THE R66 CASK, A LEAD-SHIELDED TYPE B CASK DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CONTAINMENT CONCEPT

Year

1998

Author(s)

R.C. Béra - ROBATEL. Nuclear Department. 69 Genas, France

C.M. Bochard - ROBATEL. Nuclear Department. 69 Genas, France

C. Coston - ROBATEL. Nuclear Department. 69 Genas, France

A. Contrepois - CEA, France

J.C. Argoud - CEA, France

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Abstract

The R66 cask was designed and manufactured for CEA (French Atomic Energy Commission) by ROBATEL, using a new patented containment concept jointly developed by ROBATEL and CEA. The R66 cask and its containment concept are presented in this paper.