Plugging Effects on Depressurization Time in Dry Storage Containers with Pinhole Breaches

Conference · Thu Nov 16 00:00:00 EST 2006

OSTI ID:896074

Casella, Andrew M; LOYALKA, SUDARSHAN K; Hanson, Brady D

As continuation on previous work, we now examine the effect that aerosol deposition may have on plugging pinhole breaches in spent fuel containers. A model is developed considering only diffusive settling.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 896074
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA-50613; DF0961000; TRN: US0700678
• Resource Relation: Conference: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Winter 2006 Meeting, 95:209-210
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
AEROSOLS
CONTAINERS
DEPOSITION
DEPRESSURIZATION
DRY STORAGE
PLUGGING
SPENT FUELS
spent fuel
aerosol
pinhole breach