BR-100 spent fuel shipping cask

Conference · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1988 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA)

OSTI ID:6815818

McGuinn, E J; Childress, P C; Bochard, C M

The Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 mandates that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) establish an integrated waste management system leading to permanent, deep geologic disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level wastes. As part of the transportation component of this system, Babcock Wilcox Fuel Company (BWFC) is under contract to the DOE to develop a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)-certified shipping cask for spent nuclear fuel that is compatible with both rail and barge modes of transportation. The BR-100 is a 100-t rail/barge cask with a capacity of 21 pressurized water reactor (PWR) or 52 boiling water reactor (BWR) 10-yr cooled, intact fuel assemblies. optional basket designs may permit licensing the cask for a variety of payloads, including consolidated fuel. The BR-100 uses a multilayer cask body construction with lead gamma shielding and borated concrete neutron shielding sandwiched between stainless steel shells. Copper fins embedded in the concrete acts as a thermal switch. The thicknesses of lead and concrete layers are established by the shielding analysis so that the external dose rates for the cask packaging will be below the limits set by 10CFR71 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Innovative design features are the keys to optimizing the BR-100 cask. The life-cycle cost analysis was used to identify areas of the design where innovation would have the greatest impact.

• OSTI ID: 6815818
• Report Number(s): CONF-891103--
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA), Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (USA) Vol. 60; ISSN TANSA; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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