High-capacity, high-strength trailer designs for the GA-4/GA-9 Casks

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5971176

Kissinger, J A; Rickard, N D; Taylor, C; Zimmer, A

General Atomics (GA) is developing final designs for two dedicated legal-weight trailers to transport the GA-4 and GA-9 Spent-Fuel Casks. The basic designs for these high-capacity, high-strength trailers are essentially identical except for small modifications to account for the differences in cask geometry. We are designing both trailers to carry a 55,000 lb (24,900 kg) payload and to withstand a 2.5 g vertical design load. The GA-4 and GA-9 trailers are designed for significantly higher loads than are typical commercial semitrailers, which are designed to loads in the range of 1.7 to 2.0 g. To meet the federal gross vehicle weight limit for legal-weight trucks, GA has set a target design weight for the trailers of 9000 lb (4080 kg). This weight includes the personnel barrier, cask tiedowns, and impact limiter removal and storage system. Based on the preliminary trailer designs, the final design weight is expected to be very close to this target weight. 3 refs., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-88ID12698
• OSTI ID: 5971176
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-90399; CONF-910435-56; ON: DE91010083
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) international high level radioactive waste management conference, Las Vegas, NV (USA), 28 Apr - 3 May 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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