Overview
Description
Development and review of SARP Chapters 5 & 6 documenting radiation shielding and NCS evaluations of a radioactive material transportation package. This course is primarily offered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and may occasionally be offered at other authorized locations. Students are responsible for all national laboratory fees and expenses associated with the course location.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Instructor approval, which requires submission of pre-enrollment forms required by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (as described in the GCNP Program manual) and background in nuclear engineering or physics.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Instructor approval, which requires submission of pre-enrollment forms required by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (as described in the GCNP Program manual) and background in nuclear engineering or physics.
Units
Lecture1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- apply engineering research and theory to advance the art, science, and practice of the discipline.
- explain the federal regulations that govern transport packages and storage casks, and DOE and NRC guidance documents, including Regulatory Guides, NUREGs, and DOE orders.
- demonstrate thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements applicable to the radiation shielding and criticality safety design of radioactive material transportation packages.
- demonstrate knowledge of computational methods/computer codes for radiation source term and shielding calculations.
- demonstrate knowledge of criticality computer codes and methods for validating nuclear data and computer codes.
- evaluate structural and thermal effects on the packaging and its contents under NCT and HAC in terms of material and geometry changes and their subsequent effects.
- prepare SARP Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 documentation that thoroughly demonstrates compliance of the packaging and its contents with applicable regulatory requirements.
- perform review of SARP Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 and provide meaningful technical comments.