Investigation of the condition of spent-fuel pool components
Investigation of the condition of spent-fuel pool components
It is currently projected that spent nuclear fuel, which is discharged from the reactor and then stored in water pools, may remain in those pools for several decades. Other studies have addressed the expected integrity of the spent fuel during extended water storage; this study assesses the integrity of metallic spent fuel pool components. Results from metallurgical examinations of specimens taken from stainless steel and aluminum components exposed in spent fuel pools are presented. Licensee Event Reports (LERs) relating to problems with spent fuel components were assessed and are summarized to define the types of operational problems that have occurred. The major conclusions of this study are: aluminum and stainless steel spent fuel pool components have a good history of performance in both deionized and borated water pools. Although some operational problems involving pool components have occurred, these problems have had minimal impacts.
- University of North Texas United States
Fuel Racks, Water Moderated Reactors 050900* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Transport, Supports, Inorganic Acids, Storage, 360102 -- Metals & Alloys-- Structure & Phase Studies, Iron Base Alloys, Containers, Iron Alloys, & Storage, Information, Alloys, Aluminium, Hydrogen Compounds, Microstructure, Spent Fuel Casks, Spent Fuel Storage, Data, 36 Materials Science, Handling, Water, Pwr Type Reactors, Bwr Type Reactors, Elements, Reactors, Stainless Steels, 11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials, Numerical Data, Corrosion Resistant Alloys, Fuel Pools, Metals, Mechanical Structures, Crystal Structure, Metallography, Casks, Experimental Data, Water Cooled Reactors, Chromium Alloys, Steels, Boric Acid, Oxygen Compounds
Fuel Racks, Water Moderated Reactors 050900* -- Nuclear Fuels-- Transport, Supports, Inorganic Acids, Storage, 360102 -- Metals & Alloys-- Structure & Phase Studies, Iron Base Alloys, Containers, Iron Alloys, & Storage, Information, Alloys, Aluminium, Hydrogen Compounds, Microstructure, Spent Fuel Casks, Spent Fuel Storage, Data, 36 Materials Science, Handling, Water, Pwr Type Reactors, Bwr Type Reactors, Elements, Reactors, Stainless Steels, 11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials, Numerical Data, Corrosion Resistant Alloys, Fuel Pools, Metals, Mechanical Structures, Crystal Structure, Metallography, Casks, Experimental Data, Water Cooled Reactors, Chromium Alloys, Steels, Boric Acid, Oxygen Compounds
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