Safety Assessment for Spent Fuel Storage Facilities

Safety Assessment for Spent Fuel Storage Facilities
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Describes international approaches for maintaining fuel subcritical, removing residual heat, providing radiation protection and containing radioactive materials for the lifetime of a facility. It is intended to provide details on the safety assessment of interim spent fuel storage facilities that are not an integral part of an operating plant.

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2021-04-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201061195

This publication is a revision by amendment of IAEA Safety Standards Series No. SSG-15 and provides recommendations and guidance on the storage of spent nuclear fuel. It covers all types of storage facility and all types of spent fuel from nuclear power plants and research reactors. It takes into consideration the longer storage periods beyond the original design lifetime of the storage facility that have become necessary owing to delays in the development of disposal facilities and the reduction in reprocessing activities. It also considers developments associated with nuclear fuel, such as higher enrichment, mixed oxide fuels and higher burnup. Guidance is provided on all stages in the lifetime of a spent fuel storage facility, from planning through siting and design to operation and decommissioning. The revision was undertaken by amending, adding and/or deleting specific paragraphs addressing recommendations and findings from studying the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

Storing Spent Fuel Until Transport to Reprocessing Or Disposal

Storing Spent Fuel Until Transport to Reprocessing Or Disposal
Author:
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2019-05-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201007193

This publication identifies issues and challenges relevant to the development and implementation of options, policies, strategies and programmes for ensuring safe, secure, and effective storage of spent fuel until transport for reprocessing or disposal. The target audience of this publication includes policy and decision makers who need to be aware of the implicit risks and costs associated with decision timing for determining and implementing an end point for spent fuel management (such as reprocessing or disposal) to ensure the responsible and sustainable use of nuclear energy. The publication will assist those within the nuclear industry in communicating the importance of a clear, credible and sustainable spent fuel management strategy and will encourage decision makers to consider different approaches that may be useful in addressing the uncertainties resulting from an unknown storage duration and an undefined end point for spent fuel management.

Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal

Safety of Radioactive Waste Disposal
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains the complete text of the printed volume.

IAEA Safety Glossary

IAEA Safety Glossary
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201047182

The IAEA Safety Glossary defines and explains technical terms used in the IAEA Safety Standards and other safety related IAEA publications, and provides information on their usage. The 2018 Edition of the IAEA Safety Glossary is a new edition of the IAEA Safety Glossary, originally issued in 2007. It has been revised and updated to take into account new terminology and usage in safety standards issued between 2007 and 2018. The revisions and updates reflect developments in the technical areas of application of the safety standards and changes in regulatory approaches in Member States.

Design of Spent Fuel Storage Facilities

Design of Spent Fuel Storage Facilities
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This Safety Guide has been developed through a series of technical meetings and represents an international consensus on useful design principles. These principles will be effective in maintaining fuel subcritical, removing residual heat, providing radiation protection and containing radioactive materials for the lifetime of the facility.

Guidebook on Spent Fuel Storage Options and Systems

Guidebook on Spent Fuel Storage Options and Systems
Author: IAEA
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2024-01-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9201357230

This publication is a new edition of Technical Reports Series No. 240, Guidebook on Spent Fuel Storage (1991). It aims to provide guidance on spent fuel storage options, describing the history and observed trends of spent fuel storage technologies, gathering operational experiences and lessons learned. The evolving aspects related to higher burnup and mixed oxide (MOX) spent fuel, and the extension of storage timeframes are detailed. It also includes information on the distribution of the current global inventory of spent fuel by storage systems, a description of (and terminology relating to) available spent fuel storage technologies and different storage facility locations.

Safety Analysis and Licensing Documentation for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities

Safety Analysis and Licensing Documentation for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
Author: IAEA
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2020-06-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9201067224

This publication gives practical information and examples of safety analysis principles and methods as well as the contents of licensing documentation needed to support application of IAEA safety standards to nuclear fuel cycle facilities. A systematic methodology is presented, covering the establishment of acceptance criteria, hazard evaluation, identification of postulated initiating events, analysis of accident sequences and consequences. Information is also provided on application of the results of the safety analysis in the design and operational phases, and on appropriate management system processes. The publication applies to all lifetime stages of relevant facilities and for modifications and upgrades. The information presented may be used for periodic safety reviews and consideration of extended lifetime of facilities. With respect to licensing documentation, the publication provides indicative contents and format of the safety analysis report as a higher level document that incorporates the information required at various steps in the licensing and relicensing process.