Evaluation of the Thermal Response of the 5-DHLWaste Package-Hypothetical Fire Accident

Technical Report · Sat Nov 03 04:00:00 EST 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/899944· OSTI ID:899944

Moore, R W

The purpose of this calculation is to determine the thermal response of the 5-defense high level waste (DHLW)/Department of Energy (DOE) codisposal waste package (WP) to the hypothetical fire accident. The objective is to calculate the temperature response of the DHLW glass to the hypothetical short-term fire defined in 10 CFR 71, Section 73(c)(4), Reference 1. The scope of the calculation includes evaluation of the accident with the waste package above ground, at the Yucca Mountain surface facility. The scope is intended to cover a DHLW WP. This WP is loaded with DHLW canisters containing glass from the Savannah River Site (SRS) and a DOE canister containing Training, Research, and Isotope General Atomics (TRIGA) spent nuclear fuel (SNF). The information provided by the sketches attached to this calculation is that for the potential design of the type of WP considered in this calculation. In addition to the nominal design configuration thermal load case, the effects of varying the central DOE canister and DHLW thermal loads are determined. Also, the effects of varying values of the flame and WP outer surface emissivities are evaluated.

• Research Organization: Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 899944
• Report Number(s): CAL-WIS-TH-000008, Rev. 00; MOL.20001103.0003, DC# 26230
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DESIGN
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