Maintaining Continuity of Knowledge of Spent Fuel Pools: Field Testing (Final Report)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Maintaining Continuity of Knowledge (CoK) of spent fuel throughout its life cycle is a key objective of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). This report describes a project in which two specific technologies, cameras with infrared (IR) imaging capabilities and imaging sonar, were tested to determine their effectiveness in augmenting optical surveillance cameras currently used for maintaining CoK for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) staged in spent fuel pools. Furthermore, the project identifies any modifications required to the technologies to facilitate deployment for international safeguards purposes. This report presents results for the imaging sonar tested at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in a mockup spent nuclear fuel pool and for the IR-capable cameras tested by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in the Oregon State University Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics (TRIGA) research reactor.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1855013
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2018-1150; 700571; TRN: US2302974
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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