Interim report on nuclear waste depository thermal analysis

Technical Report · Tue Jul 25 00:00:00 EDT 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6702762· OSTI ID:6702762

Altenbach, T J

A thermal analysis of a deep geologic depository for spent nuclear fuel is being conducted. The TRUMP finite difference heat transfer code is used to analyze a 3-dimensional model of the depository. The model uses a unit cell consisting of one spent fuel canister buried in salt beneath a ventilated room in the depository. A base case was studied along with several parametric variations. It is concluded that this method is appropriate for analyzing the thermal response of the system, and that the most important parameter in determining the maximum temperatures is the canister heat generation rate. The effects of room ventilation and different depository media are secondary.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6702762
• Report Number(s): UCID-17865; TRN: 78-017106
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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