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Determination of SNF peak temperatures in the waste package

Conference ·
OSTI ID:127267
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  1. B&W Fuel Company/Management and Operating Contractor, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
For emplacement of large capacity multi-barrier waste packages in the high-level waste repository, the limiting thermal criterion will be a cladding temperature of 350 C for the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) assemblies. Three methods to estimate clad temperatures inside a canister are outlined. The use of a finite element model of a SNF assembly to generate effective conductivities for predicting peak temperatures is briefly described. The U.S. Department of Energy/Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management will use the effective thermal conductivities to analyze waste package designs.
OSTI ID:
127267
Report Number(s):
CONF-9504179--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English