Safety in the transport of radioactive material
Aergon assists its clients with their projects of design, development, approval and exploitation of radioactive material packages (class 7), for transports inside a nuclear site or on public roads.
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Our Skills
Safety
- Expertise in the enforceable rules:
- International regulations (IAEA, ADR, RID...)
- Inside French nuclear sites (CEA, EDF, AREVA...)
- Good knowledge of the approval process and of safety authorities' expectations
- Strategies for package safety demonstration:
- Definition of the package (optimized combination between the packaging and the content)
- Specification and follow-up of tests & calculations
- Writing of safety reports that meet safety authorities requirements
- Integration of feedback (applicants, authorities)
Design & Calculation
- Radiation protection and Criticality
- Thermal : stationary and transient
- Solid Mechanics : static and dynamic
Project Management
- Assistance in obtaining the authority approval (follow-up of studies, manufacturing, tests, QA)
- Assistance in transport management (adequacy material/packaging, planning, shipping control)
- Computer development of Decision Support Tools (adequacy material/packaging...)
What makes us different
- Team of experienced engineers with assorted skills including Security Advisor (road - class 7)
- Documents' thorough cross-examination ensuring high quality deliverables
- Small business with high responsiveness
- Strong client satisfaction
Our Services
Need for Transport
- Characterization of the content to be transported
- Proposal / approval of transport strategies:
- Adequacy analysis to an existing package design, or
- Pre-design of a new package design
Safety Options
- Strategy of Safety Options
- Preliminary analysis / Pre-sizing
- Safety Option Report
Calculation & Analysis
- Mechanical and Thermal
- Activity release, Radiolysis, Thermolysis
- Radiation Protection & Criticality
Manufacturing
- Manufacturing specifications
- Manufacturing QA and follow-up
Qualification tests
- Regulatory test specifications:
- Mechanical (free drop tests, penetration tests, stacking tests, immersion tests...)
- Thermal (solar insolation, fire)
- Testing follow-up and test reports
Safety report
- Editing / review of technical documents
- Creation of complete Package Design Safety Reports (PDSR)
- Safety report review
Action plan & Improvements
- Safety inventory & action plan:
- Risk analysis and review of existing safety barriers
- Safety improvement proposals
- Risk analysis taking into account improvement proposals
- Costs analysis of improvement proposals
Assessment by the competent authorities
- On the side of the applicant :
- Follow-up of the request to the authority (first approval, extension of approval, validation of foreign approval, approval on site ...)
- On the side of the safety authority :
- Safety reports assessment
Our Clients
