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Special spent fuel assemblies packaging method for the Creys-Malville power plant

  • 1. CEA Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, 91 - Gif-sur-Yvette (France). Dept. des Etudes Mecaniques et Thermiques

Description

Certain spent fuel sub-assemblies from the Creys-Malville fast neutron reactor will be conveyed to examination laboratories. They may have a high residual power (about 10KW) and must be transported whole. For this reason a special package has been designed to carry the assembly in liquide sodium. The assembly is first placed in a sealed sodium-filled canister which is then placed for transport in a suitable package

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number.

Abstract (French)

Certains assemblages irradies du reacteur a neutrons rapides de CREYS-MALVILLE seront transportes vers des Laboratoires d'examens. Ils pourront avoir une puissance thermique residuelle elevee (environ 10KW). Ils devront etre transportes entiers. Ces deux contraintes, ont conduit a la conception d'un colis particulier permettant le transport d'un assemblage irradie dans un sodium liquide. L'assemblage est d'abord place dans un etui etanche rempli de sodium, puis l'etui est ensuite place et transporte dans un emballage approprie conforme a la reglementation des transports de matieres radioactives

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Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (English)
Methode de transport de combustibles irradies speciaux du reacteur de Creys-Malville

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Report number
CEA-CONF--5562

Conference

Title
6. International symposium on packaging and transformation of radioactive materials (PATRAM 80).
Dates
10 - 14 Nov 1980.
Place
Berlin, Germany, F.R.

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
12629672
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CASKS; LIQUID METALS; PACKAGING; SPENT FUELS; TRANSPORT
Descriptors DEC
CONTAINERS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; FLUIDS; FUELS; LIQUIDS; METALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; REACTOR MATERIALS