Extension of Monte Carlo code MCS to spent fuel cask shielding analysis
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DOI: 10.1002/er.5023
Abstract: The shielding analysis of the spent fuel dry storage cask TN‐32 is carried out using the continuous‐energy Monte Carlo neutron‐ and photon‐transport code MCS developed by the Computational Reactor Physics and Experiment laboratory of the… read more here.
Keywords: spent fuel; cask; shielding analysis; monte carlo ... See more keywords
Spent fuel characteristics for thorium‐uranium recycle in fluoride‐salt‐cooled solid‐fuel fast reactor
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DOI: 10.1002/er.6619
Abstract: Fluoride‐salt‐cooled solid‐fuel fast reactor (LSFR) with thorium‐based fuel could complete a self‐sustaining core that fulfills long‐term energy demands. This paper further investigated the LSFR core sustainability of breeding thorium and the spent fuel characteristics for… read more here.
Keywords: spent fuel; fuel characteristics; cycle; thorium ... See more keywords
Safety evaluation of spent fuel road transportation based on weighted nearest neighbor method
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2018.12.036
Abstract: Abstract With the plan to increase nuclear generating capacity to 58 GWe and more than 30GWe under construction by 2020, China would have to confront the challenge from the transportation safety of nuclear material. In this… read more here.
Keywords: safety evaluation; transportation; method; spent fuel ... See more keywords
Heat transfer enhancement in dry cask storage for nuclear spent fuel using additive high density inert gas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2019.04.018
Abstract: Abstract Dry cask storage systems (DCSS) is a method of storing high-level radioactive nuclear spent fuel. Due to the decay heat from fission products, effective cooling of the spent fuel is one of the key… read more here.
Keywords: gas; dry cask; heat; cask ... See more keywords
Analysis of loss of cooling and loss of coolant severe accident scenarios in VVER-1000/V446 spent fuel pool
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2019.107205
Abstract: Abstract The spent fuel storage system is designed to store and cool the spent fuel within several years with account for scheduled refueling and emergency unloading of the entire reactor core. The Fukushima nuclear disaster… read more here.
Keywords: severe accident; loss; fuel pool; spent fuel ... See more keywords
VVER-1000/V446 spent fuel pool risk assessment and support through portable mitigating equipment
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2021.108204
Abstract: Abstract The Spent Fuel Pool (SFP) accident at the Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 demonstrated the need for identifying and analyzing possible accident sequences and subsequent application of severe accident mitigating systems in LWR (Light Water… read more here.
Keywords: equipment; fuel pool; sfp; spent fuel ... See more keywords
Unmanaged climate risks to spent fuel from U.S. nuclear power plants: The case of sea-level rise
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2019.111106
Abstract: Climate change and its accompanying sea-level rise is set to create risks to the United States’ stockpile of spent nuclear fuel, which results largely from nuclear power. Coastal spent fuel management facilities are vulnerable to… read more here.
Keywords: sea level; level rise; climate; fuel ... See more keywords
Modeling of hydrogen behavior in spent fuel claddings during dry storage
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnucmat.2018.06.012
Abstract: Abstract A new hydride reorientation model is presented for spent fuel dry storage conditions. The model takes into account the coupled influence of external stresses, alloy texture, temperature cycling and cooling rate. The model has… read more here.
Keywords: storage; hydrogen behavior; dry storage; modeling hydrogen ... See more keywords
Investigation of the Thermal Performance of a Vertical Two-Phase Closed Thermosyphon as a Passive Cooling System for a Nuclear Reactor Spent Fuel Storage Pool
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DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2016.10.008
Abstract: Abstract The decay heat that is produced by nuclear reactor spent fuel must be cooled in a spent fuel storage pool. A wickless heat pipe or a vertical two-phase closed thermosyphon (TPCT) is used to… read more here.
Keywords: thermal performance; fuel storage; heat; reactor spent ... See more keywords
Monte Carlo analysis of LWR spent fuel transmutation in a fusion-fission hybrid reactor system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.net.2018.08.006
Abstract: Abstract The aim of this paper is to determine neutronic performances of the light water reactor (LWR) spent fuel mixed with fertile thorium fuel in a FFHR. Time dependent three dimensional calculations for major technical… read more here.
Keywords: monte carlo; fuel; lwr spent; reactor ... See more keywords
Study on added mass model for fluid-structure interaction of spent fuel storage rack
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110224
Abstract: Abstract The spent fuel storage racks are placed freely inside a pool that is filled with water. Under seismic condition, the fluid in the gap between the racks will be forced to flow due to… read more here.
Keywords: fuel storage; added mass; rack; spent fuel ... See more keywords