An overview of 20 years' Romanian experience on packaging and components testing according to national and international regulations

Abstract

More than 20 years ago, the Institute for Nuclear Research (INR) Pitesti in Romania, through its Reliability and Testing Laboratory, was licensed by the Romanian Nuclear Regulatory Body – CNCAN to carry out qualification tests for packages intended for the transport and storage of radioactive materials. The radioactive material is placed in packaging which are designed in accordance with national and the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) Regulations for safe transport to the disposal centre. A broad range of verification and certification tests are performed at INR on radioactive material packages or component sections, such as packages used for the transport of radioactive sources to be used for industrial or medical purposes. This paper describes some of the various tests, which have been performed, and how they relate to normal conditions and minor mishaps during transport. Quality assurance and quality control measures taken in order to meet technical specification provided by design there are also presented.

Keywords:

• PACKAGING
• COMPONENTS TESTING