Study of extra-large storage casks

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986 · Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5139449

McCreery, P N

Transnuclear, Inc.'s long involvement in spent fuel cask development and design has been characterized by an effort to maximize capacities within the constraints of typical design criteria. In this study, the author have circumvented the conventional restraint of limiting the cask loaded weight t the lifting limits of the reactor cranes by using other fuel loading techniques. It is then endeavored to determine the limiting criteria wherein weight is not a factor. The study included, of course, the operational techniques to make the large casks operable and functional. The scope of the study included for basic variations of the extra-large storage cask (XLSC); namely, storage/transport for intact fuel, storage transport for consolidated fuel, storage-only for intact fuel, and storage-only for consolidated fuel. Studies included both boiling water reactor (BWR) and pressurized water reactor (PWR) assemblies for each of the four cases.

• OSTI ID: 5139449
• Report Number(s): CONF-860610-Summs.
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 52
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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