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NWTRB to hold public meeting on SNF disposal and corrosion
The Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, an independent federal agency that evaluates the Department of Energy’s efforts to manage and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste, will hold a two-day public meeting May 21–22 to review information on the DOE’s research and development activities related to the disposal of SNF and HLW in crystalline host rocks and on the corrosion of commercial SNF after disposal.
M. F. Osborne, E. L. Long, Jr., J. G. Morgan
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 22 | Number 4 | August 1965 | Pages 420-433
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE65-A20628
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A series of experiments to test the Experimental Gas-Cooled Reactor (EGCR) fuel element concept was conducted in the Oak Ridge Research Reactor (ORR) and the Engineering Test Reactor (ETR). The elements tested were sintered UO2 fuel pellets contained in stainless steel tubing. Principal test variables were fuel pellet geometry, cladding temperature, and fuel burnup. After irradiation, the elements were examined for dimensional stability, integrity of the cladding, the fractional release of fission gas from the fuel, and any interactions between the fuel and the cladding. Some elements were subjected to unusual and extreme conditions of operation and others were not built to EGCR specifications. Such elements experienced three types of failure: 1) severe cladding fractures, 2) microscopic cladding defects, and 3) failures in associated components. Detailed examination of these experiments showed potential problems which may occur if EGCR fuel elements are operated outside design conditions.