Fail-safe storage rack for irradiated fuel rod assemblies
Abstract
A fail-safe storage rack is provided for interim storage of spent but radioactive nuclear fuel rod assemblies. The rack consists of a checkerboard array of substantially square, elongate receiving tubes fully enclosed by a double walled container, the outer wall of which is imperforate for liquid containment and the inner wall of which is provided with perforations for admitting moderator liquid flow to the elongate receiving tubes, the liquid serving to take up waste heat from the stored nuclear assemblies and dissipate same to the ambient liquid reservoir. A perforated cover sealing the rack facilitates cooling liquid entry and dissipation.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6313319
- Patent Number(s):
- 5196161
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-744746
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC11-76PN00014
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 14 Aug 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; FUEL RACKS; DESIGN; SPENT FUEL STORAGE; AFTER-HEAT REMOVAL; CONTAINMENT; COVERINGS; MODERATORS; TUBES; WALLS; MECHANICAL STRUCTURES; REMOVAL; STORAGE; SUPPORTS; 050900* - Nuclear Fuels- Transport, Handling, & Storage
Citation Formats
Lewis, D R. Fail-safe storage rack for irradiated fuel rod assemblies. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Lewis, D R. Fail-safe storage rack for irradiated fuel rod assemblies. United States.
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"Fail-safe storage rack for irradiated fuel rod assemblies". United States.
@article{osti_6313319,
title = {Fail-safe storage rack for irradiated fuel rod assemblies},
author = {Lewis, D R},
abstractNote = {A fail-safe storage rack is provided for interim storage of spent but radioactive nuclear fuel rod assemblies. The rack consists of a checkerboard array of substantially square, elongate receiving tubes fully enclosed by a double walled container, the outer wall of which is imperforate for liquid containment and the inner wall of which is provided with perforations for admitting moderator liquid flow to the elongate receiving tubes, the liquid serving to take up waste heat from the stored nuclear assemblies and dissipate same to the ambient liquid reservoir. A perforated cover sealing the rack facilitates cooling liquid entry and dissipation.},
doi = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1993},
month = {3}
}
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