Development and application of customized shielded cask transport system

A PADIRAC cask, RD 15, manufactured by La Calhène, is used in the ACPF hot-cell of KAERI. For the proper use and successful operation of the cask, a crane system is indispensable because it provides means to accurately adjust the position and orientation of the cask when connecting it to hot-cell door system. In this work, we propose a customized PADIRAC cask transport system used where no crane service is available near the docking position like ACPF hot-cell. In this work, we developed a customized shielded cask transport system which is equipped with a railguided travelling unit and a position adjustment unit for the cask without any crane service. The designed solid model was verified to have sufficient safety margin by using structural analysis.