"How SAFE are radioactive material transportation packages?"
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What are they? When are they used? How are they moved? What's their construction? Who uses them? Who makes rules? What are the requirements? Safety Record	Spent fuel casks are constructed with thick walls of various metals. This cask is approximately 18-feet long, 5-feet in diameter, and weighs about 82 tons. The ribs seen here are cooling fins used to dissipate the radioactive decay heat. The silver cap on the right end is an impact limiter. The impact limiter is designed to protect the closure of the cask to prevent release of its contents during severe collisions.
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