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DOE on track to deliver high-burnup SNF to Idaho by 2027
The Department of Energy said it anticipated delivering a research cask of high-burnup spent nuclear fuel from Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia to Idaho National Laboratory by fall 2027. The planned shipment is part of the High Burnup Dry Storage Research Project being conducted by the DOE with the Electric Power Research Institute.
As preparations continue, the DOE said it is working closely with federal agencies as well as tribal and state governments along potential transportation routes to ensure safety, transparency, and readiness every step of the way.
Watch the DOE’s latest video outlining the project here.
A. S. DiGiovine, J. P. Gorski, M. A. Tremblay
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 103 | Number 4 | December 1989 | Pages 420-426
Technical Note | doi.org/10.13182/NSE89-A23694
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The advanced nodal code SIMULA TE-3 includes the capability to generate detailed pin-by-pin power distributions. Yankee Atomic Electric Company has performed an extensive series of benchmark calculations verifying the accuracy of this capability. Fuel depletion and fuel depletion after shuffling applications were examined. Comparisons were made among SIMULATE-3, higher order transport theory calculations, and calculations performed using fine-mesh finite difference diffusion theory. Detailed pin power data from multiassembly (colorsets) and quarter-core geometries were compared. The results demonstrate the accuracy of SIMULA TE-3 relative to currently accepted methods of generating pin power data.
