Shielding and containment evaluations of the NAC-LWT cask with tritium burnable poison rods

Journal Article · Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2000 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society

OSTI ID:20104514

Pfeifer, H; Meinert, N

In 1989, the NAC legal weight truck cask (NAC-LWT) was approved by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to transport either one pressurized water reactor (PWR) fuel assembly or two boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel assemblies. Since that time, license amendments have allowed the shipment of high-burnup PWR and BWR fuel rods, MTR-type research reactor fuel elements, and TRIGA-type fuel elements. In 1999, DOE approved an NAC-LWT submittal for the shipment of lead test assemblies (LTAs) containing tritium-producing burnable poison rods (TPBARs). This paper presents the 10 CFR Part 71 shielding and containment evaluations of the NAC-LWT with the LTA payload.

• OSTI ID: 20104514
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, Vol. 82; Conference: 2000 Annual Meeting - American Nuclear Society, San Diego, CA (US), 06/04/2000--06/08/2000; Other Information: PBD: 2000; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
SPENT FUEL CASKS
CONTROL ELEMENTS
ROAD TRANSPORT
SHIELDING
CONTAINMENT
SAFETY ANALYSIS
TRITIUM
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION