Spent fuel storage cask testing and operational experience at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:7020417

Eslinger, L. E.; Schmitt, R. C.

Spent fuel research and development demonstrations and associated transportation activities are being performed for DOE's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) as a part of the Storage Cask Performance Testing Programs. The cask testing program at federal sites and other locations supports the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) and Department of Energy (DOE) objective for cooperative demonstrations with the cask vendors and utilities for development of at-reactor dry cask storage capabilities for spent nuclear fuel assemblies. Research and development programs for storage cask performance testing and operation were conducted. Testing was conducted at the INEL's Test Area North (TAN) cask-testing facility and consisted of pretest preparations, performance testing, and post-test activities. TAN was determined to be the appropriate federal facility in which to conduct these activities because of the availability of experienced staff, hot and cold test development areas, and the support experienced staff, hot and cold test development areas, and the support facilities needed to receive and store commercial spent fuel assemblies. 4 refs.

• Research Organization: EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: NRC
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 7020417
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-89478; CONF-891103--66; ON: DE90006958
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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