SIMULATION OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF A SPENT FUEL SHIPPING CASK IN A RAIL ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENT

A preliminary mathematical model has been developed to simulate the dynamic mechanical response of a large spent fuel shipping cask to the impact experienced in a hypothetical rail accident. The report was written to record the status of the development of the mechanical response model and to supplement an earlier report on spent fuel shipping cask accident evaluation. (ERA citation 02:060628)

• Corporate Authors:

  Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory

  Building 337, ERDA
  Richland, WA  United States  99352

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Fields, S R
• Publication Date: 1977-2

Media Info

• Pagination: 101 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Casks; Containers; Crash analysis; Crash tests; Crashworthiness; Derailments; Hazardous materials; Mathematical models; Radioactive materials; Radioactive materials; Railroad transportation; Simulation; Train track dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Impact vulnerability
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00174543
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Contract Numbers: EY-76-C-14-2170
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 14 1978 12:00AM