NAC International has completed the first multiple cask shipment of its OPTIMUS-L Type B packaging systems in the US, transporting low-level radioactive waste from a nuclear research facility to a radioactive waste facility for disposal. By providing an economical transportation solution, OPTIMUS-L enables research reactors and other nuclear research facilities to reduce risk and liabilities by disposing of accumulated wastes being stored on-site, thus freeing up needed workspace to support their primary science and technology missions.
“NAC is pleased to provide transportation services to nuclear research facilities using our versatile OPTIMUS-L packaging,” said Mike McMahon, NAC’s Vice President of Transportation & Strategic Projects. “These systems were designed to optimise versatility and cost-effectiveness for transporting a wide range of waste with fissile material contents, making them an ideal solution to transport the broad variety of waste forms generated by research facilities.”
NAC developed its OPTIMUS – for Optimal Modular Universal Shipping – cask technology to be easily expanded and optimised for multiple types of nuclear materials. It offers two variants of the packaging: OPTIMUS-H is designed for high-activity contents such as remote-handled transuranic waste and used nuclear fuel, while OPTIMUS-L is designed for low-activity contents such as contact-handled transuranic waste and mixed low-level radioactive waste.
