Canisters for PCDP (Prototypical Consolidation Demonstration Program) Consolidated Fuel

Conference · Sun Jun 12 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6790249

Hart, S. R. ^[1]; Williams, K. L. ^[1]

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1. EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)

Through its Prototypical Consolidation Demonstration Program (PCDP), the Department of Energy (DOE) is developing production-scale fuel consolidation equipment to reduce the storage volume required in national storage facilities, i.e., the geologic repository or a monitored retrievable storage (MRS) facility. During 1989 and 1990, the equipment will be ''cold'' tested at the equipment contractor's facility. Later, a ''hot'' demonstration could be performed at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) using actual spent fuel assemblies obtained from utilities. The resulting consolidated fuel canisters would subsequently be stored at the INEL. This paper briefly discusses the national canister development efforts and canisters that have been used for US consolidation efforts to date. The paper then focuses on the consolidated fuel canisters currently under development for the PCDP.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6790249
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-42787; CONF-880601-50; ON: DE89005407
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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