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Stoßdämpfer, die zum Schutz von Behältern zum Transport radioaktiver Stoffe eingesetzt werden und welche häufig aus von Stahlblech ummantelten, geschichtetem Holz bestehen, reduzieren bei einem etwaigen Unfall die auf den Behälterkörper wirkende mechanische Belastung erheblich. In Zulassungsverfahren muss die Sicherheit der jeweiligen Behälterkonstruktion nachgewiesen werden, wobei u. a. der Nachweis erbracht werden muss, dass die Behälter definierten Prüfbedingungen widerstehen. Diese beinhalten Aufprallsequenzen aus verschiedenen Höhen und Positionen sowie ein anschließendes das Versandstück 30 min lang allumhüllendes Feuer bei 800°C. Falls Stoßdämpfer infolge der 30-minütigen Feuerbeanspruchung in Brand geraten, dürfen diese unter den Prüfbedingungen nicht gelöscht werden. Die Auswirkungen auf die Sicherheit des Behälters sind hierbei zu untersuchen. Das ist die Basis für die in dieser Arbeit durchgeführten Untersuchungen zum Brandverhalten von stahlblechumkapselten Holzstrukturen mit dem Ziel der Bewertung der daraus resultierenden zusätzlichen thermischen Belastung auf den Behälter. Ein wesentlicher Bestandteil war die Durchführung eines Großbrandversuchs, bei dem ein originalgroßer Stoßdämpfer auf dem Brandprüfstand während einer 30-minütigen Feuerphase entzündet wurde. Der Stoßdämpfer hatte ein Volumen von 3m³ und war mit aus den Prüfbedingungen resultierenden Vorschädigungen versehen. Es wurde ein Prüfstand zur Messung der variablen Wärmeleistung des brennenden Stoßdämpfers entwickelt. Die Wärme wird dabei in den Energieaufnahmebehälter (EAB) eingetragen. Aufgrund der entwickelten Temperaturregelung konnte die Wärmeleistung mit geringen Messfehlern bestimmt werden. Dabei wurde der EAB um maximal 10 K erwärmt. Im Großbrandversuch wurde gezeigt, dass der vorgeschädigte Stoßdämpfer 72 h lang brannte und dass eine signifikante Wärmeleistung in den EAB eingetragen wurde. Die während des Stoßdämpferbrands erzeugte Energie betrug ein Vielfaches im Vergleich zur Wärmeleistung, die allein durch das IAEA-Feuer eingetragen wird. Temperaturen von bis zu 1100°C wurden erreicht. Im Versuch wurde Flammenschlagen im Stoßdämpferinnern und das Glühen der Stoßdämpferstahlblechummantelung beobachtet. Bewusst dessen, dass ein einzig durchgeführter Brandversuch nur unzulängliche Aussagekraft hat, um das Brandverhalten von Stoßdämpfern zu beschreiben, wurde in weiteren Kleinbrandversuchen die Parameterabhängigkeit beim Brand von stahlblechumkapselten Holzstrukturen untersucht. Dafür wurde das Brandverhalten von 8 zylinderförmigen 0,07m³ großen Probekörpern bei variabler Schadstellengröße getestet. In der Bewertung der Kleinbrandversuche konnte gezeigt werden, dass eine kritische Schadstellengröße existiert und welche Streubreite in den Kleinbrandversuchen vorliegt. Die Kleinbrandversuche können damit Aufschluss darüber geben, welche Abweichungen in weiteren Großbrandversuchen zu erwarten wären.
Packages for the transport of radioactive material are often equipped with impact limiters consisting of wood, encapsulated by steel sheets. These impact limiters shall ensure the transport cask meets the mechanical and thermal IAEA regulatory test requirements. After damage caused by the mechanical tests the package has to withstand a severe fire scenario. According to the regulations during and following the thermal test, the specimen shall not be artificially cooled and any combustion of materials of the package shall be permitted to proceed naturally.
Corresponding to results of the French institute IRSN combustion and smouldering of wood inside the impact limiter occurred during and after the fire test. An additional energy supply from a pre-damaged impact limiter to the cask could be the consequence for the safety assessment of the containment.
BAM started a first test phase to examine the issue of combustion for such kind of package components. The goal was to understand the phenomena under the consideration of relevant regulatory boundary conditions. Several metal buckets were filled with wood and equipped with thermocouples. The test specimens have been prepared with different damage arrangements to take the influence of the mechanical tests into account. This paper shows the experimental setup and the conduction of the tests. The first test shows that pre-damaged metal encapsulations can lead to smouldering of the wood and with this to a supplement energy release after the end of the 30 minute fire. BAM is in the preparation process for a second test phase. A thermal test will take place with a wood filled test specimen weighing about 2Mg.
Packages for the transport of radioactive material are often equipped with impact limiters consisting of wood. Mostly this wood is encapsulated by steel sheets. The impact limiters are needed to ensure that the transport casks meet the IAEA safety requirements. According to the IAEA safety requirements a package has to withstand consecutively severe mechanical tests followed by a thermal test. The mechanical tests have to produce maximum damage concerning the thermal test. Following this, the impact limiters may have serious pre-damage when the thermal tests begins. The IAEA safety requirements state that during and following the fire test, the specimen shall not be artificially cooled and any combustion of materials of the package shall be permitted to proceed naturally.
Small scale fire tests with wood filled metal drums by BAM and works of the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) showed that pre-damaged steel encapsulated wooden structures could start smoldering initiated by the thermal test. These processes supply additional energy to the cask which should be considered within the safety assessment of the package.
As not much is known about smoldering processes in encapsulated wooden structures with a reduced oxygen supply the need for a test was identified. To investigate the influence of a smoldering impact limiter concerning the amount of energy supplied to the cask in dependence of the time BAM conducted a large scale impact limiter thermal test. For that, a pre-damaged impact limiter with a diameter of 2,3 m was mounted on a water tank simulating a cask. A complex system of a regulated pump, a heater, a cooler, a slide valve, a flow meter and numerous thermocouples were installed and connected to a control unit to ensure all needed operating conditions.
After a pre-heating compared to typical SNF decay-heat, the 30 min lasting fire phase of the thermal test was started. After that, the expected and initiated smoldering began. The results of the large scale test are presented in this poster. Systematic small scale tests will follow to identify the influence of different parameters, e.g. moisture content and scale effects. The tests took place at BAM Test Site for Technical Safety (TTS) with its various possibilities for mechanical and thermal tests. The results of these tests will have direct influence in the safety assessment of transport cask for the transport of radioactive material
Accident safe packages for the transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste shall fulfil international IAEA safety requirements. Compliance is shown by consecutive mechanical and thermal testing. Additional numerical analysis are usually part of the safety evaluation. For damage protection some package designs are equipped with wood filled impact limiters encapsulated by steel sheets.
The safety of these packages is established in compliance with IAEA regulations. Cumulative mechanical and fire tests are conducted to achieve safety standards and to prevent loss of containment. Mechanical reliability is proven by drop tests. Drop testing might cause significant damage of the impact limiter steel sheets and might enable sufficient oxygen supply to the impact limiter during the fire test to ignite the wood filling. The boundary conditions of the fire test are precisely described in the IAEA regulatory. During the test the impact limiter will be subjected to a 30 minutes enduring fire phase. Subsequent to the fire phase any burning of the specimen has to extinguish naturally and no artificial cooling is allowed.
At BAM a large-scale fire test with a real size impact limiter and a wood volume of about 3m³ was conducted to investigate the burning behaviour of wood filled impact limiters in steel sheet encapsulation. Until today burning of such impact limiters is not sufficiently considered in transport package design and more investigation is necessary to explore the consequences of the impacting fire. The objective of the large scale test was to find out whether a self-sustaining smouldering or even a flaming fire inside the impact limiter was initiated and what impact on the cask is resulting.
The amount of energy transferred from the impact limiter into the cask is of particular importance for the safety of heavy weight packages. With the intention of heat flux quantification, a new approach was made and a test bench was designed.
Packages for the transport of radioactive material are often equipped with impact limiters consisting of wood, encapsulated by steel sheets. These impact limiters shall ensure that transport casks meet the IAEA safety requirements. After damage caused by the mechanical tests the package has to withstand a severe fire scenario. It is required that the mechanical tests have to produce maximum damage, taking into account the thermal test. Furthermore, any damage, which would give rise to increased radiation or loss of containment or affect the confinement system after the thermal test, should be considered. Concerning the thermal test, the IAEA safety requirements state that during and following the fire test, the specimen shall not be artificially cooled and any combustion of materials of the package shall be permitted to proceed naturally. Different works from the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) and BAM show that additional energy supply from a pre-damaged impact limiter to the cask could occur caused by smoldering of the wood. This effect should be considered within the safety assessment of the package. A heat wave from the fire could overlap with the additional energy from the impact limiter in the sealing system. In 2015 BAM conducted small scale
fire tests with wood filled metal drums showing continuing combustion processes during the cooling down phase. As not much is known about smoldering processes in wood filled impact limiters, it is highly complex to define pre-damage of impact limiters, which are conservative, regarding the most damaging energy flow from the impact limiter to the containment system in dependence of time. More research has to be done to develop models to examine the effects of smoldering impact limiters on the containment of packages for the assessment. The process of smoldering is described with regard to the requirements in the thermal safety assessment. Parameters influencing the smoldering process are identified. BAM operates test facilities to examine the issue of mechanical damage, combustion and heat transfer of packages for transport of radioactive material. A thermal test will take place with a wood filled test specimen with a diameter of about 2.3 meters. The aim is to understand the phenomena of smoldering under the consideration of relevant regulatory boundary conditions.
Packages for the transport of radioactive material are often equipped with impact limiters consisting of wood, encapsulated by steel sheets. These impact limiters shall ensure that the transport casks meet the mechanical and thermal IAEA regulatory test requirements. According to the accident conditions of transport it is mandatory to expose the specimens to a cumulative effect by mechanical and thermal impacts. The mechanical tests consist of a free drop from 9 m onto a flat unyielding target and a 1 m drop onto a puncture bar. After damage caused by mechanical test sequences the package has to withstand a severe fire scenario. Corresponding to the IAEA advisory material it is required that the impact attitudes for the 9 m drop test and for the puncture test have to be such as to produce maximum damage, taking into account the thermal test. Moreover, any damage, which would give rise to increased radiation or loss of containment or affect the confinement system after the thermal test, should be considered. During and following the thermal test, the specimen shall not be artificially cooled and any combustion of materials of the package shall be permitted to proceed naturally. Different works from the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) and BAM show that additional energy supply from a pre-damaged impact limiter to the cask could occur. This effect should be considered within the safety assessment of the containment. Thermal effects at the closure system of the cask, which might result in an elevated activity release, have to be excluded. BAM conducted small scale tests with wood filled metal buckets showing continuing combustion processes during the cooling down phase. These test results are presented. As not much is known about smouldering processes in wood filled impact limiters, it is highly complex to define pre-damage of impact limiters, which are conservative, regarding the maximum damaging energy flow from the impact limiter to the containment system. More research has to be done to develop models to examine the effects of smouldering impact limiters on the containment of packages for the transport of radioactive material. Aspects of assessment and its difficulties are shown. BAM as a competent authority for the approval of transport casks for radioactive material in Germany operates the test facilities to examine the issue of mechanical damage, combustion and heat transfer for such kind of package systems. For this purpose the knowledge from real drop tests with casks of a mass partly over 100 tons was transferred to a test application. A thermal test will take place with a wood filled test specimen with a diameter of about 2.3 meters. The aim is to understand the phenomena of smouldering under the consideration of relevant regulatory boundary conditions. The process of smouldering is described with regard to the requirements in the thermal assessment of safety of packages for the transport of radioactive material. Requirements concerning the pre-damage of packages for the maximum damage of impact limiters are discussed. Parameters influencing the smouldering process are identified.
Accident safe packages for the transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level waste shall fulfil international IAEA safety requirements. Compliance is shown by consecutive mechanical and thermal testing. Additional numerical analysis are usually part of the safety evaluation. For damage protection some package designs are equipped with wood filled impact limiters encapsulated by steel sheets. The safety of these packages is established in compliance with IAEA regulations. Cumulative mechanical and fire tests are conducted to achieve safety standards and to prevent loss of containment. Mechanical reliability is proven by drop tests. Drop testing might cause significant damage of the impact limiter steel sheets and might enable sufficient oxygen supply to the impact limiter during the fire test to ignite the wood filling. The boundary conditions of the fire test are precisely described in the IAEA regulatory. During the test the impact limiter will be subjected to a 30 minute enduring fire phase. Subsequent to the fire phase any burning of the specimen has to extinguish naturally and no artificial cooling is allowed. At BAM a large-scale fire test with a real size impact limiter and a wood volume of about 3m3 was conducted to investigate the burning behaviour of wood filled impact limiters in steel sheet encapsulation. The impact limiter was equipped with extensive temperature monitoring equipment. Until today burning of such impact limiters is not sufficiently considered in transport package design and more investigation is necessary to explore the consequences of the impacting fire. The objective of the large scale test was to find out whether a self-sustaining smouldering or even a flaming fire inside the impact limiter was initiated and what impact on the cask is resulting. The amount of energy, transferred from the impact limiter into the cask is of particular importance for the safety of heavy weight packages. With the intention of heat flux quantification a new approach was made and a test bench was designed.
The safety of packages for the transport of spent nuclear fuel or radioactive waste has to be proven by consecutive testing and/or numeric analysis.
For damage protection these casks are equipped with impact limiters. German package designs usually include wood filled impact limiters encapsulated by steel sheets. Because the steel sheets suppress the oxygen supply into the wood, the scenario of impact limiter burning as a safety disturbance was not yet considered.
The safety of these packages is proven in compliance with IAEA regulations by accomplished cumulative mechanical and fire tests. Mechanical reliability is proven by different drop tests. Drop testing might cause significant damage of the impact limiter steel sheets and might enable sufficient oxygen supply to the impact limiter during the following fire test. During the fire test the package is exposed to an engulfing 800 °C fire with a heat flux of about 75 kWm-2 for 30 minutes.
After these both tests the degradation of the package has to be within defined prescriptive limits. Leak tightness of the cask is of particular importance.
The aim of this project is to consider the case of impact limiter burning as a safety disturbance and to investigate the behaviour of a real size impact limiter during and after a fire test.
The objective is to find out whether a self-sustaining smouldering fire is initiated. A smouldering fire is expected because of previously conducted promising small scale tests at BAM. The amount of energy, transferred from the impact limiter into the cask is of importance and will be quantified with a therefore designed test bench. The impact limiter specimen has got a volume of about 3 m³ wood.
The impact limiter is mounted onto a water tank which simulates the cask and its heat generating radioactive inventory. The water tank is mounted on a frame. By pipes a closed water circuit through the water tank is realized. To answer the question of how much heat is transferred from the smouldering fire into the cask, the mass flow and the temperature at the tank inlet and outlet is measured. With that the time dependent heat transfer rate can be calculated.
The second objective was to determine the fire spread inside the impact limiter. Therefore, the impact limiter is equipped with about 50 thermocouples to determine the global fire spread on the one hand and the local spread of particular spots on the other hand.