Additional Ballistic Testing of Radioactive Material Shipping Packages

For a number of years SRNL has been performing ballistics tests on a variety of radioactive material shipping packages. During that time, results of the testing has been used to validate the ability for the shipping packages to be used within storage areas and included within the area's documented safety analysis. The results have been quite similar for the different package types; however, there have also been differences in the damage caused to the packages using the same testing methods. This paper will discuss the similarities and the differences that the packages experienced as well as recommendations for future designs to be capable to withstand the testing.