A design approach for qualifying the use of ductile cast iron spent fuel shipping casks in the USA

Conference · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6263036

Sorenson, K B

Recent ductile cast iron (DCI) research work, as applied to transport casks, in the United States has focused on developing a design methodology which could be used as acceptance criteria for DCI casks. Sandia National Laboratories has concentrated on advancing the linear elastic fracture mechanics design approach to cask design. The approach allows for the design of transport casks fabricated out of ferritic materials (such as DCI) which undergo a brittle/ductile failure mode transition. The Sandia program encompasses material characterization, finite element structural analysis, nondestructive examination evaluation and drop test verification. Recent results of the program and near-term efforts are described. 6 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6263036
• Report Number(s): SAND-87-1707C; CONF-8706210-1; ON: DE87012874
• Resource Relation: Conference: BAM seminar on containers for radioactive materials made from ductile cast iron, West Berlin, F.R. Germany, 9 Jun 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FRACTURE PROPERTIES
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
CORRELATIONS
HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES
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ALLOYS
CARBIDES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
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FUELS
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IRON BASE ALLOYS
IRON CARBIDES
IRON COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS TESTING
NUCLEAR FUELS
PLANNING
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
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