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Research Supporting Implementation of Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Assessment of Transport and Storage Casks

Research Supporting Implementation of Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Assessment of Transport and Storage Casks

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Parks, C. V. ,
Gauld, I. C. ,
Wagner, J. C. ,
Broadhead, B. L. ,
DeHart, M. D. ,
Ebert, D. D.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Regulatory Research (RES) has initiated a program to support effective implementation of burnup credit in the criticality safety assessment of transport and dry storage casks. The goal is to develop technical bases that can be used to provide criteria and guidance for use in licensing activities. The program is being conducted in a phased approach, with the initial focus on unresolved issues related to the use of actinide-only bumupcredit in transport and dry storage casks designed for spent fuel from pressurized-water reaciors (PWRs).
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Issues for Effective Implementation of Burnup Credit

Issues for Effective Implementation of Burnup Credit

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Parks, C. V. ,
Wagner, J. C.
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In the United States, burnup credit has been used in the criticality safety evaluation for storage pools at
pressurized water reactors (PWRs) and considerable work has been performed to lay the foundation for use of
burnup credit in dry storage and transport cask applications and permanent disposal applications. Many of the
technical issues related to the basic physics phenomena and parameters of importance are similar in each of these
applications. However, the nuclear fuel cycle in the United States has never been fully integrated and the

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OCRWM Bulletin Winter 1995

OCRWM Bulletin Winter 1995

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DOE OCRWM
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<p>A newsletter from the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management</p>

<p>OCRWM Director Briefs US. Nuclear Regulatory Commission .</p>

<p>Notice of Inquiry: Technical Assistance and Training for Safe Transportation of Radioactive Waste</p>

<p>OCRWM Program Plan</p>

<p>Environmental Impact Statement Scoping for the Multi-Purpose&nbsp; Canister-Based System</p>

<p>Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board Update,</p>

<p>Nuclear Wasre Negotiator Update</p>

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