THE TYPE 3516 POWDER PACKAGE EXPERIENCES FROM CONCEPT TO PROCUREMENT

Year
2001
Author(s)
Howard G Whittaker - Westinghouse NFBU-Transport
File Attachment
33308.PDF381.75 KB
Abstract
The 3516 package is a stainless steel container for the transport of radioactive powders – primarily UO2. It comprises of 9 stainless steel 3544 pails supported in stainless steel tubes in a 3x3 array surrounded by a boronated resin as a neutron absorber. This assembly is held in an inner stainless steel box with a bolted lid surrounded by a layer of thermal insulation. This is contained within a secondary stainless steel container with an easily removable lid.