A stainless steel canister filled with solidified defense high-level waste in the form of borosilicate glass is the reference waste form for the design of the shipping cask. The defense high-level waste canister design concept consists of a shipping cask which can be transported using a five-axle tractor and semi-trailer combination with a gross vehicle weight of 35,625 kilograms (78,375 pounds). (ERA citation 10:012394)


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    Title :

    Defense High-Level Waste Shipping Cask Design


    Contributors:
    A. Zimmer (author) / M. M. Madsen (author)

    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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