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Maximum-temperature calculation method for a 37-element CANDU spent-fuel bundle in an enclosure

Conference · · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)
OSTI ID:5825343
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  1. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
The maximum fuel rod temperature within a spent-fuel dry storage canister of Wolsong nuclear power plant unit 1 [a Canada deuterium uranium (CANDU) pressurized heavy-water reactor], which should not exceed the potential fuel oxidation temperature (180[degrees]C) for thermal safety, cannot easily be obtained by any single existing method because of the complicated geometric shape of the 37-element CANDU spent-fuel bundles within a storage basket. However, the mean temperature distribution of the fuel bundles within a basket can be calculated. The main objective of this paper is to present an analytical method to evaluate the maximum fuel rod temperature of a 37-element CANDU spent-fuel bundle when its outermost fuel rod temperature is known a priori or when it can be calculated.
OSTI ID:
5825343
Report Number(s):
CONF-930601--
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) Journal Volume: 68
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English