Modernization of the container body for transportation and storage of spent nuclear fuel

Abstract

Modernization of the container body for transportation and storage of spent nuclear fuel

Shegelman I.R., Vasilev A.S.

Incoming article date: 28.08.2018

when analyzing container designs for transportation and storage of spent nuclear fuel, a tendency is revealed to improve them using the innovative potential of modern achievements in science and technology. The modernized design of the container is proposed, which includes a molded body with an internal volume under the cover. In the wall of the case, a neutron-protective barrier is poured from the material with a melting point higher than the melting point of the shell material and a thermal conductivity coefficient not less than that of the cast housing material. The barrier prevents the free passage of neutrons in the radial directions

Keywords: nuclear energy, container, spent nuclear fuel, transportation and storage