LLNL Packaging &
Transportation

Providing world-class expertise in supporting
radioactive material packaging certification efforts.

The LLNL Packaging and Transportation (P&T) Program has a depth of experience and world-class expertise in supporting radioactive material packaging certification efforts.


Core Capabilities

The P&T Program's core capabilities include:

  • Performing independent technical reviews and confirmatory analysis of Safety Analysis Reports for Packaging
  • Development of regulatory guidance documents, operational guidance documents, and consensus standards
  • Providing technical training to applicants, reviewers, and regulators from around the world
  • Performing packaging quality assurance audits and field assessments
  • Designing and analyzing testing methods and procedures

Training Courses

The following DOE EM-33 sponsored training courses are offered by the LLNL Packaging and Transportation Program:

  • Methods for Reviewing Safety Analysis Reports for Packaging
  • Welding Criteria for Shipping Containers
  • Leakage Testing
  • Structural Analysis for Packaging
  • Shielding and Criticality Analyses for Shipping Containers