Abstracts and Available Papers Presented at the
1997 International RERTR Meeting

Status of the TRIGA Shipments to the INEEL from ASIA

Presenter

Michael J. Tyacke, LMITCO

Authors:

William George, LMITCO
John Patterson, NAC International
Albert Petrasek, DOE-HQ
Robert C. Stump, DOE-ID

Background

• EIS February 1996, ROD May 13, 1996
• 10 year acceptance policy, 13 years total, no extension
• SRS to receive Al based fuel (MTR), INEEL TRIGA
• 41 countries with research reactors, 19 with TRIGA
• October 1996 Asia Pre-assessment, South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia
• First shipment South Korea and Indonesia, West Coast USA

Roles

• DOE-HQ, EM - sets policy, provide overall guidance, coordinate with State Department, foreign governments, etc.
• DOE-ID - Receiving site responsibilities, including all preparations and execution of all TRIGA shipments from research reactors through storage at INEEL
• Lockheed Martin Idaho Technology Company (LMITCO) - M&O contractor for DOE-ID. Planning, preparation, coordination, and executions of all activities needed to accept, transport and store TRIGA SNF
• Nuclear Assurance Corporation (NAC) - transportation services contract for the Asian shipment

Foreign Research Reactor Preparations

• Pre-assessment October 1996
• Detailed Site Assessment May 1997
• Transportation services contractor assessment September 1997

West Coast Transportation Preparations

• Naval Weapons Station Concord and vicinity
• Route selection
• Interfaces with States Tribes and local communities

Facility Preparations at INEEL

• Receipt at Central Facilities Area
• Receipt and storage at the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP)
  • Facility Safety Analysis and Criticality Safety Evaluations
  • Cask and fuel handling equipment
  • Procedure preparations and dry run
  • Management Self Assessment and Ready Assessment

Preparations for Fuel Transport

• Revised cask certification
  • Fuel type, material, enrichments
  • New basket
• Limited research reactor fuel and cask handling capabilities
• Cask handling interface with INEEL

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