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Real-time Canister Welding Health Monitoring and Prediction System for Spent Fuel Dry Storage

In this report, the salt mist corrosion testing at controlled temperature was carried out successfully on 304L SS submerged arc welded coupons by Unifog Dispersion Tower at ORNL. Corrosion in-situ monitoring system from Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI) was setup in the corrosion test and running smoothly to record signals during the corrosion test. Parts and device selection, sensors attachment, and experimental procedures are discussed. There wasn’t any visible corrosion or crack propagation on the weld coupon after about a month of corrosion testing.

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS↗

Fission Gas Measurements in Spent Fuel: Literature Review

The fission-derived noble gases, xenon(Xe) and krypton(Kr), have long been proposed as a tool for supporting nuclear safeguards and declarations verification. A vast body of literature outlines how these non-reactive fission gases released during reactor operation and shutdowns correlate to burnup level, power history, other reactor specifications and reprocessing activities. However, irradiation conditions can vary appreciably both radially and axially within a fuel pin.

07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES↗

Safeguards for Reactors and Spent Fuel

It is crucial for safeguards that the amount of plutonium going to the reprocessing plant or repository is what we believe it to be.

12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE W↗