TGC36 A DUAL PURPOSE CASK FOR THE TRANSPORT AND INTERIM STORAGE OF COMPACTED WASTE (CSD-C)

According to contractual and international obligations, the German Utilities have to return the residues resulting form the reprocessing of nuclear fuel assemblies (compacted hulls and ends) to Germany. The new dual purpose cask TGC36 as a joint product from the two leading companies in the field development and manufactory of nuclear casks in Europe, GNS and TN International, is intended for the transport to the interim storage facility Ahaus and to be stored there for up several years. For the development and the delivery of the TGC36 cask, GNS and TN International formed the AGC Consortium based on German law to combine the special know how of both partners in the most efficient way. The design and the licensing strategy of the TGC36 are introduced in this paper.