Year
2019
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Abstract
ROBATEL and Transnubel partnered in the development of a new package to cover the need of the nuclear industry for transportation of legacy and other miscellaneous wastes from operation or decommissioning of nuclear facilities.ROBATEL Industries is a worldwide nuclear turnkey services provider, especially regarding bespoke radioactive material transportation casks. For decades it has designed numerous package models, type B ones especially which require regulators approvals. Based on such a broad experience, the company acquired a comprehensive knowledge of the technical issues related to safety and to international regulations.R80: a modular package to fit diverse needsROBATEL Industries delivered two R80 packages and their ancillary equipment early 2019. This package has been specifically thought from the beginning to carry all forms and very diverse waste streams using all transportation modes (road, rail, sea, air).It can be used as an industrial or type A package without the impact limiters where 3 packages can be shipped at a time on the same trailer. In type B(U) configuration, the license allows 2 packages to be shipped at a time on the same trailer (1 shipment).The cask comes in different configurations with different shielding thicknesses with or without drainage system, with the same overall dimensions (Height 2.11m, Diameter 1700mm, Gross weight 11000kg).The aim of this paper is to present this new R80, industrial, type A and type B(U) package, design and licensing strategy implemented by ROBATEL Industries and Transnubel to include a maximum of different content types and forms, and describing the challenges and focusing on its specificities, making it a very versatile cask design.