Status of the Beneficial uses Shipping System (Buss) Cask

AbstractThe Beneficial Uses Shipping System cask is a Type B packaging developed by Sandia National Laboratories for the US Department of Energy. The cask is designed to transport special form radioactive source capsules (caesium chloride and strontium fluoride) produced by the Department of Energy's Hanford Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility. This paper describes the cask system and the analyses performed to predict the response of the cask in impact, puncture, and thermal accident conditions as specified in the regulations, The cask prototype has been fabricated and Certificates of Compliance have been obtained.