Assessment of LMFBR spent fuel shipping cask concepts for the CRBRP and the US conceptual design study

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:7101485

Pope, R B; Ortman, J M; Eakes, R G; Leisher, W B; Dupree, S A

Study of conceptual shipping systems for CRBRP and CDS spent fuel has shown that systems significantly different from those used for LWR spent fuel will be required. In the conceptual design, liquid sodium was assumed to be the coolant in canisters containing the spent fuel assemblies, and multiple levels of containment were provided by canisters, an inner cask lid and an outer cask lid. Cask cooling at the reactor site during loading, and cooldown at the receiving site prior to unloading are significant but tractable problems.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA); Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7101485
• Report Number(s): SAND-80-0085C; CONF-801115-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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