Numerical analysis of cask accident scenarios in storage facilities
- Existing spent nuclear fuel (SF) and high active waste (HAW) management policies and practices worldwide are the result of past presumptions that sufficient reprocessing and/or disposal capacity would be available in the near term. Consequently, in the past many countries have developed specific solutions for different periods of time due to their individual national nuclear policies. In Germany the concept of dry interim storage in dual purpose metal casks before disposal is being pursued for SF and HAW management and transport and storage licenses have been issued accordingly. The current operation licenses for existing storage facilities have been granted for a storage period of up to 40 years. This concept has demonstrated its suitability for over 20 years so far. Relevant safety requirements have been assessed for the short-term as well as for the long-term for site-specific operational and accidental storage conditions. But in the meantime significant delays in the nationalExisting spent nuclear fuel (SF) and high active waste (HAW) management policies and practices worldwide are the result of past presumptions that sufficient reprocessing and/or disposal capacity would be available in the near term. Consequently, in the past many countries have developed specific solutions for different periods of time due to their individual national nuclear policies. In Germany the concept of dry interim storage in dual purpose metal casks before disposal is being pursued for SF and HAW management and transport and storage licenses have been issued accordingly. The current operation licenses for existing storage facilities have been granted for a storage period of up to 40 years. This concept has demonstrated its suitability for over 20 years so far. Relevant safety requirements have been assessed for the short-term as well as for the long-term for site-specific operational and accidental storage conditions. But in the meantime significant delays in the national repository siting procedure occurred which will make extended storage periods necessary in the future.…
Autor*innen: | Mike Weber, Uwe Zencker, Dietmar Wolff, Holger Völzke, Uwe Herbrich, Sven Nagelschmidt |
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Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Graue Literatur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | PATRAM 2013 - 17th International symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials (Proceedings) |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2013 |
Herausgeber (Institution): | Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM) |
Verlag: | Omnipress |
Erste Seite: | Session H, Paper 202, 1 |
Letzte Seite: | 9 |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Cask accident scenario; Interim storage; Numerical analysis |
Veranstaltung: | PATRAM 2013 - 17th International symposium on the packaging and transportation of radioactive materials |
Veranstaltungsort: | San Francisco, CA, USA |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 18.08.2013 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 23.08.2013 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 20.02.2016 |
Referierte Publikation: | Nein |