Testing and analyses of the TN-24P PWR spent-fuel dry storage cask loaded with consolidated fuel

Technical Report · Wed Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6372210· OSTI ID:6372210

McKinnon, M A; Michener, T E; Jensen, M F; Rodman, G R

A performance test of a Transnuclear, Inc. TN-24P storage cask configured for pressurized water reactor (PWR) spent fuel was performed. The work was performed by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) and Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) for the US Department of Energy Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) and the Electric Power Research Institute. The performance test consisted of loading the TN-24P cask with 24 canisters of consolidated PWR spent fuel from Virginia Power's Surry and Florida Power and Light's Turkey Point reactors. Cask surface and fuel canister guide tube temperatures were measured, as were cask surface gamma and neutron dose rates. Testing was performed with vacuum, nitrogen, and helium backfill environments in both vertical and horizontal cask orientations. Transnuclear, Inc., arranged to have a partially insulated run added to the end of the test to simulate impact limiters. Limited spent fuel integrity data were also obtained. From both heat transfer and shielding perspectives, the TN-24P cask with minor refinements can be effectively implemented at reactor sites and central storage facilities for safe storage of unconsolidated and consolidated spent fuel. 35 refs., 93 figs., 17 tabs.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (USA); Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA); EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830; AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6372210
• Report Number(s): EPRI-NP-6191; PNL-6631; ON: DE89007467
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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