Author: W. K. Winegardner

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Published: 1968

Total Pages: 48

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This report was prepared in response to a Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) Division request for information and recommendations concerning the decay storage of irradiated fuel elements. The report first summarizes information concerning irradiated fuel element storage techniques. This summary is followed by a discussion of information related to fuel cladding corrosion problems that conceivably could result from decay storage after in-core exposure. Finally, all of the information, obtained primarily by literature review, is used as the basis for recommendations concerning storage media. The work was prompted by concern over possible loss of fuel element cladding integrity during decay storage in air or water. The concern ranges from effects that could hinder fuel examination to those that could result in local regions of cladding penetration or even failure while handling fuel. This report is primarily related tot he latter type of effect, since the facility is viewed simply as a cell or basin where fuel elements can safely be stored prior to chemical processing.

Download or read book Considerations on the Media for Decay Storage of Fuel Elements written by W. K. Winegardner and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report was prepared in response to a Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) Division request for information and recommendations concerning the decay storage of irradiated fuel elements. The report first summarizes information concerning irradiated fuel element storage techniques. This summary is followed by a discussion of information related to fuel cladding corrosion problems that conceivably could result from decay storage after in-core exposure. Finally, all of the information, obtained primarily by literature review, is used as the basis for recommendations concerning storage media. The work was prompted by concern over possible loss of fuel element cladding integrity during decay storage in air or water. The concern ranges from effects that could hinder fuel examination to those that could result in local regions of cladding penetration or even failure while handling fuel. This report is primarily related tot he latter type of effect, since the facility is viewed simply as a cell or basin where fuel elements can safely be stored prior to chemical processing.