scholarly journals YUCCA Mountain Project - Argonne National Laboratory, Annual Progress Report, FY 1997 for activity WP 1221 unsaturated drip condition testing of spent fuel and unsaturated dissolution tests of glass.

10.2172/11996 ◽  
1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Bates ◽  
E. C. Buck ◽  
J. W. Emery ◽  
R. J. Finch ◽  
P. A. Finn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Laboratory ◽  
Argonne National Laboratory ◽  
Yucca Mountain ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Dissolution Tests ◽  
Annual Progress Report

scholarly journals Yucca Mountain Project - Argonne National Laboratory annual progress report, FY 1994

10.2172/67733 ◽  
1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.K. Bates ◽  
J.A. Fortner ◽  
P.A. Finn ◽  
D.J. Wronkiewicz ◽  
J.C. Hoh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Laboratory ◽  
Argonne National Laboratory ◽  
Yucca Mountain ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Annual Progress Report

scholarly journals Argonne National Laboratory Monthly Progress Report for August 1953

1953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Not Given Author
Keyword(s):  
National Laboratory ◽  
Argonne National Laboratory ◽  
Progress Report

Corrosion performance of ferrous and refractory metals in molten salts under reducing conditions

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1990-1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Indacochea ◽  
J. L. Smith ◽  
K. R. Litko ◽  
E. J. Karell
Keyword(s):  
National Laboratory ◽  
Argonne National Laboratory ◽  
Lithium Oxide ◽  
Liquid Lithium ◽  
Chloride Salt ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Ferrous Alloys ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Reducing Conditions ◽  
Lithium Reduction

A lithium reduction technique to condition spent fuel for disposal has been developed at the Argonne National Laboratory. There is a need to ensure adequate vessel longevity through corrosion testing and, if necessary, materials development. Several ferrous alloys and tantalum specimens were submitted to a corrosion test at 725 °C for thirty days in an argon atmosphere, using a lithium-chloride salt saturated with lithium metal and containing small amounts of lithium oxide and lithium nitride. The samples did not show dimensional or weight change, nor could corrosion attack be detected metallographically. The lithium-saturated salt system did not show any behavior similar to that of liquid lithium corrosion. From testing in other gas compositions, it appears that the presence of oxygen in the system is necessary to produce severe corrosion.

Managing Aging Effects on Used Fuel Dry Cask for Very Long-Term Storage

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omesh Chopra ◽  
Dwight Diercks ◽  
David Ma ◽  
Vikram Shah ◽  
Shiu-Wing Tam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Laboratory ◽  
Argonne National Laboratory ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Spent Fuel ◽  
Aging Effects ◽  
Aging Research ◽  
Long Term Storage ◽  
Term Storage ◽  
The U.S

The cancellation of the Yucca Mountain repository program in the Unites States raises the prospect of very long-term storage (i.e., >120 years) and deferred transportation of used fuel at the nuclear power plant sites. While long-term storage of used nuclear fuel in dry cask storage systems (DCSSs) at Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSIs) is already a standard practice among U.S. utilities, recent rule-making activities of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) indicated additional flexibility for the NRC licensees of ISFSIs and certificate holders of the DCSSs to request initial and renewal terms for up to 40 years. The proposed rule also adds a requirement that renewal applicants must provide descriptions of aging management programs (AMPs) and time-limited aging analyses (TLAAs) to ensure that the structures, systems, and components (SSCs) that are important to safety in the DCSSs will perform as designed under the extended license terms. This paper examines issues related to managing aging effects on DCSSs for very long-term storage (VLTS) of used fuels, capitalizing on the extensive knowledge and experience accumulated from the work on aging research and life cycle management at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) over the last 30 years. The technical basis for acceptable AMPs and TLAAs is described, as are generic AMPs and TLAAs that are being developed by Argonne under the support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Used Fuel Disposition Campaign for R&D on extended long-term storage and transportation.

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