Spent nuclear fuel characterization for a bounding reference assembly for the receiving basin for off-site fuel
- Westinghouse Savannah River, Aiken, SC (United States)
The Basis for Interim Operation (BIO) for the Receiving Basin for Off-Site Fuel (RBOF) facility at the Department of Energy (DOE) Savannah River Site (SRS) nuclear materials production complex, developed in accordance with draft DOE-STD-0019-93, required a hazard categorization for the safety analysis section as outlined in DOE-STD-1027-92. The RBOF facility was thus established as a Category-2 facility (having potential for significant on-site consequences from a radiological release) as defined in DOE 5480.23. Given the wide diversity of spent nuclear fuel stored in the RBOF facility, which made a detailed assessment of the total nuclear inventory virtually impossible, the categorization required a conservative calculation based on the concept of a hypothetical, bounding reference fuel assembly integrated over the total capacity of the facility. This scheme not only was simple but also precluded a potential delay in the completion of the BIO.
- OSTI ID:
- 269506
- Journal Information:
- Nuclear Safety, Journal Name: Nuclear Safety Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 36; ISSN 0029-5604; ISSN NUSAAZ
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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