Babcock and Wilcox BR-100 100-Ton Rail/Barge Spent Fuel Shipping Cask: Volume 1 (Preliminary Design Report)

Technical Report · Wed Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6815831· OSTI ID:6815831

This Preliminary Design Report (PDR) provides a detailed description of the design, analyses, and testing programs for the BR-100 cask. The BR-100 is a Type B(U) cask designed for transport by rail or barge. This report presents the preliminary analyses and tests which have been performed for the BR-100 and outlines the confirmatory analyses and tests which will be performed.

• Research Organization: B & W Fuel Co., Lynchburg, VA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-88ID12701
• OSTI ID: 6815831
• Report Number(s): DOE/ID/12701--1-Vol.1; BW--51-1177082-02-Vol.1; ON: DE90013716
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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