Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel : Specific Safety Guide.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

IAEA.

Series:

IAEA Safety Standards

IAEA Safety Standards ; v.SSG-15 (Rev. 1)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fuel burnup (Nuclear engineering).

Mixed oxide fuels (Nuclear engineering).

Radioactive waste disposal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (108 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Havertown : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2021.

Summary:

This publication is a revision by amendment of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-15 and provides recommendations and guidance on the storage of spent nuclear fuel. It covers all types of storage facility and all types of spent fuel from nuclear power plants and research reactors. It takes into consideration the longer storage periods beyond the original design lifetime of the storage facility that have become necessary owing to delays in the development of disposal facilities and the reduction in reprocessing activities. It also considers developments associated with nuclear fuel, such as higher enrichment, mixed oxide fuels and higher burnup. Guidance is provided on all stages in the lifetime of a spent fuel storage facility, from planning through siting and design to operation and decommissioning. The revision was undertaken by amending, adding and/or deleting specific paragraphs addressing recommendations and findings from studying the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

Contents:

Intro

1. INTRODUCTION

Background

Objective

Scope

Structure

2. PROTECTION OF HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

Responsibilities of the government

Responsibilities of the regulatory body

Responsibilities of the operating organization

Responsibilities of the spent fuel owner

Accounting for and control of nuclear material and physical protection systems

4. MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Spent fuel management

Resource management

Process implementation

5. SAFETY CASE AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT

Documentation of the safety case

6. GENERAL SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

Design of spent fuel storage facilities

Design process

Siting

Defence in depth

Structural integrity

Structural and mechanical loads

Thermal loads and processes

Time dependent material processes

Subcriticality

Heat removal

Confinement of radioactive material

Radiation protection

Layout

Handling

Ventilation systems

Communications

Instrumentation and control

Fire protection

Radioactive waste management

Lighting

Monitoring

Emergency preparedness

Support systems

Commissioning of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities

Commissioning stages

Operation of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities

Operational aspects

Maintenance, inspection and testing

Operational radiation protection

Characterization and acceptance of spent nuclear fuel

Fuel integrity

Record of documents

Retrieval of spent fuel

Transport after storage

Storage beyond the original design lifetime

Decommissioning of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities

Appendix I SPECIFIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR WET OR DRY STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

Heat removal.

Confinement of radioactive material

Structure and layout

Materials

Confinement

Shielding

Dropping of loads

Appendix II CONDITIONS FOR SPECIFIC TYPES OF FUEL AND ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

REFERENCES

Annex I SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM STORAGE

Annex II OPERATIONAL AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR WET AND DRY STORAGE FACILITIES FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL

Annex III EXAMPLE OF THE SECTIONS IN OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR A SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL STORAGE FACILITY

Annex IV SITE CONDITIONS, PROCESSES AND EVENTS FOR CONSIDERATION IN A SAFETY ASSESSMENT (EXTERNAL NATURAL PHENOMENA)

Annex V SITE CONDITIONS, PROCESSES AND EVENTS FOR CONSIDERATION IN A SAFETY ASSESSMENT (EXTERNAL HUMAN INDUCED PHENOMENA)

Annex VI POSTULATED INITIATING EVENTS FOR CONSIDERATION IN A SAFETY ASSESSMENT (INTERNAL PHENOMENA)

CONTRIBUTORS TO DRAFTING AND REVIEW.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: IAEA Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

ISBN:

9789201194206

OCLC:

1319217684