Design and Testing of TRUPACT-11

TRUPACT-II is a reusable shipping package for U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) contacthandled transuranic (CH-TRU) waste; designed in accordance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements for Type B packages found in 10 CFR 71. There are two separate levels of containment to permit shipment of plutonium in excess of 740 GBq (20 curies) per package. The packaging is a right circular cylinder in shape, with a domed top and a flat bottom; external dimensions are 240 em (94 inches) in diameter and 309 em (122 inches) high. The capacity of each TRUPACT-II is 3,182 kg (7,000 pounds) of waste loaded into fourteen 210-1 (55-gallon) drums or two 1.9 cum (67 cubic feet) Standard Waste Boxes. Three TRUPACT-IIs fit on a custom designed semi-trailer which is pulled by a conventional tractor for highway transport of CH-TRU waste between DOE sites and to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico.