Fuel storage handling at the R2 reactor at Studsvik
Description
The Swedish 50 MW(th) high flux reactor R2 has been in operation since 1960. The reactor has during these 33 years used more than 1300 fuel assemblies. The HEU (high enriched uranium) fuel is gradually replaced by LEU (low enriched uranium) fuel. From the operating point of view the same rules on transport and storage are valid for both HEU and LEU assemblies. Before, during and after irradiation the fuel assemblies are stored in a fresh assembly dry storage vault, in the reactor pool and core and in an intermediate storage pool outside the containment, respectively. Final disposal of the fuel assemblies has been through reprocessing by USDOE. It is essential for a safe storage of the assemblies that they are: kept in a critically safe configuration; effectively separated from the public (radiation protection); kept under good ageing conditions, easily safeguard controlled. (author). 6 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Experience with spent fuel storage at research and test reactors. Proceedings of an advisory group meeting held in Vienna, 5-8 July 1993
- Imprint Pagination
- 92 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 83-90.
- ISSN
- 1011-4289
- Report number
- IAEA-TECDOC--786
Conference
- Title
- Advisory group meeting on experience with spent fuel storage at research and test reactors.
- Dates
- 5-8 Jul 1993.
- Place
- Vienna (Austria).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 26041122
- Subject category
- S42: ENGINEERING; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- COMPILED DATA; FUEL STORAGE POOLS; R2-0 REACTOR; SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; STORAGE FACILITIES; SWEDEN
- Descriptors DEC
- DATA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EUROPE; FUEL ELEMENTS; INFORMATION; IRRADIATION REACTORS; ISOTOPE PRODUCTION REACTORS; NUMERICAL DATA; POOL TYPE REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; RESEARCH AND TEST REACTORS; RESEARCH REACTORS; SCANDINAVIA; STORAGE; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; WESTERN EUROPE