactive Waste Management Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI)

Sean Duvall Matt Feldman

International Nuclear Services Limited / TCSC Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Marc Flynn David Ohayon

TAM International ORANO

Richard James

EDF Energy

Mark Johnson

Croft Associates Ltd

Amanda MacMillan

Nuclear Institute

Edmund Morgan-Warren

Independent

Anne Presta

World Nuclear Transport Institute

Anindya Sen

Office for Nuclear Regulation

Darren Sturdy

Rolls-Royce

Frank Wille

Federal Institute for Materials Research & Testing (BAM)

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CONFERENCE LOCATIONS

Tuesday 15 May

OPENING DRINKS RECEPTION

The event will commence at 18:00 – 19:30 with a drinks reception kindly hosted by ARUP

Address - 8 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BQ

16 and 17 May

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS (RIBA)

RIBA stands on the corner of Portland Place and Weymouth Street near to Regents Park and

Oxford Circus. 66 Portland Place is an impressive Art Deco building and has been serving as the

headquarters of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) since 1834. RIBA is the professional

body for architects in the United Kingdom.

Address - 66 Portland Place, Marylebone, London W1B 1NT

16 May Evening Banquet

CHRISTCHURCH, SPITALFIELDS

The pre-dinner drinks reception will commence from 18:30. The evening will conclude at 22:30

Dress code – Business attire

Address - Christ Church, Commercial Street, London E1 6LY

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SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR PROFILES

International Nuclear Services (Platinum Sponsor)

International Nuclear Services Ltd (INS) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Nuclear

Decommissioning Authority (NDA). Established in 2008, we have extensive and proven expertise in

irradiated fuel management and nuclear material transportation. INS contributes to delivering the

NDA’s strategy by providing specialist nuclear transport, design and licensing services, and by

managing NDA’s inherited fuel cycle contracts with UK and overseas customers.

A big part of our work involves the transportation of spent fuels and the return of waste to countries

of origin. We operate Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL) the world’s most experienced nuclear

shipping company who have a fleet of three INF3 nuclear transport carriers.

We offer a wide range of consultancy services, strategic assessments and feasibility studies relating

to irradiated fuel management and transportation. We also support utility customers and

government agencies with advice on the strategic and technical options relating to the back end of

the fuel cycle.

We are experts in package selection, design, finite element analysis (both mechanical and thermal),

engineering, licensing and operations and have experience in a wide range of materials, from fresh

uranium and MOX fuel, to irradiated fuel and high level waste. We also have the expertise to provide

customers with specialist services associated with the transport of nuclear material, including safety,

security, logistical services and comprehensive 24-hour global emergency response support. Our

focus is on delivering success for our customers.

ARUP (Silver Sponsor)

Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists,

working across every aspect of today’s built environment. Together we help our clients solve their

most complex challenges – turning exciting ideas into tangible reality as we strive to find a better

way and shape a better world.

Arup was founded on the belief that the built environment can change people’s lives for the better.

Every day, everywhere, we strive to meet this aim – helping clients solve their biggest challenges by

harnessing our diverse skills and constantly expanding what’s technically possible. Arup employs

more than 13,000 people, in more than 35 countries – in a culture underpinned by the founder’s

aims and values.

For 40 years, Arup has been delivering cutting edge technical services to the nuclear industry in the

design and development, analysis and evaluation, and research and testing of packages for the

storage, transport and disposal of radioactive materials.

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Combining our wealth of experience with a first principle approach to engineering, an in-depth

knowledge of the regulatory requirements, expertise in advanced numerical simulation tools, a

thorough understanding of package behaviour, and a dedication to our client and to quality, we have

been delivering analyses, design, research and engineering solutions that are excellent.

Croft Associates (Silver Sponsor)

Croft has over 35 years’ experience in developing safe and innovative solutions for the transport of radioactive materials, and for the long term storage and disposability of radioactive wastes. We provide a broad range of services including design, testing, licensing, and supply of products to meet national and international regulations.

Our capabilities include the underpinning of prototype design development, design substantiation,

certification and supply of IP, Type A, Type B and Fissile containers. Globally, as a world leading

SME, our approach and ethos has made us influential in the way radioactive materials and wastes

are managed today.

We are recognised as a Design Authority by the industry regulators, and accepted as a Competent

Authority for IP-2 and Type A packages by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the United

States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US NRC).

Our Quality Management System, covering all aspects of the design, manufacture, testing and

licensing of packaging for radioactive materials, is certified to ISO 9001 and 10 CFR Part 71 by the US

NRC and is audited by the BSI and the ONR.

Rolls Royce (Silver Sponsor)

For over 50 years, Rolls-Royce has supported the Royal Navy in the design, manufacture and

through-life support of the Nuclear Steam Raising Plant for the UK Submarine fleet.

The Rolls-Royce Nuclear Fuel Movements team comprises of experts in the fields of container

design, regulatory framework and licensing, fuel handling and dynamic and static stress analysis. The

team can offer an end to end service from feasibility studies to design of containers, material

handling requirements, ancillary equipment and transportation and storage frames.

Using this knowledge and experience, Rolls-Royce provides standard and bespoke design solutions

to the nuclear fuel and materials movement industry, covering package types from Industrial

Packaging (IP) to Type B and Fissile. Our teams can lead safety justification tasks and the preparation

and management of the accompanying licences on our customer’s behalf. Our customer remains at

the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on delivering excellence to those customers

through the very best in engineering solutions.

SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR PROFILES

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Direct Rail Services

DRS provides a comprehensive range of rail transport and network support services. Key services

include:

• Specialist Freight

• Intermodal Freight

• Rail Network Infrastructure Support

• Major Infrastructure Project Support

• Passenger & Train Operating Company Support

Eckert & Ziegler Environmental Services

Eckert & Ziegler’s expert team provide the complete radioactive solution offering unparalleled

capability to pack, consign, transport and dispose or recycle all radioactive material from school

sources to HASS irradiators

Frazer Nash

With over three decades of industry experience, Frazer-Nash successfully helps clients meet the

strict nuclear industry regulatory requirements throughout the life of their nuclear projects;

including the full lifecycle management of nuclear material and waste.

King Transport

King Transport Equipment handles projects from concept to delivery, developing the widest range of

transport and material handling equipment solutions.

Mirion Technologies

We are one of the UK’s leading suppliers of instrumentation for Spectroscopy, Characterization,

Health Physics and Environmental Monitoring to the nuclear industry. We have offices in Harwell,

Seascale and Forss.

Nord Lock

The Nord-Lock Group is a world leader in secure bolting solutions for over 35 years. Nord-Lock offer

a range of innovative, reliable and safe products across the needs of the civil nuclear sector.

Nord-Lock’s combination of bolting technical expertise plus their wide product range including

locking-washer technology, bolt tensioners and wear-resistant pivot pin assemblies means they are

uniquely positioned to be a key supply chain partner for advice on bolted joints.

Nuvia

Nuvia has considerable experience in the design, assessment, testing and licensing of radioactive

material (RAM) packages from over 40 years’ experience in the nuclear industry.

SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR PROFILES

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PacTec are the nuclear industry leader for the design and manufacturing of certified VLLW ‘Excepted

Package’s and LLW ‘Type IP1’ and ‘Type IP2’ flexible packaging for LSA & SCO radioactive wastes.

Providing a complete solution with underpinning PDSR documentation meeting the requirements of

the IAEA regulations for the ‘Safe Transport of Radioactive Material’, SSR-6.

Pycko Scientific

Pycko Scientific – Suppliers of Radiological Monitoring Equipment to the Nuclear Industry & CBRN.

We are UK agents for major manufacturers of specialist radiological monitoring equipment.

Topspeed Couriers

Topspeed provide UK & mainland Europe Class 7 courier service for the carriage of Radioactive

material in Excepted, Industrial and Type A packages. The company operates a large vehicle fleet of

Mercedes Benz vehicles including 18 tonne HGVs managed by a comprehensive real-time tracking &

telemetry platform and all drivers are employed and trained directly by the company.

Vinci Construction – Technology Centre

We have been involved with the nuclear industry from the start, having helped develop the first

generation of UK nuclear power stations.

We provide comprehensive support:

• Drop testing of flasks for nuclear waste (specialist indoor facility)

• Full scale mock-up testing and trials

• Concrete – mix design development and production trials

WNTI

World Nuclear Transport Institute is the voice of the nuclear transport industry. Its participants are global industry leaders sharing a common goal: the safe, secure, efficient and reliable transport of radioactive materials. WNTI acts as a catalyst and facilitator, bringing members together on shared issues and universal legislation globally.

SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR PROFILES

PacTec

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EXHIBITION FLOORPLAN

NUCLEAR INSTITUTE 11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS EXHIBITION

16th & 17th MAY 2018 ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS, PORTLAND PLACE, LONDON, W1B 1AD

stand exhibitor stand exhibitor

1 Topspeed Couriers 11 International Nuclear Services

2 Eckert & Ziegler Environmental Services Ltd 12 International Nuclear Services

3 Croft Associates 13 World Nuclear Transport Institute (WNTI)

4 Direct Rail Services Ltd 14 Arup

5 Vinci Technology Centre UK Ltd 15 Rolls-Royce

6 Frazer-Nash Consultancy 16 Nuvia

7 King Transport Materials 17 Pycko Scientific

8 TCSC 18 PacTec EPS

9 LLW Repository Ltd (tbc) 19 Nord Lock

10 Nuclear Institute 20 Mirion Technologies (Canberra) Ltd

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OFFICIAL PARTNERS

RAMTUC CLG was established in 2014. Prior to 2014, RAMTUC was an informal industry group known as The Radioactive Material Transport Users Committee which was originally formed in the 1960s to develop strategy and policy regarding the regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material, both for transporting materials involved in the nuclear fuel cycle and transporting materials outside the fuel cycle, such as radio-pharmaceutical products

The Transport Container Standardisation Committee (TCSC) is a UK nuclear industry committee whose main function is to maintain and develop codes of practice relating to

radioactive materials transport. The stated purpose of TCSC is “to examine the requirements for the safe transport of radioactive material with a view to standardisation and, as appropriate, produce and maintain guidance in the form of standards documentation”. TCSC has been producing radioactive materials transport Codes of Practice for over 50 years

WM SYMPOSIA, INC. continues to be the premier non-profit organization dedicated to providing education and information exchange on global radioactive waste management. The annual Waste Management Symposia (WMS) is an international conference for the management of radioactive waste and related topics. It provides a forum for discussing and seeking safe,

environmentally responsible, technically sound and cost effective solutions to the management and disposition of radioactive wastes and the decommissioning of nuclear facilities to enhance the transparency and credibility of the global radioactive waste industry. March 3 - 7, 2019 - Phoenix Convention Center

World Nuclear Transport Institute is the voice of the nuclear transport industry. Its participants are global industry leaders sharing a common goal: the safe, secure, efficient and reliable transport of radioactive materials. WNTI acts as a catalyst and facilitator, bringing members together on shared issues and universal legislation globally

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All people working in the nuclear sector, irrespective of their level or grade of employment, can be characterised as nuclear professionals. All require specialist education and training to develop the skills and expertise needed to perform their jobs safely, securely and effectively in a nuclear context.

In addition to role-specific technical skills, all nuclear professionals demonstrate something extra – what we call in the United Kingdom the Nuclear Delta®. This is the understanding of nuclear specific standards and requirements, especially the importance of nuclear safety culture, nuclear security culture and nuclear technology.

Nuclear professionals demonstrate an ongoing commitment to personal behavioural standards and apply their skills and knowledge effectively in a nuclear context.

Employer responsibilityPromoting nuclear professionalism brings together the responsibilities of the employee and the employer to create an environment and culture in which nuclear professional practice is highly valued and expected as the norm.

While the primary responsibility for professional conduct and development rests with the individual, the employer contributes to and supports the maintenance and development of nuclear professionalism. The employer directly benefits from nuclear professionalism, which underpins critical safety and security arrangements and supports business and CSR objectives.

Continuous professional developmentIn most professional disciplines it is normal practice for individuals to maintainand record their professional status independently of their employment through the appropriate professional body. Professional status is maintained by reporting continuing professional development, accumulated experience and on-going commitment to uphold the profession’s standards and codes of conduct.

As the UK's professional membership body, The Nuclear Institute has developed the Nuclear Delta® to support professionals in meeting and maintaining the specific attitudinal, competence and behavioural requirements of the nuclear industry. Achieving the requirements of the Nuclear Delta® is central to professional membership and accreditation by the Nuclear Institute.

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