Equipment

 

Recent Type B Casks

R72 Datasheet

Type B (M)

• IAEA certified, UN n° 2917-radioactive wastes in Type B (M) cask; by road-ADR, by rail-RID
• IAEA certified, UN n° 3329-radioactive wastes in Type B (M) cask, fissile; by road-ADR, by rail-RID
• 1 fabricated (2008)

Application

PWR Spent Fuel Transport

• Designed to transport either irradiated rods (or rod portions) from PWR 900 or 1300 MWe (UO2 or MOX) or activated metallic parts
• State-of-the-art cask for ultra-high activity and thermal power
• 100% PWR and MOX fuel ready
• Equipped with multiple internals according to a user's need

Specifications

Materials and mechanics

• Stainless steel 304L, stripped and passivated for stabilization
• Equipped with draining, rinsing, drying, inert gas filling system
• Vertical loading/unloading, underwater or under pit

Overall Dimensions

• Length: 6,255 mm (20.8 ft)
• Diameter: 1,680 mm (5.6 ft)

Useful Loading Dimensions

• Length: 5,530 mm (217.7 in)
• Diameter: 140 mm (5.5 in)

Weight

• Gross weight: 21,500 kg (47,460 lb)

Activity

• Maximum activity: 6,650 TBq / 419,000 A2
• Maximum γ activity: 124 TBq (Co⁶⁰ equivalent) for the metallic parts
• Maximum burn up: 100,000 MWD/tIHM
• Maximum enrichment in U²³⁵: 10% (UO2), 1.5% (MOX)
• Maximum thermal power: 1000 W