Spent fuel dry storage technology development [electronic resource] : fuel temperature measurements under imposed dry storage conditions (I kW PWR spent fuel assembly)
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| Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. :
Westinghouse Electric Corporation ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy,
1980.
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| Abstract: | A spent fuel assembly temperature test under imposed dry storage conditions was conducted at the Engine Maintenance Assembly and Disassembly (E-MAD) facility on the Nevada Test Site in support of spent fuel dry storage technology development. This document presents the test data and results obtained from an approximately 1.0 kW decay heat level PWR spent fuel assembly. A spent fuel test apparatus was designed to utilize a representative stainless steel spent fuel canister, a canister lid containing internal temperature instrumentation to measure fuel cladding temperatures, and a carbon steel liner that encloses the canister and lid. Electrical heaters along the liner length, on the lid, and below the canister are used to impose dry storage canister temperature profiles. Temperature instrumentation is provided on the liner and canister. The liner and canister are supported by a test stand in one of the large hot cells (West Process Cell) inside E-MAD. Fuel temperature measurements have been performed using imposed canister temperature profiles from the electrically heated and spent fuel drywell tests being conducted at E-MAD as well as for four constant canister temperature profiles, each with a vacuum, helium and air backfill. Computer models have been utilized in conjunction with the test to predict the thermal response of the fuel cladding. Computer predictions are presented, and they show good agreement with the test data. |
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| Item Description: | Published through SciTech Connect. 09/01/1980. "doe/nv/00597--4" Wright, J.B.; Unterzuber, R. |
| Physical Description: | 229 p. : digital, PDF file. |