Defense high-level waste shipping cask design
Conference
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OSTI ID:6196087
A stainless steel canister filled with solidified defense high-level waste in the form of borosilicate glass is the reference waste form for the design of the shipping cask. The defense high-level waste canister design concept consists of a shipping cask which can be transported using a five-axle tractor and semi-trailer combination with a gross vehicle weight of 35,625 kilograms (78,375 pounds).
- Research Organization:
- GA Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (USA); Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6196087
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-84-1997C; CONF-850314-1; ON: DE85000307
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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