The shipping cask systems are the mobile components of the transportation system, designed to safely transport spent nuclear fuel between different facilities under both normal and accident conditions. The cask system will consist of the heavily shielded cask, the cask transport vehicle (truck trailer or railcar), and any associated ancillary equipment (covers, impact limiters, lifting devices, etc.). The cask and certain parts of the cask system must be operated within the limits imposed by a certificate of compliance (COC) granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Each cask system must transport spent fuel safely during the life of the system. To maintain the operational effectiveness and safety of the cask systems, a cask maintenance facility (CMF) will be included as an integral part of the transportation system. The planning activity of the transportation system and the design effort of the CMF require that the functions to be performed by the CMF be explicitly defined. The purpose of this paper is to (1) define the potential transportation system functions to be performed at the CMF; (2) examine the impact of this functional definition on the overall transportation system; (3) identify any unresolved issues concerning the interaction of the CMF with other elements of the transportation system; and (4) make recommendations to resolve any unresolved issues so that decisions can be made early in the transportation system planning process. (ERA citation 12:038577)
Functions of the Cask Maintenance Facility: A White Paper
1987
23 pages
Report
No indication
English
Radiation Shielding, Protection, & Safety , Radioactive Wastes & Radioactivity , Reactor Fuels & Fuel Processing , Casks , High-Level Radioactive Wastes , Spent Fuels , Decontamination , Inspection , Maintenance , Nuclear Facilities , Planning , Radioactivity Transport , Repair , US NRC , ERDA/050900