Direct Rail Service 57007 & 57003 DRS locos Transporting Spent Nuclear Fuel Flask Train at Shap, Cumbria, UK
A nuclear flask is a shipping container that is used to transport active nuclear materials between many nuclear power stations in the UK. Each flask weighs more than 50 tonnes, and transports usually not more than tonnes of spent nuclear fuel. Introduced in the early 1960s, Magnox flasks consists of 4 layers; an internal skip containing the waste; guides and protectors surrounding the skip; all contained within the 14-inch-thick (360 mm) steel main body of flask itself, with characteristic cooling fins.
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Location: Shap, Cumbria, UK
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