Drop-Test Program With the German \"POLLUX\" Cask for Final Disposal of Spent Fuel

Year

1995

Author(s)

B. Gogolin - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und –pruefung (BAM), D-12200 Berlin, Germany

B. Droste - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und –pruefung (BAM), D-12200 Berlin, Germany

T. Quercetti - Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und –prüfung (BAM) 12200 Berlin, Germany

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Abstract

A fullscale prototype cask for shipping, interim storage and final disposal of spent fuel in a German repository, named POLLUX, designed and manufactured by GNS/GNB, was tested by BAM according to the transport regulations and under impacts resulting from handling accidents in a storage site. The tests, test conditions, and instrumentation of the cask are described.