BR-100 Spent Fuel Shipping Cask*

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 mandates that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOEr establish an integrated waste management system leading to pennanent. deep geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level wastes. The transpOrtation component of this system must satisfy requirements of safety, reliability, and schedule. System interfaces include the utilities' reactor sites and other radioactive waste generators, the monitored retrievable storage (MRS) facilities, and the receiving facilities at the geologic repositories. As pan of this program, B&W Fuel Company (BWFC) is under contract to the DOE to develop a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) certified shipping cask for spent nuclear fuel that is compatible with both rail and barge modes of transportation.