DOE NCS and Shielding Packaging Training Courses

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Retained shipping container approved for the shipment of fissionable materials.

Problem Statement

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Packaging Certification Program (PCP), Office of Packaging and Transportation, is offering Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) shielding and nuclear criticality safety (NCS) courses for SARP generalists and analysts.

Technical Approach

The Generalist Course provides and overview of how NCS and shielding analysis fit into a SARP. The Analysts Course provides detailed training on the radioactive material package shielding analyses and NCS evaluation fundamentals required in the SARP.

http://public.ornl.gov/conferences/sarp/index.shtml

June 2015 SARP Generalist Course students and instructors.

Benefit

The Generalist Course is designed for project managers, supervisors, NCS/shielding subject matter experts (SMEs), or non-NCS/shielding SMEs. The Analyst Course is specifically designed for SARP analysts and practitioners.

Sponsor

U.S. DOE Packaging Certification Program (PCP), Office of Packaging and Transportation

Principal Investigator

Douglas G. Bowen

Shipping containers after crush testing.