GB2009484A - Storage of spent nuclear fuel elements - Google Patents

Storage of spent nuclear fuel elements

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Publication number
GB2009484A
GB2009484A GB7845707A GB7845707A GB2009484A GB 2009484 A GB2009484 A GB 2009484A GB 7845707 A GB7845707 A GB 7845707A GB 7845707 A GB7845707 A GB 7845707A GB 2009484 A GB2009484 A GB 2009484A
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fuel elements
storage
nuclear fuel
spent nuclear
shield
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GB7845707A
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Kraftwerk Union AG
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Kraftwerk Union AG
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21C—NUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C19/00—Arrangements for treating, for handling, or for facilitating the handling of, fuel or other materials which are used within the reactor, e.g. within its pressure vessel
    • G21C19/02—Details of handling arrangements
    • G21C19/06—Magazines for holding fuel elements or control elements
    • G21C19/07—Storage racks; Storage pools
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30—Nuclear fission reactors

Abstract

Spent fuel elements (2) are first stored in a water-filled decay tank (4) until the rate of decay has decreased sufficiently, then the fuel elements (2) are transferred to a drying device (5). After drying, the fuel elements (2) are enclosed in gas-tight containers (3) and then stored in a shielded dry storage apparatus (7) until they are reprocessed or otherwise disposed of. The dry storage apparatus (7) comprises a shield (71), defining a chamber in which there is a support (35) for the fuel elements (2). The chamber is closed by a cover (73). A coolant flows through cooling tubes (72) provided in the shield (71). <IMAGE>
GB7845707A 1977-11-28 1978-11-23 Method of storing an irradiated fuel element and apparatus for use in the method Expired GB2009484B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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DE2753034A DE2753034C2 (en) 1977-11-28 1977-11-28 Equipment for the storage of spent nuclear reactor fuel elements and methods for the operation of this equipment

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GB2009484A true GB2009484A (en) 1979-06-13
GB2009484B GB2009484B (en) 1982-05-12

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GB7845707A Expired GB2009484B (en) 1977-11-28 1978-11-23 Method of storing an irradiated fuel element and apparatus for use in the method

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JP (1) JPS54116599A (en)
AR (1) AR218945A1 (en)
AT (1) AT365841B (en)
BR (1) BR7807768A (en)
CA (1) CA1175163A (en)
CH (1) CH636722A5 (en)
DE (1) DE2753034C2 (en)
ES (1) ES475479A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2410339A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2009484B (en)
IT (1) IT1100293B (en)
SE (1) SE433144B (en)

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DE2928051A1 (en) * 1977-11-28 1981-01-29 Kraftwerk Union Ag Dry store for nuclear fuel elements - cooled by heat pipes through radiation screen exposed to natural cooling draught
DE2919797C2 (en) * 1979-05-16 1984-02-16 Kraftwerk Union AG, 4330 Mülheim Storage facility for the storage of spent fuel
DE2929467C2 (en) * 1979-07-20 1985-04-25 Kraftwerk Union AG, 4330 Mülheim Storage building for spent nuclear reactor fuel elements
EP0028442A3 (en) * 1979-10-31 1981-10-21 The English Electric Company Limited Storage arrangements for nuclear fuel elements
DE3017767C2 (en) * 1980-05-09 1984-11-15 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wiederaufarbeitung von Kernbrennstoffen mbH, 3000 Hannover Protective container for the transport, storage and radiation shielding of fuel element containers loaded with spent reactor fuel elements
FR2502829B1 (en) * 1981-03-30 1988-05-13 English Electric Co Ltd NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM
US4800062A (en) * 1987-02-23 1989-01-24 Nuclear Packaging, Inc. On-site concrete cask storage system for spent nuclear fuel
CN106782713B (en) * 2017-01-05 2019-05-24 中国原子能科学研究院 The cooling storage device of passive spentnuclear fuel

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US3375169A (en) * 1966-08-23 1968-03-26 Atomic Power Dev Ass Inc Method for minimizing corrosion of reactor elements
CH490725A (en) * 1967-04-21 1970-05-15 Commissariat Energie Atomique Nuclear reactor fuel reloading facility
DE1639396B2 (en) * 1968-01-27 1972-11-23 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin u. 8000 München DEVICE FOR STORING FUEL ELEMENTS IN A COATING BASIN OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR
DE2258741B2 (en) * 1972-11-30 1975-09-04 Siemens Ag, 1000 Berlin Und 8000 Muenchen Nuclear reactor plant
DE2259669A1 (en) * 1972-12-06 1974-06-12 Licentia Gmbh Irradiated fuel storage facility - with transversely mounted beams supporting fuel elements giving economic construction
US3910006A (en) * 1973-06-07 1975-10-07 Westinghouse Electric Corp Fuel element handling arrangement and method
BE802637A (en) * 1973-07-20 1973-11-16 Centre Etd Energie Nucleaire PROCESS FOR DEACTIVATION OF SODIUM AND / OR STORAGE OF IRRADIATED NUCLEAR FUEL ELEMENTS
IT1015376B (en) * 1974-06-25 1977-05-10 Agip Nucleare Sp EQUIPMENT FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUEL ELEMENTS WITH HIGH RESIDUAL POWER

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FR2410339A1 (en) 1979-06-22
SE7811884L (en) 1979-05-29
AT365841B (en) 1982-02-25
IT7830050A0 (en) 1978-11-22
DE2753034C2 (en) 1986-10-09
AR218945A1 (en) 1980-07-15
DE2753034A1 (en) 1979-05-31
SE433144B (en) 1984-05-07
IT1100293B (en) 1985-09-28
ES475479A1 (en) 1979-11-01
ATA708478A (en) 1981-06-15
JPS54116599A (en) 1979-09-10
CH636722A5 (en) 1983-06-15
GB2009484B (en) 1982-05-12
BR7807768A (en) 1979-06-26
FR2410339B1 (en) 1982-05-07
CA1175163A (en) 1984-09-25

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