BR-100 Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Development

Conference · Sun Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6496188

McGuinn, E. J. ^[1]; Childress, P. C. ^[1]

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1. B&W Fuel Company, Lynchburg, VA (United States)

Continued public acceptance of commercial nuclear power is contingent to a large degree on the US Department of Energy (DOE) establishing an integrated waste management system for spent nuclear fuel. As part of the from-reactor transportation segment of this system, the B&W Fuel Company (BWFC) is under contract to the DOE to develop a spent-fuel cask that is compatible with both rail and barge modes of transportation. Innovative design approaches were the keys to achieving a cask design that maximizes payload capacity and cask performance. The result is the BR-100, a 100-ton rail/barge cask with a capacity of 21 PWR or 52 BWR ten-year cooled, intact fuel assemblies.

• Research Organization: B&W Fuel Company, Lynchburg, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-88ID12701
• OSTI ID: 6496188
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-89418; CONF-900406--76; ON: DE91001940
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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