Analysis in Support of Storage of Residues in the Pipe Overpack Container

Details

• Creators:
  Ludwigsen, J. S. ; Ammerman, D. J. ; Radloff, H. D.
• Corporate Creators:
  Sandia National Laboratories
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Dept. of Energy
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Computer aided design
  • Pipe
  • Radioactive wastes
  • Theory
  • Simulation
  • Plutonium
  • Accidents
  • Computerized Simulation
  • Containers
  • Pipe Overpack Container
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SAND-98-1003
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Sandia National Laboratories
• Abstract:
  The disposition of the large back-log of plutonium residues at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (Rocky Flats) will require interim storage and subsequent shipment to a waste repository. Current plans call for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and the transportation to WIPP in the TRUPACT-ll. The transportation phase will require the residues to be packaged in a container that is more robust than a standard 55-gallon waste drum. Rocky Flats has designed the Pipe Overpack Container to meet this need. The potential for damage to this container during on-site storage in unhardened structures for several hypothetical accident scenarios has been addressed using finite element calculations. This report will describe the initial conditions and assumptions for these analyses and the predicted response of the container
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DE-AC04-94AL85000
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40299/dot_40299_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 755.23 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fc56579b30b055b9688bf6051682c1928b95b7f50fb9bf6763b53327b56ce210