SAFE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR LLW/MLW WITH HIGH RADIATION LEVEL ATB-8K

The ATB-8K packaging has been designed in the 90’s to complete the fleet of radioactive waste transportation containers in Sweden. Its technology can be useful to any waste transportation issues. This packaging is able to ship a wide range of waste in full compliance with IAEA Regulations and in optimized operating conditions: ion exchange resins solidified in concrete or in bitumen, in steel or concrete moulds and steel drums. The ATB-8K container is basically a 3-meters cube in which a maximum weight of waste of 34 tons can be packaged. The waste can be very simply loaded inside its cavity, using a crane. The waste is loaded in the container cavity or within a basket. During its design, a special attention was paid to give its users the most convenient operating conditions. The ATB-8K package design meets the regulatory requirements for type B (U) package design and was approved by the Swedish Competent Authority in November 2000.