Published 1983 | Version v1
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The long-term dry storage of irradiated Magnox fuel

Creators

  • 1. Central Electricity Generating Board, Wylfa Power Station (UK)
  • 2. Central Electricity Generating Board, Berkeley (UK). Berkeley Nuclear Labs.

Description

An air filled dry store for long term storage of irradiated Magnox fuel elements has been built at Wylfa Power Station. The basic principles leading to definition of the design criteria and the associated design features adopted are described. The first three years operation of the store have been remarkably uneventful, with contamination within the store air circulation system remaining at background levels. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
BNES.
Imprint Place
London (UK)
ISBN
0 7277 0168 1
Imprint Title
Gas-cooled reactors today. (Volume 4). Papers, discussion, closing address, corrigenda. Proceedings of the conference held in Bristol on 20-24 September 1982
Imprint Pagination
328 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 25-30.

Conference

Title
Gas-cooled reactors today.
Dates
20-24 Sep 1982.
Place
Bristol (UK).

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
15046929
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AIR; CONTAMINATION; DRY STORAGE; MAGNOX; SPECIFICATIONS; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; WYLFA REACTOR
Descriptors DEC
ALLOYS; CARBON DIOXIDE COOLED REACTORS; FLUIDS; GAS COOLED REACTORS; GASES; GCR TYPE REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM BASE ALLOYS; MAGNOX TYPE REACTORS; NATURAL URANIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; STORAGE; THERMAL REACTORS