Preliminary Criticality Analysis of Degraded SNF Accumulations to a Waste Package (SCPB: N/A)

Davis, J.W.

United States. Department of Energy. Yucca Mountain Project Office.

关键词: Criticality;    Probability;    Compliance;    Wastes;    11 Nuclear Fuel Cycle And Fuel Materials;   

DOI  :  10.2172/899276
RP-ID  :  BBA000000-01717-0200-00016, Rev. 00
RP-ID  :  NA
RP-ID  :  899276

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This study is prepared by the Mined Geologic Disposal System (MGDS) Waste Package Development Department (WPDD) to provide input to a separate evaluation on the probability of criticality in the far-field environment. These calculations are performed in sufficient detail to provide conservatively bounding configurations to support separate probabilistic analyses. The objective of this evaluation is to provide input to a risk analysis which will show that criticalities involving commercial spent nuclear fuel (SNF) are not credible, or indicate additional measures that are required for the Engineered Barrier Segment (EBS) to make such events incredible. Minimum critical volumes and masses of UO{sub 2}/H{sub 2}O/tuff mixtures are determined without application of regulatory safety limits. This study does not address or demonstrate compliance with regulatory limits.