Published 1990 | Version v1
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BR-100 spent fuel shipping cask development

Description

Continued public acceptance of commercial nuclear power is contingent to a large degree on the US Department of Energy (DOE) establishing an integrated waste management system for spent nuclear fuel. As part of the from-reactor transportation segment of this system, the B ampersand W Fuel Company (BWFC) is under contract to the DOE to develop a spent-fuel cask that is compatible with both rail and barge modes of transportation. Innovative design approaches were the keys to achieving a cask design that maximizes payload capacity and cask performance. The result is the BR-100, a 100-ton rail/barge cask with a capacity of 21 PWR or 52 BWR ten-year cooled, intact fuel assemblies. 3 figs

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; NTIS, PC A01/MF A01 as DE91001940; OSTI; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
5 p.
Report number
EGG-M--89418

Conference

Title
1. international topical meeting on high-level radioactive waste management.
Dates
8-12 Apr 1990.
Place
Las Vegas, NV (USA).

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC07-88ID12701
Secondary number(s)
CONF-900406--76.