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19–22 Apr 2022
Vienna International Centre
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Estimation of decay heat from Spent Nuclear Fuel: a PSI example

19 Apr 2022, 15:45
45m
C0213 (Vienna International Centre)

C0213

Vienna International Centre

Vienna International Centre

Speaker

Dimitri Rochman (PSI)

Description

Spent fuel characterisation is crucial for the safe and economical handling and storage of high-level radioactive waste, such as Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF). Among other quantities, the knowledge of SNF decay heat impacts the design of canisters and underground repository. How well do we know the SNF decay heat, through measurements and calculations ? Part of the answer will be explored in this presentation, with a focus on the experience from realistic SNF decay heat calculations at PSI.

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