Packaging Design Criteria for the MCO Cask

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/804502· OSTI ID:804502

FLANAGAN, B D ^[1]

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1. WMH

Approximately 2,100 metric tons of unprocessed, irradiated, nuclear fuel elements are presently stored in the K Basins (including approximately 700 additional elements from the Plutonium-Uranium Extraction Plant, N Reactor, and 327 Laboratory). To permit cleanup of the K Basins and fuel conditioning, the fuel will be transported from the 100 K Area to a Canister Storage Building (CSB) in the 200 East Area. The purpose of this packaging design criteria is to provide criteria for the design, fabrication, and use of a packaging system to transport the large quantities of irradiated nuclear fuel elements positioned within Multi-canister Overpacks. Concurrent with the K Basin cleanup, 72 Shippingport Pressurized Water Reactor Core 2 fuel assemblies will be transported from T Plant to the CSB to provide space at T Plant for K Basin sludge canisters.

• Research Organization: WMH (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-96RL13200
• OSTI ID: 804502
• Report Number(s): HNF-SD-TP-PDC-030, Rev.5; ECN-656499
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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