TRUPACT-II shipping casks
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TRUPACT-II shipping casks are specially engineered, NRC-certified containers used to safely transport transuranic radioactive waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| TRUPACT-II shipping casks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6022619 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TRUPACT-II shipping casks Context triple: [Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, transportMode, TRUPACT-II shipping casks]
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A.
K-West Reactor
K-West Reactor is one of the plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington State, historically used to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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B.
S2W nuclear reactor
The S2W nuclear reactor was an early U.S. Navy pressurized water reactor design that powered the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus.
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C.
SL-1
SL-1 is the designation for Skylab 1, the first U.S. space station mission that launched and delivered the Skylab orbital workshop into space.
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D.
californium-252
Californium-252 is a highly radioactive synthetic isotope of californium widely used as a strong neutron source in applications such as nuclear reactor startup, neutron radiography, and cancer therapy.
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E.
X-10 graphite reactor
The X-10 graphite reactor was an early nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built during the Manhattan Project as a pilot plant for plutonium production and a key step toward the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TRUPACT-II shipping casks Target entity description: TRUPACT-II shipping casks are specially engineered, NRC-certified containers used to safely transport transuranic radioactive waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
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A.
K-West Reactor
K-West Reactor is one of the plutonium production reactors at the Hanford Site in Washington State, historically used to support the U.S. nuclear weapons program.
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B.
S2W nuclear reactor
The S2W nuclear reactor was an early U.S. Navy pressurized water reactor design that powered the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus.
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C.
SL-1
SL-1 is the designation for Skylab 1, the first U.S. space station mission that launched and delivered the Skylab orbital workshop into space.
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D.
californium-252
Californium-252 is a highly radioactive synthetic isotope of californium widely used as a strong neutron source in applications such as nuclear reactor startup, neutron radiography, and cancer therapy.
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E.
X-10 graphite reactor
The X-10 graphite reactor was an early nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, built during the Manhattan Project as a pilot plant for plutonium production and a key step toward the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Type B radioactive material transportation package
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engineered containment system ⓘ shipping cask ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. transuranic waste cleanup campaigns ⓘ |
| associatedWithFacility | Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ⓘ |
| certifiedBy | U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ⓘ |
| constructedFrom |
polyurethane foam impact limiters
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steel ⓘ |
| contains |
55-gallon waste drums
ⓘ
standard waste boxes (when authorized) ⓘ |
| designedFor | transport of transuranic radioactive waste ⓘ |
| documentation |
NRC Certificate of Compliance for TRUPACT-II
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Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP) ⓘ |
| geographicUse |
United States interstate highway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Interstate Highway System
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| hasCapacity | multiple 55-gallon drums per cask ⓘ |
| hasCertificationType | NRC Type B(U)F-96 certificate ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
double containment system
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impact limiters ⓘ leak-tight containment vessel ⓘ lifting trunnions ⓘ multiple closure seals ⓘ pressure monitoring ports ⓘ thermal insulation ⓘ tie-down features for truck trailers ⓘ |
| hasShape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| hasVersion | TRUPACT-IIA (enhanced design variant) ⓘ |
| meetsRequirement | IAEA SSR-6 transport regulations (as incorporated by NRC) ⓘ |
| operatedFor |
U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
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linked to:
Office of Environmental Management
|
| operatedUnder | U.S. Department of Energy Carlsbad Field Office ⓘ |
| partOf | WIPP transportation fleet ⓘ |
| regulatoryBasis | 10 CFR Part 71 ⓘ |
| requires |
periodic maintenance and inspection
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pre-shipment leak testing ⓘ |
| safetyFunction |
containment of radioactive material under hypothetical accident conditions
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containment of radioactive material under normal transport conditions ⓘ criticality safety for authorized contents ⓘ radiation shielding ⓘ |
| safetyObjective | minimize risk to the public and environment during waste transport ⓘ |
| testedFor |
drop tests
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fire tests ⓘ immersion tests ⓘ puncture tests ⓘ |
| transportMode |
highway truck
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tractor-trailer combination ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. Department of Energy
ⓘ
WIPP transportation program ⓘ
linked to:
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
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| usedFor |
shipping contact-handled transuranic waste
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transporting waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1990s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: TRUPACT-II shipping casks Description of subject: TRUPACT-II shipping casks are specially engineered, NRC-certified containers used to safely transport transuranic radioactive waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant.
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