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More than half of material thefts reported to IAEA occurred during transport
The International Atomic Energy Agency has said that more than half of all thefts of nuclear and other radioactive material reported to the agency’s Incident and Trafficking Database (ITDB) since 1993 occurred during authorized transport, with the share rising to nearly 70 percent in the past decade. The ITDB covers incidents involving nuclear material, radioisotopes, and radioactively contaminated material.
D. Leteinturier, B. Bernardin, M. Blanc, M. Paulin
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 106 | Number 1 | September 1990 | Pages 47-54
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE90-A23756
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Core thermal hydraulics of the Superphénix reactor is investigated in the areas of the evaluation of core cooling conditions, thermal balances on core and subassemblies, values of main parameters during operation at power, and specific tests, such as control rod displacement, and their effects on power distribution and power flattening. These points are presented based on the results of calculation and the results obtained during commissioning tests. The margins to safety limits are given and compared to predicted values.