Corrosion of materials in spent fuel storage pools. [PWR; BWR]

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:5011427

Weeks, J R

The current delays in establishing a national fuel reprocessing center have required many of the LWR licensees to expand their fuel storage capabilities either by modification of existing pools or addition of new fuel storage pools. This report reviews the potential corrosion problems that might develop during the long-term (10 plus years) storage of nuclear fuels in these storage pools. Zircaloy-clad fuels with burnups up to 33,000 MWd/MTU have been successfully stored in fuel storage pools for periods up to 13 years in U.S. pools and 14 years (at lower burnups) in Canadian pools.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 5011427
• Report Number(s): BNL-NUREG-23021
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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