Theoretical and Experimental Analysis on Influence of Natural Airflow on Spent Fuel Heat Removal in Dry Cask Storage

Ratiko Ratiko, Raden Sumarbagiono, Aisyah Aisyah, Wati Wati, Kuat Heriyanto, Mirawaty Mirawaty, Pungky Ayu Artiani, Yuli Purwanto, Dwi Luhur Ibnu Saputra, Jaka Rachmadetin, Risdiyana Setiawan, Arifin Istavara and Abdullah Ahmad Rauf
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Ratiko Ratiko: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Raden Sumarbagiono: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Aisyah Aisyah: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Wati Wati: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Kuat Heriyanto: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Mirawaty Mirawaty: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Pungky Ayu Artiani: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Yuli Purwanto: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Dwi Luhur Ibnu Saputra: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Jaka Rachmadetin: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Risdiyana Setiawan: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Arifin Istavara: Research Center for Radioactive Waste Technology (PRTLR), Nuclear Power Research Organization (ORTN), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Tangerang Selatan 15310, Indonesia
Abdullah Ahmad Rauf: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Jakarta, Depok 16424, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: A key issue contributing to the success of NPP technology is the safe handling of radioactive waste, particularly spent nuclear fuel. According to the IAEA safety standard, the spent fuel must be stored in interim wet storage for several years so the radiation and the decay heat of the spent fuel will decrease to the safe limit values, after which the spent fuel can be moved to dry storage. In this study, we performed a theoretical analysis of heat removal by natural convection airflow in spent nuclear fuel dry storage. The temperature difference between the air inside and outside dry storage produces an air density difference. The air density difference causes a pressure difference, which then generates natural airflow. The result of the theoretical analysis was validated with simulation software and experimental investigation using a reduced-scale dry storage prototype. The dry storage prototype consisted of a dry cask body and two canisters stacked to store materials testing reactor (MTR) spent fuel, which generates decay heat. The cask body had four air inlet vents on the bottom and four air outlet vents at the top. To simulate the decay heat from the spent fuel in the two canisters, the canisters were wrapped with an electric wire heater that was connected to a voltage regulator to adjust the heat power. The theoretical analysis results of this study are relatively consistent with the experimental results, with the mean relative deviation ( MRD ) values for the prediction of air velocity, the heat rate using natural airflow, and the heat rate using the thermal resistance network equation are +0.76, −23.69, and −29.54%, respectively.

Keywords: spent fuel; dry cask storage; natural airflow; heat removal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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