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Rod consolidation at the West Valley Demonstration Project
Abstract
A rod consolidation demonstration with irradiated pressurized water reactor fuel was recently conducted by personnel from Nuclear Assurance Corporation and West Valley Nuclear Services Company at the West Valley Demonstration Project in West Valley, New York. The rod consolidation demonstration involved pulling all of the fuel rods from six fuel Assemblies. In general, the rod pulling proceeded smoothly. The highest compaction ratio attained was 1:8:1. Among the total of 1074 fuel rods were some known degraded rods (they had collapsed cladding, a result of in-reactor fuel densification), but no rods were broken or dropped during the demonstration. One aim was to gather information on the effect of rod consolidation operations on the integrity of the fuel rods during subsequent handling and storage. Another goal was to collect information on the condition and handling of intact, damaged, and failed fuel that has been in storage for an extended period. 9 refs., 8 figs., 1 tab.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6967822
- Report Number(s):
- PNL-5946
ON: DE87004226
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; FUEL RODS; CONFIGURATION; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; FUEL ELEMENTS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; STORAGE; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS; 050900* - Nuclear Fuels- Transport, Handling, & Storage
Citation Formats
Bailey, W J. Rod consolidation at the West Valley Demonstration Project. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web. doi:10.2172/6967822.
Bailey, W J. Rod consolidation at the West Valley Demonstration Project. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6967822
Bailey, W J. 1986.
"Rod consolidation at the West Valley Demonstration Project". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6967822. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6967822.
@article{osti_6967822,
title = {Rod consolidation at the West Valley Demonstration Project},
author = {Bailey, W J},
abstractNote = {A rod consolidation demonstration with irradiated pressurized water reactor fuel was recently conducted by personnel from Nuclear Assurance Corporation and West Valley Nuclear Services Company at the West Valley Demonstration Project in West Valley, New York. The rod consolidation demonstration involved pulling all of the fuel rods from six fuel Assemblies. In general, the rod pulling proceeded smoothly. The highest compaction ratio attained was 1:8:1. Among the total of 1074 fuel rods were some known degraded rods (they had collapsed cladding, a result of in-reactor fuel densification), but no rods were broken or dropped during the demonstration. One aim was to gather information on the effect of rod consolidation operations on the integrity of the fuel rods during subsequent handling and storage. Another goal was to collect information on the condition and handling of intact, damaged, and failed fuel that has been in storage for an extended period. 9 refs., 8 figs., 1 tab.},
doi = {10.2172/6967822},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6967822},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
}