الوصفAEC-70-9009 High-level solidified radioactive wastes will be shipped to the proposed salt mine repository in Lyons, Kansas, in containers similar to those already in use in the United States for shipping irradiated fuel from nuclear power plants to fuel reprocessing plants. Typical of such a container is the shipping cask shown here which is owned by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. The 75-ton cask, located in the mid portion of this specially constructed railcar, is surrounded by heavy steel framework. All containers for shipment of radioactive waste must meet rigid, impact, fire and water immersion tests as specified by the U.S. Department of Transportation which governs such shipments. Credit: Westinghouse Electric Corporation
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