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Criticality safety evaluation for TWR-S fuel assembly transportation using TK-S16 containers

Creators

  • 1. The VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

Description

Criticality safety issues, concerning transportation of fresh high-enriched uranium fuel elements (TWR-S fuel assembly type) with Russian containers TK-S16, are objects of study in this paper. Three-dimensional (3D) models of fuel element and container were made, based upon their well-known geometry and material structure. The way to pack fuel elements in a bundle inside of the container is proposed. Calculations were done by MCNP4B2 computer code. This Monte Carlo criticality code determined the effective multiplication factor from the cross-section data and specific geometry data. This evaluation demonstrated the subcriticality of a single package and an array of packages during normal conditions of transport and various hypothetical accident conditions. (author)

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Institute of Nuclear Sciences VINCA, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Imprint Place
Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
ISBN
86-7306-062-1
Imprint Pagination
4 p.
Report number
INIS-RS--1370

Conference

Title
4. International Yugoslav Nuclear Society Conference
Original Conference Title
Konferencija Jugoslovenskog nuklearnog drustva (YUNSC-2002)
Acronym
YUNSC-2002
Dates
30 Sep - 4 Oct 2002
Place
Belgrade (Yugoslavia)

INIS

Country of Publication
Yugoslavia
Country of Input or Organization
Serbia
INIS RN
41124641
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; CONTAINERS; CRITICALITY; CROSS SECTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL ELEMENT CLUSTERS; HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM; M CODES; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIPLICATION FACTORS; PACKAGING; R-A REACTOR; SAFETY ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDES; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPUTER CODES; DATA; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; ELEMENTS; ENRICHED URANIUM; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; HEAVY WATER COOLED REACTORS; HEAVY WATER MODERATED REACTORS; INFORMATION; IRRADIATION REACTORS; ISOTOPE ENRICHED MATERIALS; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS; LAWS; MATERIALS; METALS; NUMERICAL DATA; REACTORS; REGULATIONS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; TANK TYPE REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; URANIUM

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Notes
8 refs., 3 figs., 2 TABS., This record replaces 36000099; This record replaces 39077396