Shielding design for spent-fuel shipping in high-capacity truck casks

Conference · Tue Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:5346126

Boshoven, J K; Su, Shiawder ^[1]

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1. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (USA)

General Atomics (GA), under contract to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is developing a high-capacity legal-weight truck transportation system for shipment of pressurized water reactor (PWR) and boiling water rector (BWR) spent fuels from commercial nuclear power plants to a repository or monitored retrievable storage facility. The system includes two cask versions optimized for PWR and BWR fuels, respectively. The PWR version carries four fuel assemblies designated the GA-4 cask, and the BWR version accommodates nine fuel assemblies designated the GA-9 cask. This paper presents the shielding aspects of the GA-4 and GA-9 casks.

• OSTI ID: 5346126
• Report Number(s): CONF-891103--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Vol. 60; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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