Re: RADSAFE digest 3135

["ruth_weiner" <ruth_weiner@email.msn.com>]

Type B casks are certified as releasing no more than a limited amount of
each isotope (the "A2" quantity in Table II (I think) of 10 CFR Part 71)
when subjected to the accident conditions of 10 CFR Part 71 Subpart E.  the
recent NUREG/CR 6672 discusses the responses of casks to accidents of extra
regulatory severity.  Both volumes are down-loadable from
http://ttd.sandia.gov/nrc/modal.htm (you need Adobe Acrobat 4, but that's
downloadable via the same site) and also on CD-ROM from the NRC public
document room -- there is a small fee for the latter.

Ruth Weiner
ruth_weiner@msn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: x <netngatr@magnolia.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Monday, May 01, 2000 8:33 PM
Subject: Re: RADSAFE digest 3135


><snip> And there are many problems with Yucca,
>>from seismic activity to ground water flow, as well as the dangers of
>moving all
>>this "untrash" :) from every nuke to Nevada.
>
>
>The dangers of moving "untrash" are about as low as can be achieved,
>even if a transportation accident does happen.
>
>It's been a while since I was involved in shipping and I'm sure the
>spent fuel casks are designed more rigidly, but the casks that Class B
>shipments are transported in are designed and tested to be about as safe
>as can be expected from any human endeavor.
>
>My opinions only,
>Richard Sumrall, RRPT
>
>
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