Drop tests of the Three Mile Island knockout canister
A type of Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) defueling canister, called a ''knockout'' canister, was subjected to a series of drop tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Drop Test Facility. These tests confirmed the structural integrity of internal fixed neutron poisons in support of a request for NRC licensing of this type of canister for the shipment of TMI-2 reactor fuel debris to the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) for the Core Examination R and D Program. This report presents the data generated and the results obtained from a series of four drop tests that included two drops with the test assembly in the vertical position and two drops with the assembly in the horizontal position.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 7125151
- Report Number(s):
- GEND-058; ON: DE87005195
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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