A New Type B ISO Container for Transportation of Alpha Waste

The French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) operates several facilities which produce various transuranic wastes. These wastes are generally stored in metallic drums. There is a need for transportation of more than 1000 drums per year to intermediate storage sites and in the future to final storage sites which will be managed by ANORA the French nuclear waste Agency. To answer this need, TRANSNUCLEAIRE TN-GEMINI II, a large dimension \"type B\" France and in Europe. has developed the container for use in This packaging fits on ISO 20 ft standard truck trailers using conventional tractors, and is also compatible with french railcar dimensions.