CONSIDERATION ON THE FIRST ROMANIAN TEST OF TYPE B PACKAGE USING ¼ SCALE MODEL

Testing large type B packages is expensive and often limited by the availability of test facilities. As IAEA’s Regulations recommend, an alternative one is to test reduced ¼ scale model. The paper presents carrying out of the type testing at INR Pitesti (except for fire and water immersion tests, which will be done by adequate computer codes) for the scale-model such as: 3 free drops from 9 m (one longitudinal, one axial and one at 25° inclination), 3 free drops from 1m onto a mild steel bar perpendicular rigidly mounted to the target surface, and 3 free drops from 1.2 m onto target surface. Also, the paper describes the feasibility and difficulties of using such model for the required tests taking into consideration the Romanian experience in the field. The paper shows that the package drop testing results and the impact responses associated with the failure modes of the package scale model testing will help to improve prototype design. The need for proper interpretation of data acquisition test measurements and the proper modeling of target characteristics is also emphasized.