Published 2007 | Version v1
Miscellaneous

Neutron and Gamma Shielding Evaluation for KN-12 Spent Nuclear Fuel Transport Cask

  • 1. Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., LTD., Kori (Korea, Republic of)

Description

The CASTOR KN-12 is designed to transport 12 intact PWR spent fuel assemblies for dry and wet transportation conditions. The overall cask length is 480.1 cm with a wall thickness 37.5 cm. Shield for the KN-12 is maintained by the thick walled cask body and the lid. For neutron shielding, polyethylene rods (PE) are arranged in longitudinal boreholes in the vessel wall and PE-plates are inserted between the cask lid and lid side shock absorber and between the cask bottom and bottom steel plate. The shielding evaluation of the cask has been performed with MCNP to confirm the shielding integrity of cask for pre-service inspection of transport cask

Part of:
Proceedings of the KNS spring meeting

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
KNS
Imprint Place
Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the KNS spring meeting
Imprint Pagination
[1 CD-ROM]
Journal Page Range
[2 p.]

Conference

Title
2007 spring meeting of the KNS
Dates
10-11 May 2007
Place
Jeju (Korea, Republic of)

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
38113253
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
FUEL ASSEMBLIES; GAMMA RADIATION; M CODES; NEUTRONS; SHIELDING; SHOCK ABSORBERS; SPENT FUEL CASKS; SPENT FUELS
Descriptors DEC
BARYONS; CASKS; COMPUTER CODES; CONTAINERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY SOURCES; FERMIONS; FUELS; HADRONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATERIALS; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEONS; RADIATIONS; REACTOR MATERIALS

Optional Information

Notes
4 refs, 5 figs, 2 tabs