Published June 1990 | Version v1
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Fuel consolidation demonstration program

Creators

Description

EPRI, Northeast Utilities, Baltimore Gas and Electric, the US Department of Energy and Combustion Engineering are engaged in a program to develop a system for consolidating spent fuel and a method of storing the consolidated fuel in the spent fuel storage pool which is licensable by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Fuel consolidation offers a means of substantially increasing the capacity of spent fuel storage pools. This is a final report of the Fuel Consolidation Demonstration Program. It provides a review of the overall program, a summary of the results obtained, the lessons learned, and an assessment of the present status of the consolidation system developed in the program. 7 refs., 15 figs., 5 tabs

Availability note (English)

Research Reports Center, Box 50490, Palo Alto, CA 94303.

Additional details

Additional titles

Subtitle (English)
Final report

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
138 p.
Report number
EPRI-NP--6892

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21076597
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Progress Report, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; DRY STORAGE; FUEL RODS; MILLSTONE-2 REACTOR; MINIMIZATION; OFF-GAS SYSTEMS; PROGRESS REPORT; SOLIDIFICATION; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; SPENT FUELS; TESTING; WASTE MANAGEMENT
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY SOURCES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUELS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS; REACTORS; STORAGE; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC06-76RL01830
Secondary number(s)
PNL--7149.