Vibrational metrics for the evaluation of internal conditions in a scaled nuclear dry storage cask

Lin, Kevin Yi-Wei; Mobley, Joel; Prather, Wayne E.; Lu, Zhiqu; Priyadarshan, Gautam; Gladden, Joseph R.

doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107433

Vibrational metrics for the evaluation of internal conditions in a scaled nuclear dry storage cask

Journal Article · Thu Jun 11 00:00:00 UTC 2020 · Applied Acoustics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107433· OSTI ID:1850469

Lin, Kevin Yi-Wei ^[1]; Mobley, Joel ^[2]; Prather, Wayne E. ^[3]; Lu, Zhiqu ^[3]; Priyadarshan, Gautam ^[3]; Gladden, Joseph R. ^[2]

Univ. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (United States). National Center for Physical Acoustics. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Univ. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (United States)
Univ. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (United States). National Center for Physical Acoustics. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Univ. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (United States). National Center for Physical Acoustics

In many countries, permanent repositories for high burnup spent nuclear fuel assemblies have yet to be established. As a result, much of the spent fuel from nuclear reactors is contained within dry storage casks, with many being beyond their designed service life. The assessment of the internal structural integrity of these casks and the fuel assemblies contained therein is of critical importance for both extended storage and transport to permanent repositories. The large size, structural complexity, and inaccessibility of the interior of the casks make this task challenging. To address these difficulties, a 1:6 scaled model based closely on the design of a Transnuclear (TN-32) dry storage cask was fabricated to facilitate controlled studies of these structures in the laboratory. Vibrational spectroscopy was used to evaluate the state of the cargo and internal structures within the cask utilizing only measurements on the outer surface. Using modes identified through Finite Element modeling corresponding to those previously measured on a full-scale TN-32 cask, we report on the development of amplitude- and phase-based metrics that are sensitive to internal conditions in the lab cask. Steel rod bundles and steel shot were used as surrogates for intact and damaged fuel assemblies, and various internal configurations of these materials were investigated. Finally, the metrics were based on acquired spectra involving the (1, 2) global bending mode and the (2, 1) radial-with-shearing mode. The results show that the metrics are sensitive to the condition of a single assembly and have some ability to determine the locations of damaged and empty slots.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Mississippi, Oxford, MS (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: NE0008400

OSTI ID:: 1850469

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1775574

Journal Information:: Applied Acoustics, Journal Name: Applied Acoustics Journal Issue: C Vol. 168; ISSN 0003-682X

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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