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Book Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Handling Capability Assessment of 27 Selected Light Water Reactors

Download or read book Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Handling Capability Assessment of 27 Selected Light Water Reactors written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents an assessment of the spent fuel shipping cask handling capabilities of those nuclear plants currently projected to lose full core reserve capability in their spent fuel storage basins in the near future. The purpose of this assessment is to determine which cask types, in the current fleet, each of the selected reactors can handle. The cask handling capability of a nuclear plant depends upon both external and internal conditions at the plant. The availability of a rail spur, the lifting capacity of the crane, the adequacy of clearances in the cask receiving, loading, and decontamination areas and similar factors can limit the types of casks that can be utilized at a particular plant. This report addresses the major facility capabilities used in assessing the types of spent fuel shipping casks that can be handled at each of the 27 selected nuclear plants approaching a critical storage situation. The results of this study cannot be considered to be final and are not intended to be used to force utilities to ship by a particular mode. In addition, many utilities have never shipped spent fuel. Readers are cautioned that the results of this study reflect the current situation at the selected plants and are based on operator perceptions and guidance from NRC related to the control of heavy loads at nuclear power plants. Thus, the cask handling capabilities essentially represent snap-shots in time and could be subject to change as plants further analyze their capabilities, even in the near-term. The results of this assessment indicate that 48% of the selected plants have rail access and 59% are judged to be candidates for overweight truck shipments (with 8 unknowns due to unavailability of verifiable data). Essentially all of the reactors can accommodate existing legal-weight truck casks. 12 references, 1 figure, 4 tables.

Book Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Download or read book Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication is a revision by amendment of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-15 and provides recommendations and guidance on the storage of spent nuclear fuel. It covers all types of storage facility and all types of spent fuel from nuclear power plants and research reactors. It takes into consideration the longer storage periods beyond the original design lifetime of the storage facility that have become necessary owing to delays in the development of disposal facilities and the reduction in reprocessing activities. It also considers developments associated with nuclear fuel, such as higher enrichment, mixed oxide fuels and higher burnup. Guidance is provided on all stages in the lifetime of a spent fuel storage facility, from planning through siting and design to operation and decommissioning. The revision was undertaken by amending, adding and/or deleting specific paragraphs addressing recommendations and findings from studying the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

Book Risk of Misloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Cask for Light Water Reactors

Download or read book Risk of Misloading Spent Nuclear Fuel Cask for Light Water Reactors written by Ibrahim Jarrah and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book BR 100 Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Development

Download or read book BR 100 Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Development written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continued public acceptance of commercial nuclear power is contingent to a large degree on the US Department of Energy (DOE) establishing an integrated waste management system for spent nuclear fuel. As part of the from-reactor transportation segment of this system, the B W Fuel Company (BWFC) is under contract to the DOE to develop a spent-fuel cask that is compatible with both rail and barge modes of transportation. Innovative design approaches were the keys to achieving a cask design that maximizes payload capacity and cask performance. The result is the BR-100, a 100-ton rail/barge cask with a capacity of 21 PWR or 52 BWR ten-year cooled, intact fuel assemblies. 3 figs.

Book Energy Research Abstracts

Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book ERDA Energy Research Abstracts

Download or read book ERDA Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Near term Commercial Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Requirements

Download or read book Near term Commercial Spent Fuel Shipping Cask Requirements written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes an analysis of the near-term commercial light water reactor (LWR) spent fuel transportation system. The objective was to determine if the existing commercial spent fuel shipping cask fleet is adequate to provide the needed transportation services for the period of time the US government would be authorized to accept spent fuel for Federal Interim Storage (FIS). A spent fuel shipping cask supply-demand analysis was performed to evaluate the existing fleet size. The results of the shipping cask handling capability study indicated that by weight, 75% of the spent fuel shipments will be by truck (overweight plus legal-weight truck). From the results of the shipping cask supply-demand analysis it was concluded that, if utilities begin large-scale applications for FIS, the five legal-weight truck (LWT) casks currently in service would be inadequate to perform all of the needed shipments as early as 1987. This further assumes that a western site would be selected for the FIS facility. If the FIS site were to be located in the East, the need for additional LWT casks would be delayed by about two years. The overweight truck (OWT) cask fleet (two PWR and two BWR versions) will be adequate through 1992 if some shipments to FIS can be made several years before a reactor is projected to lose full core reserve. This is because OWT cask requirements increase gradually over the next several years. The feasibility of shipping before losing full core reserve has not been evaluated. Cask utilization requirements in later years will be reduced if some shipments can be made prior to the time they are actually needed. The existing three rail casks are adequate to perform near-term shipments. 18 references, 4 figures, 18 tables.

Book Department of Energy s Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project

Download or read book Department of Energy s Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Energy Research Abstracts

Download or read book Energy Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1984-03 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Shipping and Storage Cask Data for Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel

Download or read book Shipping and Storage Cask Data for Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel written by JAI Corporation and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Development of the GA 4 and GA 9 Legal Weight Spent Fuel Casks

Download or read book Development of the GA 4 and GA 9 Legal Weight Spent Fuel Casks written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: GA is nearing the completion of the final design of two legal weight truck spent fuel shipping casks, the GA-4 Cask for PWR fuel and the GA-9 Cask for BWR fuel. GA is developing the casks under contract to the US Department of Energy (DOE) Field Office, Idaho, as part of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) Cask Systems Development Program (CSDP). The casks will transport intact spent fuel assemblies fro commercial nuclear reactors sites to a monitored retrievable storage facility or a permanent repository. The DOE initiated the Cask Systems Development Program in response to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 which made DOE responsible for managing the program for permanent disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste. This paper describes developmental and design verification testing programs, and the present status of the GA-4 and GA-9 Cask designs.

Book Transporting Spent Reactor Fuel

Download or read book Transporting Spent Reactor Fuel written by Robert M. Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Response to issues raised in Jan. 1982 newsletter of the Council on Economic Priorities and in The next nuclear gamble by Marvin Resnikoff.

Book Spent Fuel Shipping Cask for PM 1 and PM 3A Nuclear Power Plants Hazards Summary Evaluation

Download or read book Spent Fuel Shipping Cask for PM 1 and PM 3A Nuclear Power Plants Hazards Summary Evaluation written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The design of the spent fuel shipping cask proposed for use in transporting irradiated cores from both the PM-1 and PM-3A Nuclear Power Plants has been evaluated under normal and accident conditions. Specifically, the following aspects of the design were analyzed and evaluated: (1) The lead shielding provided within the walls of the shipping cask and associated attachments assures that ICC regulations of 200 mr/hr at the surface and 10 mr/hr at one meter distance are satisfied. (2) A rugged crash frame, cask shroud, and shipping pallet combination completely envelopes the cask and insures the structural integrity of the cask under all conditions of transport. (3) The fuel bundles, control rods, and poison plates are securely locked within the core shroud by means of a core handling fixture with suitable safety devices to guarantee no possible change in core geometry. (4) Based on an unirradiated core, adequate poisoning in the form of control rods and poison plates is provided to obtain a K/sub eff/ of less than 0.9 during shipment. (5) As a result of conservative calculations, sufficient heat transfer capability has been provided in the shipping cask to dissipate 2 kw of heat with coolant temperatures less than 192 deg F and cask surface temperatures less than 180 deg F with water coolant present. (6) Under loss of coolant conditions with only air as a heat transfer medium, it is shown that the peak fuel temperature is 732 deg F which is 218 deg F below the temperature at which sound fuel elements would rupture. (7) In the event of the remote accident condition in which 5% of the fuel elements are postulated to break into one foot long sections, it is shown that negligible quantities of activity are released to the surrounding environment. As a result of the foregoing conclusions, the proposed spent fuel shipping cask design is adequate for use in transporting spent cores from both the PM-1 and PM-3A plants to the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant with no undue hazard to the health and safety of operating personnel and the general public. (auth).