Solid Radioactive Waste Strategy Report.pdf - UK EPR

EPR UK
N° NESH-G/2008/en/0123
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14.2.2.2 RD 26 package
The RD 26 package is a B(U) packaging which was developed for the transport of a single
118 litre drum.
The RD 26 package has a cylindrical shape and is mainly composed of:
· a body made of an internal stainless steel containment, a specific material acting as a
neutron shielding and a thermal protection, and an outer stainless steel envelope;
· a lid bolted onto the body and equipped with an orifice in order to take a sample of
the gas cavity before opening the cask;
· two elastomer gaskets between which a check of the leaktightness can be performed
before a transport operation;
· a shock absorber cover bolted onto the body and made predominantly of wood;
· a short frame for handling operations.
The maximum gross weight is 610 kg for the package containing a 118 litre drum of 150 kg.
The height is 1145 mm (with the shock absorber) and the outer diameter is 860 mm. During
transport, each drum is placed in a RD 26 cask and twelve of them can be transported by
road at the same time in a DV 78 container.
14.2.2.2.1Package performance
Content:
· Alpha technological waste;
· Uranium and plutonium oxide (UO2, UO3, UO4, U3O8, PuO2).
Waste packaged in:
· 100 or 118 litres metallic drums;
· The oxide is packaged in 118 litres metallic drums in the form of powder, pellets,
liquids or sections of fuel rods.
14.2.2.3 CC102 over pack
The CC102 package is an example of a package with possibility of automatic loading in the
reprocessing plant.
The CC102 package has an IP2 package conformity certificate.
14.2.2.3.1Package performance
Content:
· Technological waste, radioactive resin or fissile material (< 15g per package);
· low activity waste < 10 -4 A 2 /g.
Waste packaged in:
· concrete primary packages CBF-C2.
Package characteristics:
· Overall dimensions: 2480 x 2246 x 2128 mm;
· Total gross weight: 23 450 kg;
· Maximum payload: 11 480 kg;
· Content: 3 CBF-C2 (height: 1504 mm – diameter 1004 mm).