Published April 1988 | Version v1
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Results of studies on the behavior of spent fuel in storage

Creators

  • 1. Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)

Description

Spent fuel integrity is a major consideration in licensing actions for spent fuel storage technologies. While wet storage continues to be the predominant U.S. spent fuel management technology, dry storage has been licensed and implemented in the U.S. Rod consolidation technology is being developed and demonstrated. This paper summarizes the status of technology trends and understanding regarding fuel behavior for the three technologies

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
JNMM
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
3
Series
JNMM.
Journal Page Range
27-37
ISSN
0893-6188
CODEN
JNMME

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20035206
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Descriptors DEI
CFRP PROGRAM; DRY STORAGE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FUEL RODS; IMPLEMENTATION; LICENSING; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; USA
Descriptors DEC
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FUEL ELEMENTS; NORTH AMERICA; REACTOR COMPONENTS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; STORAGE