Inventory and Characterization of Spent LWR Fuel

摘要

Spent light water reactor (LWR) fuel discharged from reactors and stored in water basins has been inventoried through 1976. Defective fuel has been defined and categorized, and the trends of failed fuel have been evaluated for their impact on the operation of receiving facilities. Failure mechanisms that release radioactivity have been identified. The sources and levels of activity have been estimated for typical LWR spent fuel assemblies. (ERA citation 04:049539)