Technology Development for Aluminum-clad Spent Nuclear Fuel for Extended Dry Storage (Status Report)
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
A task group under the Spent Nuclear Fuel Working Group of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Offices of Environmental Management (EM) and Nuclear Energy (NE) identified technical challenges (“information gaps"’) to the ability to provide for safe extended (>50 years) dry storage of Aluminum-Clad Spent Nuclear Fuel (ASNF) in a report issued in 2017, An Action Plan was developed, and a task- based program was launched under the sponsorship of DOE-EM, Office of Technology Development (EMTD) in October 2018 to close the gaps and complete the technical information set needed to implement extended dry storage with confidence. This interim status report summarizes the work to date of this EMTD program to complete the technical bases and demonstrate that extended dry storage is safe and viable.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States). Savannah River National Lab. (SRNL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-08SR22470
- OSTI ID:
- 1701703
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL-STI-2020-00172; TRN: US2204930
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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