Preliminary Criticality Analysis of Degraded SNF Accumulations to a Waste Package (SCPB: N/A) 

Technical Report · Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/899276· OSTI ID:899276

Davis, J W

This study is prepared by the Mined Geologic Disposal System (MGDS) Waste Package Development Department (WPDD) to provide input to a separate evaluation on the probability of criticality in the far-field environment. These calculations are performed in sufficient detail to provide conservatively bounding configurations to support separate probabilistic analyses. The objective of this evaluation is to provide input to a risk analysis which will show that criticalities involving commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF) are not credible, or indicate additional measures that are required for the Engineered Barrier Segment (EBS) to make such events incredible. Minimum critical volumes and masses of UO{sub 2}/H{sub 2}O/tuff mixtures are determined without application of regulatory safety limits. This study does not address or demonstrate compliance with regulatory limits.

• Research Organization: Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: NA
• OSTI ID: 899276
• Report Number(s): BBA000000-01717-0200-00016, Rev. 00; MOL.19961217.0337, DC# 27418; TRN: US0702531
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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