Published December 1989 | Version v1
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Dry storage of spent fuel elements - a critical comment

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The concept of dry storage of spent fuel elements, which is an accepted method in the Federal Republic of Germany, is critically reviewed, taking the transport and storage cask CASTOR II a of the firm Nukem/TN as a model. This cask can accept nine PWR spent fuel elements from the Biblis reactor. The technical design of the cask is criticised, especially with respect to its function as a safe containment of the highly radioactive inventory. Doubts are expressed whether the wall and the bottom of the cask will reliably fulfil this function. (DG)

Abstract (German)

Das Trockenlagerkonzept der deutschen Kerntechnik wird am Beispiel des Behaelters CASTOR IIa der Firmen Nukem/TN beschrieben. Mit dem Behaelter sind neun DWR-BE vom Typ Biblis einlagerbar. Im Anschluss daran erfolgt eine detaillierte Kritik an der technischen Ausfuehrung, insbesondere bezueglich der Barrierenfunktion fuer das hochaktive Inventar im Bereich der Wand und des Bodens des Behaelters. (DG)

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Original title (German)
Die trockene Lagerung von abgebrannten Brennelementen - eine Kritik

Publishing Information

Publisher
Verl. Oeko-Institut e.V.
Imprint Place
Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany, F.R.)
ISBN
3-923290-79-9
Imprint Pagination
32 p.
Journal Issue
no. 62
Series
Werkstattreihe.

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
22043665
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S42: ENGINEERING; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Descriptors DEI
CONTAINERS; DRY STORAGE; PWR TYPE REACTORS
Descriptors DEC
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; STORAGE; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS