Cadmium Rod Cask Compliance and Shipment Readiness

The Cadmium Rod Cask (the Cask) is a 70-ton spent fuel shipping cask that contains legacy irradiated cadmium reactor safety and control rods from the Savannah River Site. The Cask has been loaded, closed, and seal welded shut since 1995. The Cask is to be shipped offsite to a permitted waste facility for treatment and disposal as an Industrial Package Type 2 (Type IP-2) carrying Low Specific Activity (LSA-II) content. This paper discusses the actions and evaluations performed to demonstrate 49 CFR compliance and prepare the Cask for offsite shipment.