DEVELOPMENT OF A LARGE UNYIELDING TARGET FOR PACKAGING TESTS*

A large, essentially unyielding, target for nuclear transportation package testing has been developed at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The target was designed, and its performance predicted, using computer modelling methods. The performance was verified by conducting a high-speed impact test of an experimental package onto the target and analysing data from instrumentation installed within the target.