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Package Performance Study - "Update of Spent Fuel Shipping Container Response to Severe Highway and Railway Accidents"

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The testing objective of the Package Performance Study (PPS) is to demonstrate the robustness of full-scale spent nuclear fuel transportation casks by conducting confirmary research.

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Background

For background on the PPS refer to SECY-00-0042.

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Phases

  • Phase I: Identification of PPS issues and ways to resolve them
  • Phase II: Computational and test plan development
  • Phase III: Crash and fire testing and analyses
  • Phase IV: Final reports

See the following for more information about the Package Performance Study:

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Related Documents

  • NUREG-1768, Package Performance Study Test Protocols
  • NUREG/CR-6768, Spent Nuclear Fuel Transportation Package Performance Study Issues Report
  • NUREG/CR-4829, Shipping Container Response to Severe Highway and Railway Accident Conditions
  • 10 CFR Part 71, Packaging and Transportation of Radioactive Material
  • NUREG/BR-0111, Protection Provided Against Severe Highway and Railroad Accidents
  • NUREG/CR-6672, Reexamination of Spent Fuel Shipment Risk Estimates
  • NUREG/BR-0292, Safety of Spent Fuel Transportation


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