Safety analysis report vitrified high level waste type B shipping cask
This Safety Analysis Report describes the design, analyses, and principle features of the Vitrified High Level Waste (VHLW) Cask. In preparing this report a detailed evaluation of the design has been performed to ensure that all safety, licensing, and operational goals for the cask and its associated Department of Energy program can be met. The functions of this report are: (1) to fully document that all functional and regulatory requirements of 10CFR71 can be met by the package; and (2) to document the design and analyses of the cask for review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The VHLW Cask is the reusable shipping package designed by GNSI under Department of Energy contract DE-AC04-89AL53-689 for transportation of Vitrified High Level Waste, and to meet the requirements for certification under 10CFR71 for a Type B(U) package. The VHLW cask has been designed as packaging for transport of canisters of Vitrified High Level Waste solidified at Department of Energy facilities.
- Research Organization:
- General Nuclear Systems, Inc., Columbia, SC (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-89AL53689
- OSTI ID:
- 257270
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EM-52368-Pt.2; ON: DE96012872; TRN: US200222%%445
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Supercedes report DE96012872; PBD: Mar 1995; PBD: 1 Mar 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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