Abstract: A radiation and impact-protected radioactive waste cask, comprising a container for radioactive waste including an outer steel wall, an inner steel wall, a layer of lead located between the two steel walls, a steel base, a steel cover, a volume of quartz sand located inside the container, at least one internal vessel that is surrounded at least partially by the volume of quartz sand; and radioactive waste located inside the receptacle, wherein the radiation and impact-protected radioactive waste cask further comprises a removable outer transportation canister, wherein the removable outer transportation canister comprises a hollow cylindrical or polygonal body with a lower end and an upper end, configured for fittingly receiving therein the container for radioactive waste, wherein the lower end is closed by a fixed bottom and the upper is closed with a removable canister cover, wherein the hollow cylindrical or polygonal body, the fixed bottom and the removable canister cover are made of at least three layers,