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Spanish R&D in dry storage of spent fuel: Outcomes and outlook

Publicated to: NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN. 416 112772- - 2024-01-01 416(), DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112772

Authors:

Feria, F; Aguado, C; Benavides, J; Canencia-Hernanz, R; Cristobal-Beneyto, M; Garcia, J Fernandez; Galan, H; Gonzalez, C; Hernandez-Avellaneda, A; Herranz, L E; Jimenez, G; Martinez, L; Martinez-Murillo, J C; Milena-Perez, A; Alonso, A Palacio; Penalva, J; Plaza, R; Perez-Gallego, D; Rey, L; Rodriguez-Villagra, N; Ruiz-Hervias, J; Tijero, J Saiz de Omenaca; Vinas-Pena, P
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Affiliations

Cent Nucl Almaraz & Trillo, Trillo, Spain - Author
Centrales Nucleares Almaraz y Trillo - Author
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas - Author
CIEMAT, Unidad Segur Nucl, Madrid, Spain - Author
EMPRESARIOS AGRUPADOS - Author
Empresarios Agrupados , Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
Empresarios Agrupados , Universidad Politécnica de Madrid , Centrales Nucleares Almaraz y Trillo - Author
Empresarios Agrupados, Madrid, Spain - Author
ENUSA Ind Avanzadas SA SME, Madrid, Spain - Author
Enusa Industrias Avanzadas, SA - Author
Equipos Nucl SA, Maliano, Spain - Author
Equipos Nucleares, S.A. - Author
Iberdrola Generación Nuclear - Author
IDOM Consulting - Author
IDOM Consulting Engn & Architecture, Seville, Spain - Author
Negrin, Palmas, Spain - Author
Un Residuos Alta Act, Unidad Residuos Alta Act, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Ciencia Mat, ETSI Caminos, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Ind, Madrid, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
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Abstract

The Spanish R&D efforts in dry interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) are mainly focused on supporting safety under storage and transportation, including intermediate operations. Major actors involved are research entities, academia, the waste management organization and industry. Experimental and modelling activities are carried out to understand and predict the SNF response under the prevailing conditions. Particularly, thermal, chemical, mechanical and neutronics investigations are performed. The main outcomes achieved as well as the outlook in each research line are related to improvements in the characterization of dry stored SNF, due to its essential importance for the safety assessment of the back-end fuel cycle.
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Keywords

caskmethodologyspanishr&dspent fuelDry storageModelSpanish r&ampdSpent fuel

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

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