ADAPTING A CERTIFIED SHIPPING PACKAGE FOR STORAGE APPLICATIONS

Conference · Tue Jun 05 04:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1041581

Loftin, B; Abramczyk, G

For years shipping packages have been used to store radioactive materials at many DOE sites. Recently, the K-Area Material Storage facility at the Savannah River Site became interested in and approved the Model 9977 Shipping Package for use as a storage package. In order to allow the 9977 to be stored in the facility, there were a number of evaluations and modifications that were required. There were additional suggested modifications to improve the performance of the package as a storage container that were discussed but not incorporated in the design that is currently in use. This paper will discuss the design being utilized for shipping and storage, suggested modifications that have improved the storage configuration but were not used, as well as modifications that have merit for future adaptations for both the 9977 and for other shipping packages to be used as storage packages.

• Research Organization: SRS
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-08SR22470
• OSTI ID: 1041581
• Report Number(s): SRNL-STI-2012-00349
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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