Air Transportability of Reactor and Radioisotope Materials

Abstract

A study was made to investigate the prime considerations involved in air transportation of nuclear reactor components, radioactive wastes, and radioisotope powergenerating units. The logistics, economics, and safety of supplying a remote military nuclear power plant by air and of transporting SNAP-type reactor and radioisotope auxiliary power units by USAF aircraft are explored in detail. It was determined that such air transport operations are feasible and reasonably safe if proper planning is accomplished in the design of equipment and in the definition of mission profiles and ground handling procedures. Container criteria and procedural standards for the transport of the different categories of materiel are recommended. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0606056

Entities

People

  • James Fox

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airlift Operations
  • Chemistry
  • Fissile Materials
  • Fission
  • Gamma Rays
  • Hazardous Materials
  • Health Services
  • Heat Energy
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Warning Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Electrical Engineering
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