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Intact and Degraded Component Criticality Calculations of N Reactors Spent Nuclear Fuel

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/893824· OSTI ID:893824
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  1. Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
The objective of this calculation is to perform intact and degraded mode criticality evaluations of the Department of Energy's (DOE) N Reactor Spent Nuclear Fuel codisposed in a 2-Defense High-Level Waste (2-DHLW)/2-Multi-Canister Overpack (MCO) Waste Package (WP) and emplaced in a monitored geologic repository (MGR) (see Attachment I). The scope of this calculation is limited to the determination of the effective neutron multiplication factor (keff) for both intact and degraded mode internal configurations of the codisposal waste package. This calculation will support the analysis that will be performed to demonstrate the technical viability for disposing of U-metal (N Reactor) spent nuclear fuel in the potential MGR.
Research Organization:
Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
OSTI ID:
893824
Report Number(s):
CAL-EDC-NU-000003-Rev-00; MOL.2001022.0060, DC# 25410
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English