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Welcome to this special edition of Nuclear Engineering International (NEI) magazine, published for exclusive distribution at the International Symposium on the Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Materials (PATRAM), which is being held in San Antonio, Texas, USA, from 27 July – 1 August 2025.
Each day thousands of shipments of radioactive materials are transported around the world by road, rail, sea, inland waterways and air. Safe and secure national and international regimes governing the transport of such materials are key to supporting a range of sectors including research, medicine, agriculture, industrial applications, and nuclear power generation.
International exchange is an essential part of improving professionalism in packaging and transportation, with PATRAM an important forum for information sharing. This year the event is being hosted by the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management in partnership with the World Nuclear Transport Institute and with the support of the US Department of Energy, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the US Department of Transportation and in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Articles in this edition, too, aim to share some of the industry experience in packaging and transport of nuclear materials — for those attending the show and others.
David Appleyard Editor, Nuclear Engineering International
Fuel & fuel cycle
18 Engineering a Future for TRISO waste A new generation of reactor technologies means a new canister solution is essential.
Policy & finance
20 Shaping transport policy Global standards and regulations material are of vital importance for nuclear transportation.
Decommissioning
24 Hunterston A solid waste bunker retrieval Recovering and transporting material for encapsulation under the SAWBR project.
Professional development
28 Building nuclear packaging skills The University of Nevada provides professionals with nuclear material packaging skills.
Policy & finance
32 Nuclear for shipping and offshore Nuclear maritime applications raises the prospect for new transport challenges.
Transport
34 IAEA Trafficking Database summary More than half of all thefts of radioactive materials occur during transportation.
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5 Welcome to PATRAM PATRAM continues to drive the exchange of knowledge on nuclear packaging and transport.
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6 Orano’s HALEU transport options Higher enrichment fuels like HALEU are driving Orano to address a new era of transport needs.
Waste management
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10 Industrialising waste management Hanford has demonstrated how low-level waste can be sent for third-party disposal.
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Cover image: Specialist transport vessel Pacific Grebe unloading nuclear materials in Germany. Source: NTS
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