Holtec Used-Fuel Cask Survives Missile Strike

Описание: A used fuel transport cask developed by Holtec International recently passed a test showing it could survive an aircraft crash with no breach of its containment integrity.

Conducted at the U.S. Army's Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, the Aug. 29 test was designed to simulate the impact of an aircraft crash on the HI-STAR 180 transport cask when used to store used nuclear fuel.

Test observers included Holtec client Axpo Power AG, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate and the Swiss Association for Technical Inspections. The test was required in order to obtain a certificate for the use of the cask for storage by Axpo Power, an electricity generation and transmission company.