Certification Challenges in the Development of an Innovative High Payload Capacity Spent Fuel Transportation Cask

by Bala R. Nair, Westinghouse Electric Corp, United States,
Wayne J. Severson, Westinghouse Electric Corp, United States,
Albert P. Ciez, Westinghouse Electric Corp, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: High Level Radioactive Waste Management 1990

Abstract:

The design approach and certification strategy used in the development of an innovative transportation cask for legal weight truck shipments of spent nuclear fuel is presented. The proposed approach represents a significant departure from conventional cask designs in that it uses titanium alloy, a material with a high strength-to-weight ratio which has no precedent in transportation cask certification. The significant increase in payload obtainable with the proposed approach, and the associated benefits such as reduced life cycle costs, lower personnel exposure, and lower transportation accident risks are discussed.

Subject Headings: Fuels | Radioactive wastes | Nuclear power | Licensure and certification | Accidents | Waste disposal | Payloads

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