SPENT FUEL TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE PERFORMANCE STUDY

The spent fuel transportation Package Performance Study (PPS) investigates the performance of casks and behavior of fuel when subjected to thermal and impact forces that exceed the hypothetical accident conditions specified in 10 CFR Part 71. Issues related to the probability and consequences of severe transport accidents will be examined. The objective of PPS is to verify models, through combinations of detailed analysis and physical testing, used to predict accident risk associated with transportation of spent fuel in NRC certified casks. PPS is a follow-on project to NUREG/CR- 6672, \"Reexamination of Spent Fuel Shipment Risk Estimates,\" which was published in March 2000. An enhanced public participatory process has been used in developing the PPS issues for study and the conceptual testing and analysis plans.