Spent nuclear fuel vacuum drying thermal-hydraulic analysis and dynamic model development status report

Technical Report · Wed Aug 28 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/658877· OSTI ID:658877

Irwin, J J

This report summarizes preliminary thermal hydraulic scoping analysis and model development associated with the K Basin spent fuel MCO draining and vacuum drying system. The purpose of the draining and drying system is to remove all free water from the interior of the MCO, baskets, and fuel prior to back filling with inert gas and transfer to the hot conditioning process. Dominant physical processes and parameters are delineated and related quantitatively. Minimum dynamic modeling capability required to simulate the process of transporting heat to the residual water on the fuel and transport of the steam produced from the system by vacuum pumping are defined.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-96RL13200
• OSTI ID: 658877
• Report Number(s): WHC-SD-WM-ER-607; ON: DE98058200; BR: EW3135040; TRN: 96000741
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 28 Aug 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
SPENT FUELS
DRYING
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PUMPS
PIPES
HEAT TRANSFER
FLUID FLOW
TRANSPORT
FREEZING