Surrogate/spent fuel sabotage : aerosol ratio test program and Phase 2 test results.

Technical Report · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/919116· OSTI ID:919116

Borek, Theodore Thaddeus III; Thompson, N Slater ^[1]; Sorenson, Ken Bryce; Hibbs, R S ^[1]; Nolte, Oliver ^[2]; Molecke, Martin Alan; Autrusson, Bruno ^[3]; Young, F I ^[4]; Koch, Wolfgang ^[2]; Brochard, Didier ^[3]; Pretzsch, Gunter Guido ^[5]; Lange, Florentin ^[5]

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1. U.S. Department of Energy
2. Fraunhofer Institut fur Toxikologie und Experimentelle Medizin, Germany
3. Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire, France
4. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
5. Gesellschaft fur Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit, Germany

A multinational test program is in progress to quantify the aerosol particulates produced when a high energy density device, HEDD, impacts surrogate material and actual spent fuel test rodlets. This program provides needed data that are relevant to some sabotage scenarios in relation to spent fuel transport and storage casks, and associated risk assessments; the program also provides significant political benefits in international cooperation. We are quantifying the spent fuel ratio, SFR, the ratio of the aerosol particles released from HEDD-impacted actual spent fuel to the aerosol particles produced from surrogate materials, measured under closely matched test conditions. In addition, we are measuring the amounts, nuclide content, size distribution of the released aerosol materials, and enhanced sorption of volatile fission product nuclides onto specific aerosol particle size fractions. These data are crucial for predicting radiological impacts. This document includes a thorough description of the test program, including the current, detailed test plan, concept and design, plus a description of all test components, and requirements for future components and related nuclear facility needs. It also serves as a program status report as of the end of FY 2003. All available test results, observations, and analyses - primarily for surrogate material Phase 2 tests using cerium oxide sintered ceramic pellets are included. This spent fuel sabotage - aerosol test program is coordinated with the international Working Group for Sabotage Concerns of Transport and Storage Casks, WGSTSC, and supported by both the U.S. Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 919116
• Report Number(s): SAND2004-1832; TRN: US0807356
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
AEROSOLS
CERIUM OXIDES
ENERGY DENSITY
FISSION PRODUCTS
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
PARTICLE SIZE
RISK ASSESSMENT
SABOTAGE
SPENT FUELS
Radioactive wastes-Vulnerability.
Environmental releases-Safety-Analysis.
Spent fuel casks-Safety.
Sabotage-Transportation-Evaluation.
Spent fuel casks-Vulnerability.