Technical and economic assessment of alternative dry-storage methods. [Storage in casks, drywells, concrete silos and air-cooled vaults]

Conference · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5295782

Liikala, R C; Johnson, E R; McBride, J A

The paper presents the results of an assessment of four alternative methods of dry storage of spent nuclear fuel in respect to the state of technology, licensability, implementation schedule and costs when the storage is used at a reactor location to supplement existing pool storage facilities. The methods of storage considered were storage in casks, drywells, concrete silos and air-cooled vaults. The impact of disassembly of spent fuel and storage of consolidated fuel rods was also determined. The economic assessments were based on the current projected storage requirements of a US utility operating twin 824 MWe pressurized water reactors. Costs were estimated for a number of combinations of storage mode and packaging processes and considered storage of both intact assemblies and unconsolidated rods.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); Johnson (E.R.) Associates, Inc., Reston, VA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5295782
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-10407; CONF-820578-2; ON: DE82014859
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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