"BUSS Cask"

Design of the Beneficial Uses Shipping System (BUSS) for the shipment of cesium chloride and strontium fluoride irradiation capsules began at Sandia in 1980. Prototype containers were tested under simulated severe accident conditions to ensure their integrity and to obtain DOE and NRC certification. The BUSS cask was put into service in 1993 at Hanford, Washington.