Criticality safety issues in the disposition of BN-350 spent fuel
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Abstract
A criticality safety analysis has been performed as part of the BN-350 spent fuel disposition project being conducted jointly by the DOE and Kazakhstan. The Kazakhstan regulations are reasonably consistent with those of the DOE. The high enrichment and severe undermoderation of this fast reactor fuel has significant criticality safety consequences. A detailed modeling approach was used that showed some configurations to be safe that otherwise would be rejected. Reasonable requirements for design and operations were needed, and with them, all operations were found to be safe.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL (US)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 751926
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ED/CP-101244
TRN: US0003168
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: ANS 4th Topical Meeting - DOE Spent Nuclear Fissile Material Management, San Diego, CA (US), 06/04/2000--06/08/2000; Other Information: PBD: 28 Feb 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; BN-350 REACTOR; SPENT FUELS; CRITICALITY; SAFETY ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS
Citation Formats
Schaefer, R. W., Klann, R. T., Koltyshev, S. M., and Krechetov, S.. Criticality safety issues in the disposition of BN-350 spent fuel. United States: N. p., 2000.
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