Test storage of spent reactor fuel in the Climax granite at the Nevada Test Site
Conference
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OSTI ID:59205
A test of retrievable dry geologic storage of spent fuel assemblies from an operating commercial nuclear reactor is underway at the Nevada Test Site. This generic test is located 420 m below the surface in the Climax granitic stock. Eleven canisters of spent fuel approximately 2.3 years out of reactor core (about 2 kW/canister thermal output) will be emplaced in a storage drift along with 6 electrical simulator canisters and their effects will be compared. Two adjacent drifts will contain electrical heaters, which will be operated to simulate within the test array the thermal field of a large repository. The test objectives, technical concepts and rationale, and details of the test are stated and discussed.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore, CA (United States). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 59205
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL--83976; CONF-800313--5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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