UNLOADING, STORAGE AND SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL OF LIQUID-METAL-COOLANT REACTORS: ACTUAL STATUS AND PROBLEMS

摘要

The paper addresses the actual status and the main problems of unloading, storage and subsequent management of Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) of Russian Nuclear Submarines (NSs) with lead-bismuth Liquid-Metal Coolant (LMC) in the primary circuit. On this basis some topical tasks related to analysis of the sources of potential radiation releases and risk assessment are formulated and discussed.