TESTING OF THE DHLW TRUCK SHIPPING CASK

Year

1986

Author(s)

M.M. Madsen - Sandia National Laboratories, USA

W.L. Uncapher - Sandia National Laboratories, USA

D. R. Stenberg - Sandia National Laboratories

A. Zimmer - GA Technologies, Inc.

M. Koploy - GA Technologies, Inc

W. Schlafer - GA Technologies, Inc

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Abstract

TESTING OF THE DHLW TRUCK SHIPPING CASK. The Defense High Level Waste (DHLW) cask is a Type B packaging currently under development by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The shipping system is designed to meet a legal weight truck limit of 36 288 kg (80 000 lb). Type B packagings for transporting radioactive materials are required to maintain containment and shielding after being exposed to the environments defined in Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 71. A combination of testing and analysis is used to verify the adequacy of the cask design. The paper describes the test programme portion of the design verification.