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Application of transient ignition model to multi-canister (MCO) accident analysis

Description

The potential for ignition of spent nuclear fuel in a Multi-Canister Overpack (MCO) is examined. A transient model is applied to calculate the highest ambient gas temperature outside an MCO wall tube or shipping cask for which a stable temperature condition exists. This integral analysis couples reaction kinetics with a description of the MCO configuration, heat and mass transfer, and fission product phenomena. It thereby allows ignition theory to be applied to various complex scenarios, including MCO water loss accidents and dry MCO air ingression

Availability note (English)

Available from INIS in electronic form; ALSO AVAILABLE FROM OSTI AS DE99050553; NTIS; US GOVT. PRINTING OFFICE DEP.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Report number
WHC-SA--3095-FP

Conference

Title
international conference on nuclear and hazardous waste management
Acronym
SPECTRUM '96
Dates
18-23 Aug 1996
Place
Seattle, WA (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
30061369
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ACCIDENTS; HEAT TRANSFER; IGNITION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPENT FUEL CASKS
Descriptors DEC
CASKS; CONTAINERS; ENERGY TRANSFER

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