Year of manufacture: 2018
Customer: NRC "Kurchatov Institute" – PNPI, St. Petersburg, Russia
The transfer cask for solid high-level radioactive waste (HLRW) is intended to transfer a can for solid HLRW with a specific activity of no more than 108 kBq/kg and load it into a TK-VAO-PIK shielded cask. This solid HLRW arose during the replacement of the PIK reactor vessel and internals.
The transfer cask ensures personnel protection against gamma radiation during solid HLRW handling.
The transfer cask capacity is one irretrievable can for solid HLRW.
The transfer cask for solid intermediate-level radioactive waste (ILRW) is intended to transfer a can for solid ILRW with a specific activity of no more than 107 kBq/kg. It ensures personnel protection against ionizing radiation during solid ILRW handling.
The cask capacity is one irretrievable can for solid ILRW.
Each transport cask comprises an electromagnetic grapple for ILRW (HLRW) can and a lifting beam.
The electric equipment of the transfer cask is controlled with a pendant control station connected to the control cabinet. The operator monitors the operations using the indicators on the front panel of the control cabinet.
Specifications of the transfer cask for solid HLRW:
| Overall dimensions (L×W×H) | 980×980×2410 mm |
| Steel wall thickness | minimum 245 mm |
| Grapple capacity | maximum 350 kg |
| Grapple movement speed | from 3 to 6 m/min |
| Weight | 5814 kg |
| Safety class | 2 to NP-033-11 |
Specifications of the transfer cask for solid ILRW:
| Overall dimensions (L×W×H) | 1270×1301×2650 mm |
| Steel wall thickness | minimum 195 mm |
| Grapple capacity | 350 kg (max) |
| Isolation valve opening (closing) time | maximum 15 s |
| Grapple movement speed | from 3 to 6 m/min |
| Weight | 7850 kg |
| Safety class | 3 to NP-033-11 |
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