Analysis of the SAVY-4000 Nuclear Material Storage Container for Transportation

Year
2011
Author(s)
Jacob C. Winter - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
Timothy A. Stone - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
Paul H. Smith - Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
Abstract
The SAVY-4000 nuclear material storage container developed by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Nuclear Filter Technology, Inc. was designed for worker protection during handling and storage. However, the design lends itself to potential uses in transportation environments. For example, some potential customers have inquired about DOT Type A certification for use in transporting uranium within the LANL site. Other customers have stated a need to use the SAVY-4000 design as an internal container for the 9975 or 9977 Type B shipping containers. The idea is that material could be loaded into the SAVY-4000-like internal container at the shipping site, placed into the shipping container, shipped, and it would be ready for M441 compliant storage at the receiving site without subsequent repackaging or over-packing. This poster will analyze the requirements for Type A certification of the SAVY- 4000 container and provide a proposed design for a SAVY-4000-like internal container for potential use in Type B shipping containers.