Key results from examinations of seven high burnup pressurized water reactor spent nuclear fuel rods
At present, spent nuclear fuel (SNF) assemblies discharged from US commercial power plants are placed into dry storage following a short cooling time (<10 years) in the plant’s spent fuel pool. The process of packaging the spent fuel into dry-storage canisters includes a drying step to remove...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-03-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnuen.2024.1321627/full |