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Defense high-level waste shipping cask design

Conference ·
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