Storage array reflection considerations

Conference · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997

OSTI ID:538073

Haire, M J; Jordan, W C ^[1]; Taylor, R G ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
2. Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)

The assumptions used for reflection conditions of single containers are fairly well established and consistently applied throughout the industry in nuclear criticality safety evaluations. Containers are usually considered to be either fully water-reflected (i.e. surrounded by 6 to 12 in. of water) for safety calculations or reflected by 1 in. of water for nominal (structural material and air) conditions. Tables and figures are usually available for performing comparative evaluations of containers under various loading conditions. Reflection considerations used for evaluating the safety of storage arrays of fissile material are not as well established.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-96OR22464
• OSTI ID: 538073
• Report Number(s): CONF-971125-9; ON: DE97008237; TRN: 98:002348
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1997 American Nuclear Society (ANS) winter meeting, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 16-20 Nov 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

05 NUCLEAR FUELS
22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE
CRITICALITY
SAFETY
REFLECTION
FISSILE MATERIALS
WATER