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2016

Damage Modeling

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Dosimetry, Activation, And Robotic Instrumentation Damage Modeling Of The Holtec Hi-Storm 100 Spent Nuclear Fuel System, C. Ryan Priest Jan 2016

Dosimetry, Activation, And Robotic Instrumentation Damage Modeling Of The Holtec Hi-Storm 100 Spent Nuclear Fuel System, C. Ryan Priest

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The Holtec HI-STORM 100 spent fuel storage system is an intermediate storage mechanism for SNF assemblies. Long term licensing and storage requires consideration of material degradation of the stainless steel multi-purpose canister holding the spent fuel. This material degradation is predicted to take the form of environmentally assisted cracking on weld interfaces of the stainless steel cylinder. Several of these spent fuel storage arrays are located in coastal environments. These sites include both the Hope Creek and Diablo Canyon nuclear power stations. A multi-sensory robotic package is being designed for non-destructive assay of the cask annular environment. It will be …