Author: D. W. ShoesmithPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The indefinite containment of nuclear fuel wastes
Author: D. W. ShoesmithAn Assessment of the Feasibility of Indefinite Containment of Canadian Nuclear Fuel Wastes
Author: D. W. ShoesmithPublisher: Pinawa, Man. : Whiteshell Laboratories
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Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This report analyzes the expected corrosion behavior of nuclear fuel waste containers in a conceptual Canadian disposal vault. The container materials considered are dilute titanium alloys and oxygen-free copper. The report presents various models that have been developed to predict container lifetimes, including the currently used model which does not take into account limitation of crevice corrosion and an outline of a model in which crevice corrosion is limited by repassivation. The disposal vault conditions considered change with time as the initially trapped oxygen is consumed and as the heat and radiation produced by the waste decay. The appendices contain detailed reassessments of the corrosion behavior of the two types of containers, in which model assumptions are examined and failure modes discussed.
Answers to Your Questions about High-level Nuclear Waste Isolation
Author: Battelle Memorial Institute. Office of Nuclear Waste IsolationPublisher:
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Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
End Points for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russia and the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309087244
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
End Points for spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Russian and the United States provides an analysis of the management of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste in Russia and the United States, describing inventories, comparing approaches, and assessing the end-point options for storage and disposal of materials and wastes. The authoring committee finds that despite differences in philosophy about nuclear fuel cycles, Russia and the United States need similar kinds of facilities and face similar challenges, although in Russia many of the problems are worse and funding is less available. This book contains recommendations for immediate and near-term actions, for example, protecting and stabilizing materials that are security and safety hazards, actions for the longer term, such as developing more interim storage capacity and studying effects of deep injection, and areas for collaboration.
Fuel Cycle to Nowhere
Author: Richard Burleson StewartPublisher: Vanderbilt University Press
ISBN: 0826517765
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
The origins of the current nuclear waste disposal crisis and directions for future policy
Disposal and Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel--finding the Right Balance
Author: United States. Nuclear Waste Technical Review BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
An assessment of the feasibility of indefinite containment of Canadian nuclear fuel wastes
Author: D. W. ShoesmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Initially, the snubber was installed between a high pressure centrifugal pump and its enclosure to see if fretting damage to the snubber screw could be induced with the pump operating. this was followed by limited cycling in a crank driven snubber tester at 30 hz and several different strokes. after each test, the snubber was disassembled for inspection. the results indicated the following: (i) the ball screw is capable of withstanding the load cycles it was subject to without visible damage. (ii) damage to the split outer race of the main thrust bearing resulted, we believe, from loosening of the locking ring during rig testing. (iii) the mechanism is rugged and appears to be capable of doing the job intended. calculations of velocities, kinetic energies of rotation, braking forces, etc., of the various snubber parts have been made. these results, when compared with the design specifications, were found to be of a magnitude consistent with them.
Disposition of High-Level Radioactive Waste Through Geological Isolation
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309184584
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
During the next several years, decisions are expected to be made in several countries on the further development and implementation of the geological disposition option. The Board on Radioactive Waste Management (BRWM) of the U.S. National Academies believes that informed and reasoned discussion of relevant scientific, engineering and social issues can-and should-play a constructive role in the decision process by providing information to decision makers on relevant technical and policy issues. A BRWM-initiated project including a workshop at Irvine, California on November 4-5, 1999, and subsequent National Academies' report to be published in spring, 2000, are intended to provide such information to national policy makers both in the U.S. and abroad. To inform national policies, it is essential that experts from the physical, geological, and engineering sciences, and experts from the policy and social science communities work together. Some national programs have involved social science and policy experts from the beginning, while other programs have only recently recognized the importance of this collaboration. An important goal of the November workshop is to facilitate dialogue between these communities, as well as to encourage the sharing of experiences from many national programs. The workshop steering committee has prepared this discussion for participants at the workshop. It should elicit critical comments and help identify topics requiring in-depth discussion at the workshop. It is not intended as a statement of findings, conclusions, or recommendations. It is rather intended as a vehicle for stimulating dialogue among the workshop participants. Out of that dialogue will emerge the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the National Academies' report.
Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage
Author: Committee on the Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel StoragePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309165199
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
In response to a request from Congress, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Department of Homeland Security sponsored a National Academies study to assess the safety and security risks of spent nuclear fuel stored in cooling pools and dry casks at commercial nuclear power plants. The information provided in this book examines the risks of terrorist attacks using these materials for a radiological dispersal device. Safety and Security of Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel is an unclassified public summary of a more detailed classified book. The book finds that successful terrorist attacks on spent fuel pools, though difficult, are possible. A propagating fire in a pool could release large amounts of radioactive material, but rearranging spent fuel in the pool during storage and providing emergency water spray systems would reduce the likelihood of a propagating fire even under severe damage conditions. The book suggests that additional studies are needed to better understand these risks. Although dry casks have advantages over cooling pools, pools are necessary at all operating nuclear power plants to store at least the recently discharged fuel. The book explains it would be difficult for terrorists to steal enough spent fuel to construct a significant radiological dispersal device.
Too Hot to Touch
Author: William M. AlleyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139852000
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Today, the issue of waste management is as prominent as reactor safety in the controversies surrounding nuclear power and is particularly topical in the US since the 2010 closure of the Yucca Mountain repository project. William M. and Rosemarie Alley provide an engaging and authoritative account of the controversies and possibilities surrounding disposal of nuclear waste in the US, with reference also to other countries around the world. The book tells the full history from the beginnings after World War II up to today, bringing to life the pioneering science, the political wrangling and media drama, and the not-in-my-backyard communities fighting to put waste elsewhere. Written in down-to-earth language, by an expert with key involvement in the Yucca Mountain project, this is a timely book for public interest groups, affected communities, policymakers, environmentalists and research scientists working in related fields and anyone interested in finding out more about this important issue.