Assessment of the Probability of Initiating a Spontaneous Chain Reaction within Metallic-Concrete Transportation Casks: Case of Temporary Storage of Vessel Spent Nuclear Fuel of the Russian Navy

2003 ◽  
pp. 301-305
Author(s):  
R. Bakin ◽  
E. Mitenkova ◽  
N. Novikov ◽  
A. Shikin
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Temporary Storage

Methodological and Practical Bases of Providing Information Support to Activities on Environmental Remediation of the Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste Temporary Storage Facility in Gremikha

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B. Stepennov ◽  
A. P. Varnavin ◽  
A. A. Zakharchev ◽  
L. Pillette-Cousin
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Operating Experience ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Storage Facility ◽  
Temporary Storage

Remediation of a spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and radioactive waste (RW) temporary storage facility is a multifaceted process that includes a number of stages, such as development of a remediation programme, performance of comprehensive engineering and radiological survey, development of a remediation design, removal of SNF and RW up to the site cleanup. At any stage of the remediation, making of justified decisions is ensured by availability and completeness of associated information. Huge amount of information has to be managed. Therefore an information analysis system (IAS) was developed by the National Research Centre «Kurchatov Institute» within the framework of the project for environmental remediation of the SNF and RW temporary storage facility in Gremikha with financial and technical support provided by France (CEA) and the Russian Federation (Rosatom). The IAS accumulates all information about the project: technical and radiological characteristics of objects/facilities, cartographic information, documentation, data on the project participants, technologies and equipment involved. The IAS architecture includes the following functional subsystems: data management, data analytical processing, project management, geoinformation, 3D modeling, and public information. The IAS allows developers and performers of environmental remediation of the SNF and RW temporary storage facility in Gremikha to fulfill tasks arising at all stages of the work. The IAS operating experience can be transferred for use during surveys and remediation of any radiation hazardous facilities.

Radiation situation dynamics at the Andreeva Bay site for temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste over the period 2002–2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 480-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Chizhov ◽  
M K Sneve ◽  
N Shandala ◽  
K Siegien-Iwaniuk ◽  
G M Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radioactive Waste ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Temporary Storage

Handling spent nuclear fuel at a temporary storage site in Guba Andreev

Atomic Energy ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
pp. 512-516
Author(s):  
V. G. Aden ◽  
S. Yu. Bulkin ◽  
A. P. Vasil’ev ◽  
N. I. Gontsaryuk ◽  
Yu. A. Ivanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Storage Site ◽  
Temporary Storage

Regulation of the spent nuclear fuel management at the andreeva bay site for temporary storage on the kola peninsula

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
В. Уйба ◽  
V. Uyba ◽  
М. Сневе ◽  
M. Sneve ◽  
А. Самойлов ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Kola Peninsula ◽  
Radiation Protection ◽  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Radiation Safety ◽  
Threat Assessment ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Temporary Storage ◽  
Dose Monitoring ◽  
Population And Environment

Purpose: To share the experience in regulation of radiation safety and protection of workers involved in management of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and radioactive waste (RW), as well as radiation protection of the population and environment in the vicinity of sites for temporary storage at Andreeva Bay on the Kola Peninsula. Material and methods: Spent fuel from Russian nuclear powered submarines has been stored at shore based facilities for more than 20 years, notably at Andreeva Bay. The storage facilities were for some years poorly maintained and a significant fraction of the fuel that is still in store at the site wais damaged. Over the last years, hugemuch work has been done to improve the technical infrastructure and prepare for removal of the SNF from the temporary stores, management of existing RW. Results: This paper presents progress with projects of the FMBA of Russia and NRPA cooperation for regulation of radiation safety and protection. During the researches, the following issues were addressed: radiological threat assessment to identify the priority directions of regulation; detailed analysis of the radiation situation on sites, at the territories and nearby the sites; radiation control and monitoring of the environmental conditions; development of the computer maps and geo-information system; emergency preparedness and response; improvement of radiation safety culture; etc. Based on the received results of monitoring and assessment of the current risks, site-specific regulatory documents have been developed for the bodies and institutions under the FMBA of Russia involved in the activities to control the facility. Those documents include the requirements for: radiation protection of workers and population; personal dose monitoring; the RW management including the very low level RW; implementation of the environmental monitoring; radiation monitoring nearby the Andreeva Bay SevRAO facility; and remediation of the sites as remediation criteria and regulations. The next stage of work is to carry out the regulation of large-scale removal of SNF during 2017–2021 and its subsequent transfer to Mayak PA, and operations to bring the infrastructure of the site into the hsafe conditions, i.e., ecological remediation of the site – by 2025. Lessons learnt from this work are being used in support of improved international recommendations and guidance on how to address legacy issues. Conclusion: The experience accumulated during regulation of the remediation process of the former Naval Coastal Technical Bases, has helped to identify new relevant areas of improvement of the regulatory supervision at nuclear legacy sites. The study of potential hazard of radiation exposure to the personnel during technological operations of SNF and RW management is very important issue. In this light, the regulator in cooperation of the operator should develop some effective and efficient activities for dose monitoring. When dealing with the protection of the population and environment, a methodology of comprehensive radiation and chemical monitoring should be developed and models of radiation and chemical risks should be improved taking into account features of contamination of the site under remediation. An important link of the social focus of the regulator and the operator is to improve strategies of public communications near legacy sites under remediation.

First results of ecological rehabilitation of a temporary storage site for spent nuclear fuel and radioactive wastes in Guba Chervyanaya

Atomic Energy ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 108 (6) ◽  
pp. 444-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. N. Ponomarev-Stepnoi ◽  
S. E. Vasin ◽  
B. S. Stepennov ◽  
A. Gorbatchev ◽  
L. Pillette-Cousin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Radioactive Wastes ◽  
Storage Site ◽  
Ecological Rehabilitation ◽  
Temporary Storage ◽  
First Results

Convective processes in spent nuclear fuel canisters

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn E. McCreery ◽  
Keith G. Condie ◽  
Randy C. Clarksean ◽  
Donald M. McEligot
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Convective Processes ◽  
Nuclear Fuel Canisters

A new approach to spent nuclear fuel recycling for light water reactors in the frame of remix concept

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
Nikita Vladimirivich Kovalyov ◽  
Boris Yakovlevich Zilberman ◽  
Nikolay Dmitrievich Goletskiy ◽  
Andrey Borisovich Sinyukhin
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Spent Nuclear Fuel ◽  
Light Water Reactors ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Light Water ◽  
Water Reactors
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