Dry storage of the BR3 spent fuel in the CASTOR® BR3 cask

Luc Ooms; Vincent Massaut; L. Noynaert; M. Braeckeveldt; G. Geenen

doi:10.1115/ICEM2003-5015

Dry storage of the BR3 spent fuel in the CASTOR® BR3 cask

Luc Ooms, Vincent Massaut, L. Noynaert, M. Braeckeveldt, G. Geenen

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Abstract

The BR3 reactor was the first PWR plant installed in Europe. Started in 1962, BR3 was definitely shut down on June 30^th, 1987. Used at the beginning of its life as a training device for commercial plant operators, it was also used during its whole life as test-reactor for new fuel types and assemblies. Most of the spent fuel was stored in the deactivation pool of the plant for more than 15 years. The reactor being now in decommissioning, it was decided to remove the spent fuel from the plant. After comparison of different solutions, the long term storage in dual purpose storage casks was selected in 1997. The selected CASTOR-BR3® cask is designed as a transport and storage cask for accommodating 30 spent fuel assemblies. As a type B(U) cask fitted with shock absorbers, it meets the transport requirements according to the IAEA guidelines and fulfils also the conditions for cask storage.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASME Conference Proceedings
Subtitle of host publication	9th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation
Publisher	ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Pages	287-292
Number of pages	6
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	0-7918-3732-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2003-5015
State	Published - 2003
Event	2003 - ICEM: 9th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management - Oxford Duration: 21 Sep 2003 → 25 Sep 2003

Publication series

Name	ASME Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference	2003 - ICEM
Abbreviated title	ICEM2003
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Oxford
Period	2003-09-21 → 2003-09-25

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Waste Management and Disposal

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Ooms, L., Massaut, V., Noynaert, L., Braeckeveldt, M., & Geenen, G. (2003). Dry storage of the BR3 spent fuel in the CASTOR® BR3 cask. In ASME Conference Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation (Vol. 1, pp. 287-292). (ASME Conference Proceedings). ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2003-5015

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Ooms, L , Massaut, V , Noynaert, L, Braeckeveldt, M & Geenen, G 2003, Dry storage of the BR3 spent fuel in the CASTOR® BR3 cask. in ASME Conference Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. vol. 1, ASME Conference Proceedings, ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 287-292, 2003 - ICEM, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2003-09-21. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2003-5015

Dry storage of the BR3 spent fuel in the CASTOR® BR3 cask. / Ooms, Luc ; Massaut, Vincent ; Noynaert, L. et al.
ASME Conference Proceedings: 9th International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation. Vol. 1 ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2003. p. 287-292 (ASME Conference Proceedings).

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