- Design substantiation for two nuclear transport packages, ensuring radioactive material can be transported safely.
- Arup have sought-after experience in the field of nuclear packaging and transport design.
To sustain the process of nuclear power generation, nuclear materials must be transported safely and efficiently at various points in the nuclear fuel cycle.
Materials are transported in packages known as casks or flasks which protect from radiation and are designed to withstand severe accidents. These packages are held by package frames – structures built to secure the package and ensure its secure transit.
Nuclear transport projects
Between 2005 and 2007, Arup worked on design substantiation of two nuclear transport packages, the Castor Highly Active Waste (HAW) package transport frame for British Nuclear Group and a Module Transport package for Rolls Royce Marine.
Both designs were developed from early concept to fully detailed calculations and reports for submission to regulatory authorities. These submissions were successfully accepted by the regulators.
Arup’s experience
Arup have recognised expertise in the field of nuclear transportation design substantiation, and presented a paper at the international Packaging and Transport of Radioactive Materials (PATRAM) conference in 2004.
This experience was gained designing and design checking a variety of earlier frames of a number of classes, geometries, tie-down arrangements and with different modes of transport including road, rail and sea.
Using the experience gained in over fifteen years of designing transport packages, Arup have gone on to design further transport frames such as a Disposal Canister Transport Container, using non-linear finite element analysis techniques.
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