David T. Tang, Ph.D., P.E. Senior Structural Engineer ...Waste Confidence Activities FCMA Seminar on...
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Waste Confidence Activities FCMA Seminar on Spent Fuel Initial Loading September 16 -18, 2013 David T. Tang, Ph.D., P.E. Senior Structural Engineer, Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation and Transportation Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Transcript of David T. Tang, Ph.D., P.E. Senior Structural Engineer ...Waste Confidence Activities FCMA Seminar on...
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