Peach Bottom spent fuel element shipping cask accident, December 8, 1971.

Chandler, J.M.

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“…Seven containers were affected by the fire, but none breached. Chandler (1972) discussed an event where a casked spent fuel element from the Peach Bottom high temperature gas-cooled reactor was involved in a traffic accident. The truck was carrying only the one element; it was en route to Oak Ridge National Laboratory.…”

Section: Summary Of Off-normal Events In Uranium Fuel and Waste Transmentioning

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Summary of Off-Normal Events in US Fuel Cycle Facilities for AFCI Applications

Cadwallader¹,

Piet²,

Sheetz³

et al. 2005

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This report is a collection and review of system operation and failure experiences for facilities comprising the fission reactor fuel cycle, with the exception of reactor operations. This report includes mines, mills, conversion plants, enrichment plants, fuel fabrication plants, transportation of fuel materials between these centers, and waste storage facilities. Some of the facilities discussed are no longer operating; others continue to produce fuel for the commercial fission power plant industry. Some of the facilities discussed have been part of the military's nuclear effort; these are included when the processes used are similar to those used for commercial nuclear power. When reading compilations of incidents and accidents, after repeated entries it is natural to form an opinion that there exists nothing but accidents. For this reason, production or throughput values are described when available. These adverse operating experiences are compiled to support the design and decisions needed for the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI). The AFCI is to weigh options for a new fission reactor fuel cycle that is efficient, safe, and productive for US energy security. iv v SUMMARYThis report is a collection of historical data on the US fission fuel cycle facilities, focusing on the incidents and off-normal events that have occurred. These data are useful input to the Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative (AFCI), which is to weigh options for a new fission reactor fuel cycle that is efficient, safe, and productive for US energy security. Only published reports and papers have been researched; no classified or sensitive data were used during this report preparation.The intent of this report is to provide a summary of accidents and events that have occurred in the nuclear fuel cycle for use as operating experience feedback to the design of future fuel cycle facilities that support the commercial nuclear power industry. The nuclear fuel cycle is a mixture of industrial processes. Initially, solution mining that produces the uranium feedstock is an industrial process similar to well drilling in the petroleum industry and it has similar hazards of drilling and pumping fluid. Purifying the uranium solution by solvent extraction is a chemical treatment process similar to different types of ore purification performed in other industries and has the hazards inherent with chemical process plants.Uranium enrichment is performed chemically and mechanically, which in principle is similar to the activities and hazards of the chemical process, petroleum, and other industries. During the enrichment step, nuclear criticality safety concerns begin to arise, which is a complication not found in other industries. Fuel pellet and fuel element fabrication is similar to many manufacturing processes that produce large numbers of high precision parts. Fuel fabrication assembly lines, like those in many industries, are partly automated and partly operated by workers. Uranium fuel has very low radioactivity, so the handling concerns dwell ...

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Section: Summary Of Off-normal Events In Uranium Fuel and Waste Transmentioning

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Summary of Off-Normal Events in US Fuel Cycle Facilities for AFCI Applications

Cadwallader¹,

Piet²,

Sheetz³

et al. 2005

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“…23 The wet solvent extraction process takes in about 62.8 million gallons per model LWR annual fuel requirement produced. 24 Of that amount, 55.4 million gallons are discharged to a river after treatment with lime to reduce the fluoride content and dilution with all other clear water effluents. The remaining water is either discharged to air (3.6 million gallons as cooling tower losses) or discharged to the raffinate pond (3.8 million gallons).…”

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Environmental Survey of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.

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Peach Bottom spent fuel element shipping cask accident, December 8, 1971.

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Summary of Off-Normal Events in US Fuel Cycle Facilities for AFCI Applications

Summary of Off-Normal Events in US Fuel Cycle Facilities for AFCI Applications

Environmental Survey of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.

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