Drop Test of a Type B(U)-Package Onto a Real Target Concerning Handling Accident in an Intermediate Storage Facility

Due to the fact, that in FRG one has to demonstrate, that type B(U)- packagings not only withstand the mechanical loads concerning IAEA-regulations, but also handling accidents in the intermediate storage facility, a drop test with a full scale package on a real target was performed. In this special case, the package has no shock absorbers. In the past, this verification only was done by an analytical calculation. During the licensing procedure of the NUKEM-THTR-package, the competent authority asked to demonstrate the integrity of the cask during the handling accident by a test.