Simulating the Effect on Criticality of Simultaneous Matrix Degradation and Assembly Collapse for the 21 PWR Waste Package

Technical Report · Thu Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/893826· OSTI ID:893826

Alsaed, Abdelhalim A. ^[1]

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1. Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)

The purpose of this calculation is to evaluate the effects of fission products loss on the reactivity of commercial pressurized water reactor (PWR) spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in 21 PWR waste packages (WPs) in the event of simultaneous fuel matrix degradation and assembly collapse.

• Research Organization: Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• OSTI ID: 893826
• Report Number(s): CAL-EBS-NU-000002-REV-00; MOL.19990928.0234, DC# 21779; TRN: US0606153
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
CRITICALITY
FISSION PRODUCTS
NUCLEAR FUELS
PWR TYPE REACTORS
WASTES
SPENT FUELS
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Criticality
Fuel Matrix
Nuclear Fuel
PWR Type Reactors
Pressurized Water Reactor
Spent Nuclear Fuel
PWR
SNF
Waste Packages