Manufacturing of Nuclear Waste Containers and Flasks: Consideration of Transportation Load, Acceleration Load and Fatigue Load: a Structural Engineering Perspective

摘要

Ontario Power Generation (OPG), Bruce Power and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) are currently pursuing several nuclear waste management projects. In addition, OPG is currently pursuing their Darlington plant refurbishment; and Bruce Power is planning to start refurbishment of their reactors in few years time. For these projects, the proper design of the nuclear waste container is a crucial step. Consideration of the transportation or acceleration load and the fatigue load is a critical component for the proper design of the nuclear waste containers. These loads should be considered during the manufacturing of the flasks carrying the nuclear waste containers, as well.