Objective THE SYSTEM STUDY CARRIED OUT UNDER THE FIRST FIVE-YEARS PROGRAMME, LED TO THE EVOLUTION OF DESIGN CONCEPTS OF TYPE B AND LOW SPECIFIC ACTIVITY (LSA) TRANSPORT CONTAINERS AND TO AN EVALUATION FOR THE NUMBER OF CONTAINERS REQUIRED TO TRANSPORT DECOMMISSIONING WASTE FROM A PRESSURISED OR BOILING WATER REACTOR, AS WELL AS THE ASSOCIATED TRANSPORT COSTS AND RADIOLOGICAL DETRIMENT. THE AIM OF THE RESEARCH IS TO CHECK THE DESIGN CONCEPTS IN RELATION TO THE INFLUENCE OF MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND DISPOSAL ON DESIGN AND TRANSPORT HAZARDS. THE EXAMINATION OF TRANSPORT HAZARDS WILL LEAD TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF APPROPRIATE PACKAGE PERFORMANCE. The design of large transport containers for intermediate level reactor decommissioning waste (ie waste which requires shielding) was investigated with regard to European requirements (ie for both light water reactors (LWR) and gas cooled reactors). A design methodology for such containers covering the whole lifetime of a waste disposal package was proposed. The design methodology presented takes account of various relevant constraints. Both large self shielded and returnable shielded concepts were developed. The work was generic, rather than specific. The results obtained, and the lessons learned, remain to be applied in practice.B.1. PROJECT DEFINITION. B.2. EFFECT OF THE MANUFACTURE ON DESIGN FOR LARGE WASTE CONTAINERS MADE OUT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AND FOR FERROUS METAL PACKAGES. B.3. TRANSPORT HAZARD SURVEY TO EVOLVE VARIOUS ACCIDENT SCENARIOS AND TO IDENTIFY THE MOST EXTREME ACCIDENT SCENARIO. B.4. EFFECT OF DISPOSAL ON DESIGN TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE WASTE. B.5. DEFINITION OF PERFORMANCE CRITERIA FOR PACKAGE DESIGN BASED ON THE ALARA APPROACH. B.6. QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PROPOSED CONCRETE AND STEEL PACKAGE DESIGN CONCEPTS USING SIMPLE COMPUTER-AIDED METHODS, AND REVISION OF THE ORIGINAL CONCEPTS IF NECESSARY. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste management Programme(s) FP1-DECOM 2C - Research programme (Euratom) concerning the decommissioning of nuclear installations, 1984-1988 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) EU contribution No data Address Winfrith Technology Centre DT2 8DH Dorchester United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Harwell Laboratory OX11 0RA Didcot See on map Total cost No data United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Windscale See on map Total cost No data
