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Title: Thermal characteristics of aged spent fuel in a dry environment

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OSTI ID:5929992

Test data are presented on the temperature distribution in aged spent fuel assemblies in gas-filled (dry) containers. Representative fuel temperatures are presented, and the differences in heat transfer mechanisms between long- and short-cooled fuel are contrasted.

Research Organization:
Allied-General Nuclear Services, Barnwell, SC (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
ET-78-C-09-1040
OSTI ID:
5929992
Report Number(s):
AGNS-35900-CONF-6; CONF-790822-11
Resource Relation:
Conference: 87. AICHE national meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 19 Aug 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English