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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Dry storage cask"”.
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Data assimilation for verification of dry storage cask content
Dry cask storage is a method for the interim storage of spent fuel assemblies. These assemblies contain fissile isotopes of uranium and plutonium which can present a proliferation concern, and consequently there is a need for methods which can verify dry cask content. The loading (or partial …
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Seismic Analysis and Isolation Strategies for Spent Fuel Dry Storage Cask Systems
… long-term seismic safety of spent nuclear fuel dry storage casks (DSCs) and their internal fuel components. It underscores the critical need for robust containment of radioactive materials over extended operational periods to prevent damage and mitigate any potential releases. Based on a …
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Evaluation of nuclear spent fuel dry storage casks and storage facility designs
… Additional aged SNF assemblies are stored in dry storage casks in a facility located on the KNPS site. This minor research dissertation aims at evaluating various dry storage cask found in open literature. The dissertation provides an overview of cask types, heat transfer, radiation shielding …
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Development of a Novel Detector Response Formulation and Algorithm in RAPID and its Benchmarking
… (1) The GBC-32 Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) cask flooded with water with a $^3$He detector placed on the cask surface; (2) The VENUS-3 experimental Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) neutron fluence calculation benchmark problem; (3) RPV dosimetry using the Three-Mile Island Unit-1 (TMI-1) …