Mini-Canister Radiolysis Testing of ASNF Materials and Surrogates
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
An experimental irradiation campaign to investigate radiolysis behavior of ASNF was conducted using in situ gas monitoring of small, sealed stainless-steel vessels (mini-canisters) containing aluminum samples with adherent (oxy)hydroxide films under helium backfill. The samples were irradiated with gamma radiation from a Co-60 irradiator. The samples tested included aluminum plate assemblies with lab-grown (oxy)hydroxides as surrogates for fuel as well as an end cropping from an actual ASNF assembly retrieved from long-term wet storage. These experiments enabled investigation of the impacts of various fuel drying approaches on the radiolytic generation rate and measurement of the H2 yield associated with a reactor exposed sample with reactor-formed (oxy)hydroxide. The resulting data can be incorporated into model development for ASNF in dry storage. This report presents the cumulative results from four surrogate assemblies tested after application of different preparation (drying) conditions as well as the ASNF cropping; some post-irradiation testing was included. The mini-canister results are compared to data from related experimental campaigns that also tested the impact of drying conditions using samples irradiated in glass ampoules and discusses implications of the combined data
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
- DOE Contract Number:
- 89303321CEM000080
- OSTI ID:
- 2477665
- Report Number(s):
- SRNL--STI-2024-00359
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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