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Integrity of the "POLLUX" cask for final disposal: Experimental results of the mechanical tests
(1995)
This paper describes the analytical, numerical and experimental investigations on the phenomenon of
interactions between cask components and content of packages for the transport of radioactive material during drop
tests required according to the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material.
Radial and axial gaps between cask components and content are usually necessary for thermal reasons but larger
gaps can exist because of the geometrical dimensions of the specified content. Consequently interactions between
content and cask components (lid system, cask body, etc.) are possible and can not be excluded during drop tests.
Interactions in this context are relative movements between cask and content which are mainly due to elastic spring
effects after releasing the cask for the free drop. These relative movements can cause interior collisions between
content and cask during the main impact of the package onto the unyielding target.
Drop tests with various types of Type A and Type B packages fully instrumented with strain gauges and
accelerometers showed that these interactions respectively interior collisions can be considerable relating to high forces
acting on cask lids, lid bolts and the content. Of course the real quantitative consequences of the interactions depend
upon different conditions, among others the drop orientation, the design characteristics of the impact limiters, the
dimensions of the gaps, the material characteristics of the contents, etc. .
In order to investigate more precisely the phenomenon of interactions BAM carried out finite element
calculations for the named casks using the ABAQUS/ Standard and ABAQUS/ Explicit computer code comparing them
with results obtained from experiments. Additionally, tests with a simplified model instrumented with accelerometers
were carried out accompanied by finite element calculations and analytical calculations using MATHEMATICA.
The investigations on the mentioned phenomena of interaction show that they should be considered in approval design
tests and/ or calculations.
Tests with different Type B casks confirm the existence of effects with stress peaks in cask components due to
interactions between the cask and its contents. These effects can be caused by a delayed strike of the content onto surrounding cask components which cannot be excluded if the content is movable. Some results of the drop tests with two different Type B casks and with a model designed for the study of this problem are presented in the paper. Results of calculations performed with the ABAQUS computer code and by use of analytical methods to simulate the measured effects are discussed.