Published 1986 | Version v1
Report Restricted

Fuel shipment experience, fuel movements from the BMI-1 transport cask

Description

The University of Texas at Austin received two shipments of irradiated fuel elements from Northrup Aircraft Corporation on April 11 and 16, 1985. A total of 59 elements consisting of standard and instrumented TRIGA fuel were unloaded from the BMI-1 shipping cask. At the time of shipment, the Northrup core burnup was approximately 50 megawatt days with fuel element radiation levels, after a cooling time of three months, of approximately 1.75 rem/hr at 3 feet. In order to facilitate future planning of fuel shipment at the UT facility and other facilities, a summary of the recent transfer process including several factors which contributed to its success are presented. Numerous color slides were made of the process for future reference by UT and others involved in fuel transfer and handling of the BMI-1 cask

Files

Restricted

The record is publicly accessible, but files are restricted to users with access.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
10. biennial U.S. TRIGA users' conference. Papers and abstracts
Imprint Pagination
380 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 3.13-3.26
Report number
INIS-US--09N0265

Conference

Title
10. biennial U.S. TRIGA users' conference
Dates
6-9 Apr 1986
Place
College Station, TX (United States)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40035055
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Quality check status
Yes
Descriptors DEI
BURNUP; CASKS; COOLING TIME; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; NUCLEAR FUELS; PLANNING; SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS; STANDARDS; TRANSPORT;
Descriptors DEC
CONTAINERS; ENERGY SOURCES; FUEL ELEMENTS; FUELS; MATERIALS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTOR MATERIALS;

Optional Information

Lead record
5e79c-fmy09
Notes
1 fig.
Secondary number(s)
TOC--18