During operation of a Nuclear Power Plant components inside the RPV get irradiated. Irradiation has an effect on physical properties of these components. Some components have to be replaced after certain neutron doses or respectively after a certain operating time of the plant. Such components are for instance water channels and control rods from Boiling Water Reactors (BWR) or control elements, poisoning elements and flow restrictors from Pressurized Water Reactors (PWR). Most of these components are stored in the fuel pool for a certain time after replacement. Then they have to be packaged for further treatment or for disposal. More than 25 years ago GNS developed a system for disposal of irradiated core components which was based on a waste container suitable for transport, storage and disposal of Intermediate Level Waste (ILW), the so-called MOSAIK® cask. The MOSAIK® family of casks is subject of a separate presentation at the ICEM 09 conference.
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ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management
October 11–15, 2009
Liverpool, UK
Conference Sponsors:
- Nuclear Engineering Division and Environmental Engineering Division
ISBN:
978-0-7918-4407-6
PROCEEDINGS PAPER
Treatment of Core Components From Nuclear Power Plants With PWR and BWR Reactors
Jo¨rg Viermann,
Jo¨rg Viermann
GNS Gesellschaft fu¨r Nuklear-Service mbH, Essen, Germany
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Andreas Friske,
Andreas Friske
GNS Gesellschaft fu¨r Nuklear-Service mbH, Essen, Germany
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Jo¨rg Radzuweit
Jo¨rg Radzuweit
GNS Gesellschaft fu¨r Nuklear-Service mbH, Essen, Germany
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Jo¨rg Viermann
GNS Gesellschaft fu¨r Nuklear-Service mbH, Essen, Germany
Andreas Friske
GNS Gesellschaft fu¨r Nuklear-Service mbH, Essen, Germany
Jo¨rg Radzuweit
GNS Gesellschaft fu¨r Nuklear-Service mbH, Essen, Germany
Paper No:
ICEM2009-16043, pp. 197-213; 17 pages
Published Online:
December 12, 2010
Citation
Viermann, J, Friske, A, & Radzuweit, J. "Treatment of Core Components From Nuclear Power Plants With PWR and BWR Reactors." Proceedings of the ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASME 2009 12th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1. Liverpool, UK. October 11–15, 2009. pp. 197-213. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ICEM2009-16043
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