The licensing of commercial nuclear spent shipping casks in the United States is regulated by 10CFR71. In order to be licensed, casks must be designed not to fail under hypothetical test conditions specified in Appendix B of this regulation. Questions have been raised about the suitability of these tests in simulating actual transportation accident conditions. Our study addresses the adequacy of current regulations by comparing real-world accident conditions with regulatory test specifications using more complete accident statistics and more sophisticated structural analyses than have been used in studies to date. Our objective is to evaluate the protection provided by current regulations against severe accident conditions for commercial spent nuclear fuel casks that are transported by truck or rail. The complete spectrum of truck and rail accidents will be reviewed in order to determine the frequency (or infrequency) of cask failures during transportation accidents. 3 references, 1 figure. (ERA citation 10:009633)


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Probabilistic Assessment of Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Response to Severe Transportation Accident Conditions. Report Summary


    Contributors:
    L. E. Fischer (author) / C. Y. Kimura (author) / M. C. Witte (author)

    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English