New Box-Container System for Waste Drums: Dynamic Tests and Qualification

In this paper we present a new 20' box container, designed by the firm CORROBESCH for the transport of radioactive and other dangerous wastes, and having a carrying capacity of 22 tons. The container itself weighs only 4 tons, and it incorporates a proprietary corrosion finish that is highly resistant to mechanical wear, deformation, and radioactive contamination. Recently, the container was subjected in Germany to a series of collision and drop tests, as specified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (lAEA), and it passed these tests to complete satisfaction. As a result, the container received certification by agencies such as the Germanischer Lloyd (GL), the Deutsche Bahn A.G. (DB), and the Bundesanstalt fur Materialpriifung (BAM). At the same time, the writers have also developed a mathematical model of the container to predict its dynamic behavior during service loads, and have been able to make motion predictions that are in good agreement with signatures recorded during tests.