Evaluation of the B-cask in accordance with proposed regulations of the AEC and ICC for off-site shipments of irradiated bismuth
The growing concern of government agencies for safe shipment of radioactive materials, both in this country and in Europe, has resulted in a number of proposed regulations governing every phase of shipment including the design of the cask or container, There have been requests during the last year for increased shipments of irradiated bismuth from Hanford. This radioactive material has been shipped in the B-cask to the off-site processing plant for several years. These two factors, proposed regulations and increased demand for the product, have created a need for an engineering evaluation of the cask currently being used. While it is evident on casual inspection that the B-cask design would not meet certain requirements of the proposed regulations, it is necessary that a detailed study of the design be made to determine if modifications to the cask are practical for continued use under new regulations and whether additional casks should be of a new design as required by increased shipments of the product. The purpose of this design evaluation study is to: (a) Evaluate the integrity of the B-cask design in accordance with criteria published in document HW-76476, which is based primarily upon proposed regulations of the Atomic Energy Commission and the Interstate Commerce Commission; and (b) Determine whether the B-cask can be modified for continued use if the proposed regulations are formally issued in essentially the same form as proposed.
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 10150017
- Report Number(s):
- HW-77338; ON: DE94011275
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Declassified; PBD: 12 Jul 1963
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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