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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

Author(s)
Parks, C. V. ,
Gauld, I. C. ,
Wagner, J. C. ,
Broadhead, B. L. ,
DeHart, M. D. ,
Ebert, D. D.
Publication Date
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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Spent Fuel Project Office, ISG-8 - Limited Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent Fuel in Transport and Storage Casks

Spent Fuel Project Office, ISG-8 - Limited Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent Fuel in Transport and Storage Casks

Author(s)
Spent Fuel Project Office, NRC
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Spent Fuel Project Office Interim Staff Guidance - 8

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Spent Fuel Project Office, Interim Staff Guidance - 8, Revision 1, Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent Fuel in Transport and Storage Casks

Spent Fuel Project Office, Interim Staff Guidance - 8, Revision 1, Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent Fuel in Transport and Storage Casks

Author(s)
Spent Fuel Project Office, NRC

Spent Fuel Project Office, Interim Staff Guidance - 8, Revision 1

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A Critical Review of the Practice of Equating the Reactivity of Spent Fuel to Fresh Fuel in Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analyses for PWR Spent Fuel Pool Storage

A Critical Review of the Practice of Equating the Reactivity of Spent Fuel to Fresh Fuel in Burnup Credit Criticality Safety Analyses for PWR Spent Fuel Pool Storage

Author(s)
Wagner, J. C. ,
Parks, C. V.
Publication Date

This research examines the practice of equating the reactivity of spent fuel to that of fresh fuel for the purpose of performing burnup credit criticality safety analyses for PWR spent fuel pool (SFP) storage conditions. The investigation consists of comparing kf estimates based on reactivity "equivalent" fresh fuel enrichment (REFFE) to kl estimates using the actual spent fuel isotopics.

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STARBUCS: A Prototypic SCALE Control Module for Automated Criticality Safety Analyses Using Burnup Credit

STARBUCS: A Prototypic SCALE Control Module for Automated Criticality Safety Analyses Using Burnup Credit

Author(s)
Bowman, S. M. ,
Gauld, I. C.
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STARBUCS is a new prototypic analysis sequence for performing automated criticality safety analyses of spent fuel systems employing burnup credit. A depletion analysis calculation for each of the burnup-dependent regions of a spent fuel assembly, or other system containing spent fuel, is performed using the ORIGEN-ARP sequence of SCALE. The spent fuel compositions are then used to generate resonance self-shielded cross sections for each region of the problem, which are applied in a three-dimensional criticality safety calculation using the KENO V.a code.

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Spent Fuel Project Office, Interim Staff Guidance - 8, Revision 2, Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent Fuel in Transport and Storage Casks

Spent Fuel Project Office, Interim Staff Guidance - 8, Revision 2, Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent Fuel in Transport and Storage Casks

Author(s)
Spent Fuel Project Office, NRC
Publication Date

Spent Fuel Project Office, Interim Staff Guidance - 8, Revision 2 - Burnup Credit in the Criticality Safety Analyses of PWR Spent Fuel in Transport
and Storage Casks

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Limited Burnup Credit in Criticality Safety Analysis: A Comparison of ISG-8 and Current International Practice

Limited Burnup Credit in Criticality Safety Analysis: A Comparison of ISG-8 and Current International Practice

Author(s)
Gauld, I. C.
Publication Date

This report has been prepared to qualitatively assess the amount of burnup credit (reactivity margin) provided by ISG-8 compared to that provided by the burnup credit methodology developed and currently applied in France. For the purposes of this study, the methods proposed in the DOE Topical Report have been applied to the ISG-8 framework since this methodology (or one similar to it) is likely to form the basis of initial cask licensing applications employing limited burnup credit in the United States.

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European Union Contract Number: FP6-036413. Deliverable 23b. Towards Implementation of Transparency and Participation in Radioactive Waste Management Programmes, ARGONA Final Summary Report

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European Union Contract Number: FP6-036413. Deliverable 23b. Towards Implementation of Transparency and Participation in Radioactive Waste Management Programmes, ARGONA Final Summary Report

Author
Jonsson, J. P. ,
Andersson, K. ,
Bolado, R. ,
Sjöberg, B-M. D. ,
Elam, M. ,
Kojo, M. ,
Meskens, G. ,
Pritrsky, J. ,
Richardson, P. ,
Soneryd, L. ,
Steinerova, L. ,
Sundqvist, G. ,
Szerszynski, B. ,
Wene, C-O. ,
Vojtechova, H.
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The point of departure for the ARGONA project is that participation and transparency are key elements of effective risk governance and the acronym ARGONA stands for "Arenas for Risk Governance ". Given the overall objectives, ARGONA intended to demonstrate how participation and transparency link to the political and legal systems and how new approaches can be implemented in radioactive waste management programmes.

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European Union Contract Number: FP6-036413. Deliverable 23a. Towards Implementation of Transparency and Participation in Radioactive Waste Management Programmes, ARGONA Final Report

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European Union Contract Number: FP6-036413. Deliverable 23a. Towards Implementation of Transparency and Participation in Radioactive Waste Management Programmes, ARGONA Final Report

Author
Jonsson, J. P. ,
Andersson, K.
Publication Date

ARGONA is a project within the European Commission 6th framework programme. The overall objective was to support transparency of decision-making processes in the radioactive waste programmes of the participating countries, and also of the European Union, by means of a greater degree of public participation.

waste management siting transparency and participation public

European Union Contract Number: FP6-036413. Deliverable 22. ARGONA Project, Suggested Guidelines for Transparency and Participation in Nuclear Waste Management Programmes

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European Union Contract Number: FP6-036413. Deliverable 22. ARGONA Project, Suggested Guidelines for Transparency and Participation in Nuclear Waste Management Programmes

Author
Jonsson, J. P. ,
Andersson, K. ,
Bolado, R. ,
Sjöberg, B-M. D. ,
Elam, M. ,
Kojo, M. ,
Meskens, G. ,
Pritrsky, J. ,
Richardson, P. ,
Soneryd, L. ,
Steinerova, L. ,
Sundqvist, G. ,
Szerszynski, B. ,
Wene, C-O. ,
Vojtechova, H.
Publication Date

These proposed guidelines are recommendations that have emerged from the European Union Research Project ARGONA (Arenas for Risk Governance), Contract no.: FP6-036413

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ANDRA presents the Actions to be Taken Following the Public Debate on the Cigéo Project

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ANDRA presents the Actions to be Taken Following the Public Debate on the Cigéo Project

Author
ANDRA
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Press release from ANDRA, the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management, regarding the changes it will make in the siting process as a result of public debate on the Cigéo Project, disposal of radioactive waste in a deep geologic repository.

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