MONT LOUIS ACCIDENT AND NUCLEAR SAFETY

On 25 August 1984, the French ship MONT LOUIS sank in the vicinity of Ostende as a result of a collision. She was carrying a cargo of 30 containers filled with uranium hexafluoride. All 30 containers were recovered; only one showed a small leak. Technical and regulatory implications of the lessons learned from this accident are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Report
• Corporate Authors:

  CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires

  Department d'Analyse de Surete
  Fontenay-aux-Roses,   France 
• Authors:
  • Ringot, C
  • Devillers, C
  • Warniez, P
• Publication Date: 1986-6

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hazardous materials; Marine safety; Regulations; Safety; Transportation; Water transportation crashes
• Identifier Terms: Mont Louis (Ship)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Recovery
• Old TRIS Terms: Hazardous materials transportation; Radioactive materials transportation
• Subject Areas: Law; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00655631
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM