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| Keywords: TEST RAIL CAR CARRYING SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL SHIPPING CASK.jpg SANDIA LABORATORIES TO HELP DETERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL SHIPPING CASKS IN THIS PARTICULAR TEST A 74-TON SPENT FUEL SHIPPING CASK WAS MOUNTED IN PLACE ON A 76-TON RAIL CAR AND PROPELLED INTO A CONCRETE WALL AT 81 MILES PER HOUR THE CASK SUFFERED SOME SURFACE DAMAGE SCRATCHES AND BENT FINS BUT REMAINED INTACT PRESSURIZED BEFORE TESTING THE CASK MAINTAINED THAT PRESSURE AFTER IMPACT A MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THIS TESTING PROGRAM WAS TO ASSESS AND DEMONSTRATE THE VALIDITY OF DOE'S SCALE MODELING AND CALCULATIONS PROGRAM FOR PREDICTING DAMAGE IN REAL ACCIDENT CONDITIONS BY COMPARING PREDICTED RESULTS WITH TEST RESULTS HERE THE TEST RAIL CAR SETTLES BACK AFTER THE IMPACT 2014-09-24 https //www flickr com/photos/departmentofenergy/15340932431/ ENERGY GOV other versions PD-USGov Transport of nuclear waste containers | ||||
