Developments in Shielding and Criticality Assessment for Cask Design

British Nuclear Fuels plc has for some years been engaged in the transportation of irradiated nuclear fuel from LWR sites in Japan and Europe, to the Sellafield reprocessing complex in the United Kingdom. This business has used casks which are designed and licenced by the Company. More recently, the Company has also designed a cask to return vitrified waste to the Country of origin for the reprocessed fuel. Consequently, the Company has established a considerable expertise in the design and licencing of transport casks for the transport of fuel and radioactive waste.