Experimental demonstration package program. Canister final design report
The Experimental Demonstration Package Program objective was to design and qualify a canister for encapsulating spent lightwater reactor fuel assemblies and the support equipment necessary for sealing the canister. These items will be used in preparing fuel assemblies for demonstrations associated with the Nuclear Waste Terminal Storage Program. This report describes the program requirements, the final design of the canister, alternate designs considered during the program, the support equipment, and the testing and analysis performed to verify the design. Support equipment discussed here includes a remote plasma arc welding system and an evacuation/backfill collar. The testing and analysis effort consisted of a canister drop test, a seismic test, a welding process development program, a shipping cask/canister thermal interference study, and thermal and structural evaluations of the canister under potential storage and handling conditions.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-77RL01030
- OSTI ID:
- 6811149
- Report Number(s):
- RHO-C-48; AESD-TME-3047; WAES-TME-2999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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